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Excellent bike Sir

I done have me one of them innit although it was different it done have the jam pots innit bonka, bonka, bonka oh yes

Beautiful bike! Excellent unrestored condition, don't change a thing.

Lovely unmolested machine, having had 2 G3 350s with the ' jampot ' suspension can believe how nice this slightly more powerful bike must be to ride.Nice to see original painted rims still intact with the lack of chromium plate around this time.

Surely looks like it was not cared for very well.

Theses were the days when we had good days out.

Lovely machines, both the S7 and S8.

My father purchased a brand new Sumbeam in 1957 at Savery’s in Adelaide, South Australia. Put a sidecar on it and hauled the family around in it.

What a beauty. Ahead of it’s time as well.

Beautiful

Lovey motorcycle. Iam seriously thinking about purchasing a s8. What's the spares situation like ? And do the engines and gearbox rear drive train need rebuilding or are they pretty robust? I have seen some tidy examples for £5000 and average condition £3000 to £4000 .

Did not realize such an old bike could be so reliable and rideable and powerful. (Vincents and Crockers excepted.) With the OCH, sure is revvier than my old 1952 Matchless G-80S and my current 1966 G-80 Major. Latter has same top speed as your Sunbeam. Comfie up to 70 mph, then tries hard and vibrates getting to 83-84 or so. Great for secondary roads. Always wanted a G-50.

Hi geoffrey i have same bsa round tank hand gear bike. I want some discussion when you free then we connect..

KET 102 {that is a Rotherham registration} ...my father taught me to ride on JET228 {that reg. was on BMW car the last time I looked} back in the mid 1960's. Sadly, JET 228 died when I overturned it somewhere in Nottinghamshire {with the sidecar attached} ....and I was "downsized" {???} to a BSA Bantam after that. Happy days.....now, at the age of 74, I ride a Yam 650 Dragstar .....but I would love one last ride on an S8.

Therecis no rev-counter drive gearbox on the lower magneto chain sprocket - so how is your tachometer driven?

The 1920s CS1 cambox is entirely different and could not be fitted to the '30s Arthur Carroll design motor. I have a 1932 cam box which may be International or CS. It lacks the valve lifter boss. Some time in 1932 the cylinder stud spacing was widened a bit. If there is evidence that the mounting holes for your cam box have been moved out a bit, you have a very early box. Also, the vertical shaft housings are different and on a different mounting stud arrangement.

SABS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS ARE NO MORE THAN TREE HUGGING,SAUSAGE SUCKING INBREEDS.

Hunting with hounds is nearly finished in Kent. What a great and proud day that will be for the majority of the county.

Lovely that hunting foxes with hounds in the great county of Kent is nearly finished.

6:23 Geoffrey Stovold I can vouch for your comment. Back in 1963 I purchased my first 'real' motorcycle; having previously puttered around on a BSA Bantam. It was a circa early 1950's S8 which I rode for the very first time on a Friday afternoon, having picked it up on Sydney's Parramatta Road (NSW Australia). I rode a wobbly route home through the suburbs to where I stayed in Sydney during my one-week block training monthly courses. Saturday moorning around 8:20am I departed for Deniliquin in the NSW Riverina regional area; due north of Melbourne. A mere 530 miles. Took me I think around 15 hours. My very first Real Ride! 🤠 And yes, for the next short three or so years I thoroughly enjoyed my S8, travelling as far as Brisbane in Queensland via Sydney, and west towards Adelaide, as well down to Melbourne on the odd foray with friends seeking 'bike bits'. 🏍 I still try and attend the "Sunbeams in Oz" rally here in Australia :- facebook.com/groups/857179697772293

I had two sunbeam S8S SET and JET registrations,which are a Rotherhan registration.

Beautiful tradition! Thank you for sharing.

A really nice bike sir! My friend who lives now in Scotland had one of these bikes when I was about oh 13 I think and I'm 69 now. His son has it now. I can remember him remarking how easy it was to kick over, and I as able at that age to start it by pushing down on the kickstart with my hand! I am glad you actually mentioned the low compression at the end of your video. This was the first bike I saw with shaft drive, before I'd seen a BMW. Later on he had a Moto Guzzi and if I remember that to was a shaft driven bike.i think he only recently sold that machine.

Excellent video. I notice you have changed the twin-seat to a single seat, compared to your earlier video on the S8. Were they all single seats? I have seen a couple that have two single seats, one being sat on the mudguard.

Fantastic tutorial on the S8, I enjoyed the detailed review.

Townies interfering in country life ...The fox is vermin..You don't say nothing about bloody cats who do more damage than a fox to wildlife...Farmers have the right to protect their animals...🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

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just spotted your video and a fair assessment of the LE. I have a mk11 which has hand start and 3 spds. Obviously 4 spds would be much better but the bike can perform well once you have got the hang of It. The performance is similer to a Villiers 197 powered machine in my opinion with better fuel consumption and comfort. I ride mine longer distances, often in the Durham Dales which you can if you take your time.

We hunt hounds with lurchers no guns

Sick individuals taking pleasure out of terrorising wildlife. I’m delighted hunting is fast dying out!

Hi can you let me know what make and type oils you use please, as I think I would like to try them in my bike as well. Does it still use as much engine oil using modern oils. Kind regards steve

Hi lovely bike, I love mine, can you tell what mirror you have on the bike and where you got it from please

Geoffrey great video I have just purchased a Mk3 Le , I have not picked it up yet could you advise where the frame and engine numbers are located any help would be grateful regards Dave

I don’t know how Tony Blair can sleep at night on what he’s done to this country! He should be locked away with the keys thrown away horrid man

Thankfully their days are numbered! Scum

It looks the bee's knees

A beauty

Nice job

Very Nice Geoffrey, I have wanted an 57(My Birth year) model S7or S8 since I first saw one, I live in Oregon and was raised on English Bikes. I now have a shop full of bikes and ride my Yamaha Roadstars most often. Cheers Brother.

I would absolutely love one of them

Very nice Sir. Shame about the tachometer - do you really need it?

Thanks a ton.. very detailed 👌

Nice to receive an answer, I have used the le as you do for my local run around errands. Found it to be a easy comfortable peaceful ride. I will need to get or repair the silencer box as shows signs of leaking but your video gives it a good reference for other classic bike users. I like many for years looked on them as a odd ball but missed there true quality's 👍

I have also a collection of larger British bikes but also have had a intrest in the le for the exact reasons you have said. Riding is so relaxed and fun,with the added pleasure of wet weather protection. Nice video.

Why cant we hear the engine.

I had one circa 1968, not in as good a condition as that. It was a lovely bike, just as you describe it. Sadly it was written off due to an accident that twisted the frame, it was uneconomic to repair.

Thank you ,I was trying to get the measure of your speed in relationship to each gear by what you were saying and trying to read your speedo. A standard Inter would pull in miles per hour 50 in first,70 in second, 96 third and 109 in top ,however some road tests show top speed of 97 mph on standard compression. However just enjoy the thump of a great single.

Question, what size engine sprocket, gearbox sprocket .thanks

very rare model