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	Sunbeam Car Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sunbeam was a marque registered by John Marston Co. Ltd of Wolverhampton, England in 1888.
		In 1905, the Sunbeam Motorcar Company Ltd was formed separate from the rest of the John Marston business which retained the Sunbeam motorcycles and bicycles.
		Sunbeam cars powered by more conventional (for the time) side-valve engines featured prominently in the 1911 Coupe de l'Auto race, and improved versions won first, second and third the next year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sunbeam_(car) (1712 words)

	Sunbeam (motorcycle) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Following in the tradition of their bicycles, the motorcycles were of high-quality, usually with a single cylinder, and known as the "Gentleman's Machine." Sunbeam motorcycles performed well in the early days of the famous TT (Tourist Trophy) races in the Isle of Man.
		Three Sunbeam motorcycle models were produced from 1946 to 1956, not in the main BSA factory at Small Heath, Birmingham, but in Redditch, Worcestershire.
		The new Sunbeam motorcycles were of an entirely new design inspired by BMW German army motorcycles captured in WWII.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sunbeam_(motorcycle) (871 words)

	SUNBEAM
		The Sunbeam name was registered by John Marston in 1888 (born 1836) after he decided to enter into the booming new bicycle industry.
		Sunbeam Motorcycles production began production in 1911/1912 and by 1914 Sunbeam Motorcycles who's image of high quality finish and superb engineering were being used for racing, almost winning the first TT they entered.
		The motorcycle that was designed instead shared the shaft drive of the BMW and the heavy wheels and forks but instead of a flat twin apposed across the frame layout, a new in-line (with the frame) OHC, parallel twin was designed with a top speed in excess of 90 mph.
	www.classicglory.com /sunbeam.htm (1236 words)

	Sunbeam Bicycles
		Sunbeam machines were several times more expensive than some of the competition and in order to secure sales the emphasis on quality was essential.
		At the outbreak of World War One, Sunbeam and other manufacturers were put on limited war production by the Government and 'The Military Sunbeam' was made in large numbers for the French Government and sold in smaller quantities here.
		In 1937 the cycle and motorcycle business was purchased by Associated motorcycles, who moved manufacturing to their works at Plumstead in North London.
	www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk /Museum/Transport/bicycles/Sunbeam.htm (1439 words)

	Sunbeam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sunbeam (motorcycle), a brand of motorcycle made by John Marston Ltd. of Wolverhamption, UK Sunbeam Bread, a franchised brand of white bread
		Sunbeam Car Company, a British maker of cars originally allied with Sunbeam bicycles and motorcycles under the company of John Marston Ltd
		Sunbeam, Colorado, USA, is in Moffat County at 40°33'3"N 108°11'43"W
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sunbeam (263 words)

	RealClassic.co.uk: Sunbeam S8 - Modern As Tomorrow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sunbeam were so famous for their finish - or so the story goes - that ICI bought the entire company just so they could be privy to the secret of that lustrous finish.
		Half-remarkably, AMC actually managed to produce a range of suspiciously AMC-like new Sunbeams, but their sterling effort at developing the name was brought to an untimely close by the onset of the 1939-45 conflict.
		A motorcycle whose purchase would not be restricted to gritty-fingernailed fiends, but which would appeal to riders of more sophisticated two-wheeled tastes.
	www.realclassic.co.uk /sunb030415.html (1576 words)

	Sunbeam S7 - The Imp Site
		Together with a motorcycle magazine they set up a 'Forum' in November 1944 inviting readers to send in their ideas on the 'machine of the future'.
		Sunbeam brought him in from bus-building division of Bristol Tramways to design their new concept which was to be the shaftdriven S7s and S8s.
		When Walter Hassan, chief engineer at Coventry Climax, was looking to up-date their fire-pump, he took a close look at motorcycle technology (which at the time was ahead of cars), and in particular at the Sunbeam S7.
	www.imps4ever.info /marques/S7.html (597 words)

