Class: Bikes, Road — Model origin:
Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2015-12-22 23:27 |
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◊ 2015-12-23 00:35 |
S7. |
◊ 2016-01-03 19:54 |
What's the BSA plaque on front mudguard all about?? |
◊ 2016-01-03 20:23 |
This is from Wikipedia, but the link is inaccurate so I can't quote it. In 1943 the Sunbeam name was sold to BSA. There is more to be found if you type Sunbeam Motorcycles into your search engine. -- Last edit: 2016-01-03 20:31:42 |
◊ 2016-01-03 21:41 |
Yes BSA had bought Sunbeam and envisaged it as their 'Lexus' type brand ! |
◊ 2016-01-03 21:41 |
Thanks - interesting story. Seems S7 was pretty much a ripped-off BMW R75 design, but modified so it didn't look too German - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbeam_S7_and_S8 |
◊ 2017-02-16 01:08 |
More 'Lambretta' than Lexus, perhaps, once the BSA Sunbeam scooter debuted in prototype form at the 1958 Earls Court Show. Manufacture of it, and its two-stroke cousin the Triumph Tigress, commenced the following year. Sales weren't too bad for a while and, today, some nicely restored examples can be found. |