Bill getting a bit excited at the footy today... Appears to be wearing body armour under his shirt, while the bloke behind him looks to be having a quick wank...
Been nagging my mum to dig this photo out for years.
It's my grandad (and granny, who died before I turned one), on his bike at some point in the 1940s. As it's wartime/just after, he's wearing his Fire Service uniform so he doesn't get done
Beyond it being a Sunbeam I know nothing else about it. I'd love to know what happened to it.
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Sunny wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 6:21 pm
Been nagging my mum to dig this photo out for years.
It's my grandad (and granny, who died before I turned one), on his bike at some point in the 1940s. As it's wartime/just after, he's wearing his Fire Service uniform so he doesn't get done
Beyond it being a Sunbeam I know nothing else about it. I'd love to know what happened to it.
Granddad Sunbeam.jpg
I reckon, based on the tank shape, exhaust layout and tailpipe shape, plus the similarity in reg number to this one, that's it's a Model 9 (500cc)...
Screenshot_20240708-094101~2_copy_810x1058.png (878.28 KiB) Viewed 385 times
Sunny wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 6:21 pm
Been nagging my mum to dig this photo out for years.
It's my grandad (and granny, who died before I turned one), on his bike at some point in the 1940s. As it's wartime/just after, he's wearing his Fire Service uniform so he doesn't get done
Beyond it being a Sunbeam I know nothing else about it. I'd love to know what happened to it.
Granddad Sunbeam.jpg
I reckon, based on the tank shape, exhaust layout and tailpipe shape, plus the similarity in reg number to this one, that's it's a Model 9 (500cc)...
Screenshot_20240708-094101~2_copy_810x1058.png
Nice!
Beamers were well respected, reliable fast bikes of the time.
I bought a plate from DVLA a couple of weeks ago (RA63 LDV) It was only £250 but it turned out when i was trying to put it in my reg doc, i could not use it as it made my motor look younger Luckily i had 14 days to change my mind and got a refund.
ZRX61 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2024 8:43 pm
Bill getting a bit excited at the footy today... Appears to be wearing body armour under his shirt, while the bloke behind him looks to be having a quick wank...