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		This motorcycle is also from my private collection and was purchased by me from the original owner in May 1981 with 3932 miles-the motorcycle is in mint original condition and now has 4044 careful miles.
		This motorcycle is also from my private collection and was purchased by me from the original owner in June 1994 with 10578 miles-the motorcycle is in mint original condition and now has 14,216 careful miles.
		This motorcycle is also from my private collection and was purchased by me from the original owner in June 1995 with 9130 miles-the motorcycle is excellent original condition and now has 21,255 careful miles.
	ronpenndorf.com /etc.html (409 words)

	British motorcycle manufacturers R-Z
		Motorcycle production ended in 1932, but returned in 1948 with a 98cc autocycle, later made into a full motorcycle.
		Sunbeams were known as the 'Gentleman's Motor Bicycle.' Marston and his son died during WW1 and the company passed to Noble Industries (later becoming ICI).
		His first motorcycle was a 230cc two-stroke with front and rear plunger springs and a patented 'anti-vibratory' frame.
	www.ianchadwick.com /motorcycles/britbikes/otherr_z.html (4018 words)

	Sunbeam Owners Fellowship, an explanation of the motorcycle club
		The Sunbeam Owners Fellowship is a worldwide group open to all who enthuse and taking pride in a special old British motorcycle.
		The Sunbeam name was used on motorcycles before the S7 and S8 (see potted history), and BSA were the manufacturer for these post-war 'beams, yet their groups and clubs do not really provide a home for bikes of this marque.
		There are still many Sunbeams ridden in the 21st century, almost 60 years after production started and the Fellowship acts as a focus for new thoughts and ideas about the bikes.
	www.onthebeam.co.uk /fellowship.html (365 words)

	About Sunbeam Motorcycles
		The famous name of SUNBEAM was started by John Marston when he set up in business in 1895 and produced the first Sunbeam vehicle, a car - in 1899.
		He produced the first Sunbeam motorcycle in 1912 and this long and successful line of singles was going strong when he died in 1918.
		The first handbuilt Sunbeam was made in 1945 with the engine bolted solidly in the frame.
	www.stewartengineering.co.uk /sunbeams.asp (749 words)

	Sunbeam of the Rootes Group
		Two years later, on 29 March 1927, it was again a Sunbeam that made the records: Sir Henry Segrave was the first man to attain a speed of over 200 mph (321.80 kph).
		Sunbeams motorcycles (including the legendary longstrokes) were produced until 1937 when A.M.C designed a completely new heavyweight single cylinder for 1939 but the war prevented the plans for production.
		After the war the Sunbeam S7 was put on the market: the motorcycle that served as inspiration for Walter Hassan of Coventry Climax.
	www.imps4ever.info /marques/sunbeam.html (634 words)

	British Motorcycle Charitable Trust (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust was originally set up in 1979 to fund the National Motorcycle Museum near Solihull, but became a separate entity in 1995 when the museum passed into private ownership.
		The new motorcycle gallery is planned to be finished in early 2006 and the research contract will produce a history of the city’s motorcycle manufacturers by the Spring of 2007.
		Elsewhere, we are disappointed to note that a number of motorcycles owned by the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu have appeared at auction sales around the country, due no doubt to a change in their collecting policy for motorcycles.
	www.bmct.org /4640.html?sessionidkey=sessionidval (1496 words)

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		Further development of engine and cycle parts was then taken over by John Greenwood, a highly competent engineer and rider, who came with the firm in 1912 and remained at Sunbeamland for the rest of his working life, designing almost every Sunbeam motorcycle.
		In general motorcycle design and manufacture was carried out according to the standards set for the Sunbeam bicycles: elegance, silence in operation, reliability and impeccable finish were the keywords.
		Nickel plating on Sunbeams was kept to a minimum, almost all parts were enamelled fl.
	www.classics.co.nz /NG1/ng1.html (294 words)

