LOT 519

1930 Sunbeam 499cc Model 9 Twin Port Registration no. BF 8892 Frame no. D7865 Engine no. LL4435

Sold for £7,360 inc. premium

Lot 519

1930 Sunbeam 499cc Model 9 Twin Port

The Spring Stafford Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|22 April 2023, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

1930 Sunbeam 499cc Model 9 Twin Port
Registration no. BF 8892
Frame no. D7865
Engine no. LL4435

• Originally owned and raced in Germany
• Rescued from storage in 2007 and repatriated to the UK
• Restored over the following 10 years
• Only used for occasional show rides since completion

This Vintage-era Sunbeam was rescued in 2007 from a barn in Germany (near the Czech Republic border) where it had been laid up prior to WW2 and remained undercover for 70-plus years. Slightly modified from original specification by its original German owner, this machine was reportedly campaigned at various European dirt-track races during the early 1930s. Apparently the bike was crashed in a race and the forks and front wheel were damaged. A replacement set of NSU forks was fitted to continue campaigning, and these were subsequently replaced with a complete (and better handling) 1932 Sunbeam front end (forks, hub, wheel, etc).

The motorcycle was subsequently repatriated to the UK. An exhaustive tear down, inspection, and reassembly was conducted over the following 10 years, requiring only the reinstatement of the original kickstart lever and fitting a kickstart return spring, kickstart shaft, and quadrant. The main engine bearings were renewed, new valve guides fitted, and the valves and seats refreshed; these being the only renovations needed. A new, correct left-side tank knee grip was installed also and the wheels shod with new Dunlop tubes and Avon tyres.

We are advised by the private vendor that the Sunbeam shifts and stops as it should, and that it is an extremely light, fast and manoeuvrable machine, capable of 80mph-plus with the right rider. It has only been used for occasional show rides since the rebuild.

The machine is offered with a V5C document; VMCC dating certificate; Marston Sunbeam Register and Club dating certificate.
Key not required

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