Hi all. Im after some help to figure out what bike and model is in the picture below.
My grandfather passed away 2months ago after a long battle with cancer. I was gojng through old photos with my grandma for funeral purposes and came across this one of a very old very cool looking bike that was the old boys back in his day. I think its a sunbeam or atleast part of one.
Any help to identify it would be sweet.
Sorry for picture quality... its old and i used my phone to photo the photo

What is it????


Thanks
KB

 

Sorry about your loss, no clue what kind of bike this is.

 

Do you happen to know where it was taken? Would narrow down brand availability. The girder front end and engine case design helps some too.
Most sunbeams I've seen have a metal name plate that's almost round.

 

Terrible to hear about your grandfather KB.


As far as the motorcycle - it sort of looks like a '20s-'30s Harley Davidson or Indian single cylinder. The rocker box (specifically where the pushrods are) is throwing me off.









Was that photograph from NZ?

 

1930's Norton.

If you look closely at the tank, you can almost make out the Norton logo.

 

Well done.


I found one that looks pretty close. Norton - Model 18

 

That Norton looks damn close. Brake drum is on the other side I notice and a few other bits here and there don't quite match but I thinks me we are on the right track

 

Three pics, three different exhausts, the oil tank fill hole is on the wrong side as well as the kick levers, I wouldn't be surprised if that pic would have been developed the wrong way and we're actually looking at the left side. Pretty convinced that it's at least a Norton, what year etc comes to minute details.

Was it StealthCBR929 that works on old brit bikes for living, throw him a PM, if he can't ID it I'm sure he's got someone at work that will.

 

I will ask him, but I doubt he knows much about the vintage stuff.

 

Yo sup guys yea demon has it right !! Iv worked on them before . If the bike is all oem well shes worth a pretty penny . If the bike sat for ever needs sump drained . Sump is on bottom of engine basically a drain plug . Also it has a magneto lets hope it still works . And it has ajustable timming lever on the bars along with a compression release. If you ever check the bike for spark always have the plugs grounded other wise you will blow out the magneto . 800 to get them rebuilt company back east