	The Classic Bike Provence Motorcycle Fleet
		When the motorcycle was first invented and sold in any number, it was the British producers who had total control of the world market.
		Now affecionately renamed 'Larue' she has been the subject of many an article in the official Sunbeam fellowship magazine 'On the Beam' and further will doubtlessly continue to appear as the previous owner has pledged to report on it's continuing motorcycling evolution.
		This low-mileage example of the legendary Japanese four-cylinder 750 is a strong performer with a hint of brutish elegance that begs the touring customer to fire her up and listen to that scalded-cat whine.
	www.classicbikeprovence.com /bikes.html (2706 words)

	Sunbeam motorcycle Wanted & For Sale : Spares and Literature
		This is a new free service offered at Pedigree Automobiles for anyone interested in Sunbeam motorcycle(s), in addition to the service already offered for classic and vintage car owners.
		Also, if you are looking for Sunbeam motorcycle books and motorbike manuals, just click here to see the Sunbeam motorcycle book titles that Amazon has in stock.
		To advertise your Sunbeam motorcycle spare parts for sale, wants, biking literature or request for information, please complete the form further down the page (all email addresses shown have had the @ symbol replaced with ~at~ to deter spam emailing automatically).
	www.pedigree-automobiles.co.uk /sunbeam_motorcycle_for_sale.htm (740 words)

	Sunbeam Owners Fellowship, an explanation of the Sunbeam motorcycle models
		Sunbeam Owners Fellowship, an explanation of the Sunbeam motorcycle models
		Trying to determine whether a Sunbeam is 'as it left the factory' or in 'concourse' condition is an inexact pass-time for the reasons detailed below.
		Nowadays all motor manufacturing tends to produce identical homogonised vehicles, but that simply was not the case with Sunbeams.
	www.onthebeam.co.uk /models.html (215 words)

	Sunbeam S8 Search - Classic Motorcycle Review - RealClassic.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		To be more precise, I'm in search of a Sunbeam motorcycle, of the S8 persuasion.
		There are many exponents of the Sunbeam who whole-heartedly support my desire for one of the last Beams to be graced with the Sunbeams logo (even if dear old Mr Marston was long gone when the S8 was produced under the auspices of the BSA consortium).
		It would be all too easy to say that one of the people encouraging my Sunbeam fetish is the only surviving specialist and the best-known supplier of spare parts - but it wouldn't be true.
	www.realclassic.co.uk /sunbeam04031500.html (1738 words)

	British motorcycle manufacturers S
		Sunbeams were known as the 'Gentleman's Motor Bicycle.' Sunbeam's attractive gold-on-fl paintwork was much copied in its day.
		The Sunbeam 90 of 1920 had an alloy piston, overhead valves at 45 degrees and a central sparkplug.
		BSA later labelled its 175 and 250cc scooters as Sunbeams launched in 1958 and continued until 1964.
	www.ianchadwick.com /motorcycles/britbikes/brit_s.html (1179 words)

	Sunbeam Motorcycles
		He then started to make Sunbeam cars which suffered from a slump which hit car making, pushing Marston into making motorcycles, for which there was a greater and increasing market.
		John Marston's aversion to motorcycles did not encourage further development and the company started to produce cars well before it produced motorcycles.
		The first motorcycle appeared in 1912, when Marston was 76.
	www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk /Museum/Transport/Motorcycles/sunbeam.htm (363 words)

	MXOffroad.com - Tom White's Early Year's of MX Museum
		Not only does he have an incredible number of motorcycles but his newly completed showcase for them is exceptionally well thought out, and the bikes are showcased with printed stories, and an incredible amount of posters, photos, and other memorabilia.
		Then it was Tom’s turn to speak to group and give us some background on all these wonderful motorcycles and why he created this exquisite tribute to the motorcycles of the golden age of motorcycling.
		The Sunbeam was manufactured in the BSA plant and they were in business from 1947 to the late 1950's.
	www.off-road.com /dirtbike/features/2005/motomuseum (2022 words)

	British Motorcycle Association of Colorado Inc
		An association of people with a common interest in, and enthusiasm for, British motorcycles through the ages.
		The British Motorcycle Association of Colorado is an organization of men and women with a deep interest and curiosity about motorcycles in general, and especially those manufactured in England — past and present.
		The BMAC has members in many parts of the USA as well as in England and welcomes all interested individuals, wherever you live, to join our club and participate in whatever capacity is convenient to you.
	www.bmacinc.com (332 words)

	About Sunbeam
		Sunbeam®'s original appliance, an electric iron, was produced in 1910 to offset the seasonal nature of the clipping and shearing business.
		And the Sunbeam 640's tiered warming racks have plenty of clearance, letting you baste steaks or flip fish underneath.
		Sunbeam ruled the automatic vacuum brewer market in the 1940s to 1960s with their CoffeeMaster series.
	www.opencoffee.com /sunbeam.htm (1603 words)

	Illustrated History Of Sunbeam Bicycles & Motorcycles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Renowned for their lustrous deep fl finish, relieved only by the gold transfers bearing the manufacturer's name, Sunbeam bicycles and motorcycles represented a very high quality product that few other manufacturers could rival.
		Having acquired access to a vast amount of additional material in recent years as a leading authority on Sunbeam bicycles and motorcycles, including the George Dance collection of rare and hitherto unpublished photographs, the author required little persuasion to produce this second, companion work.
		They encapsulate Sunbeam's racing successes in the twenties when many famous names were closely associated with this.
	www.bevenyoung.com.au /prdt868.htm (200 words)

	Sunbeam Motorcycles
		I have a 1955 sunbeam motorcycle that is needing some parts.
		Hi, I the owner of muy grandfather´s bike, the only thing I know is that is a Sunbeam, but I need to know the model and year of the bike, and where can I found some manuals or something...
		I`m the happy owner of a 492 ccm sunbeam mc 1928 and wonder if anybody has a manual for this specific bike in copy or original.
	www.cybermotorcycle.com /euro/brands/sunbeam.htm (379 words)

	The Isle of Man TT Website - Pinhard Trophy Search is On.
		Every year the Sunbeam Motorcycle Club organise the "Pinhard Trophy" award for the best under 21 motorcycle sport rider in the UK.
		Allan Robinson of Helix Ltd, the motorcycle racing commentator, handles the clerical and logistical side of the award.
		The huge Pinhard silver cup - perhaps the biggest cup in all of motorcycle sport and a cheque from the trustees of the legacy left by Fred Pinhard 51 years ago has, annually, gone to men and women who have gone on from youth sport to become world champions.
	www.ttwebsite.com /features/0241.htm (257 words)

	SOF - The Sunbeam S7 and S8 club
		The Sunbeam Owners Fellowship is a worldwide group open to all fascinated by these special British motorcycles.
		We are building up a host of on-line resources, such as the galleries, Sunbeam diary and club history, as examples from and to compliment the magazine, which remains the focus of the fellowship.
		The Sunbeam Owners Fellowship had a stand at the International Classic Motorcycle Show on the weekend of the 22nd - 23rd April.
	www.onthebeam.co.uk (360 words)

	:: PUCK DESIGN :: Digital Offerings of Tomorrow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It offered comfort of a fully sprung frame, large soft tires and a stylized engine.Altough some 10.000 of these machines were sold through 1956, what British postwar motorists turned to, once it became available, was the low-priced motor car.
		Though English designers were as prolofic as ever, none but the simplest ideas could be profitably realized.Ultimately, it was not enough.
		The death of British motorcycle industry has been blamed on Japenese competetion, but its demise was more a result of suicede than murder.
	www.puckdesign.com /new/sunbeam.html (152 words)

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