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<\/a>Sunbeam from Japan<\/p><\/div>\n
I’ll let Takeshi give a little bit of the history of the bike that he now\u00a0uses for long-distance touring…<\/p>\n
“I was lucky enough to obtain this 9 two years ago from a famous dealer in Austria who specialized British Vintage Motorcycle.\u00a0 Based on documents accompanied, the 9 was owned previously by Mr. Brian Wise in UK, and detailed observation on the 9 revealed that it had received careful treatment by Mr. Wise with much of love and enthusiasm for the motorcycle.\u00a0 I am so pleased to own this motorcycle, and thus think to pass it to the next owner like Mr. Wise did.”<\/em><\/p>\n Spares and information are difficult enough to source here in the UK but the challenges further afield are significant. As Takeshi so succinctly puts it ” “Far East”,\u00a0 which indicates “far from information” in case of my Sunbeam”\u00a0 <\/em>It’s great to see these bikes appreciated by enthusiasts around the world and I\u00a0hope we can help with information and useful contacts.<\/p>\n Takeshi also has a friend with a 1931 Model 9 and hairpin spring head and\u00a0I hope we can see some photos of this bike in the future. In the meantime perhaps it could be time for the Marston Sunbeam\u00a0Club <\/a>to start a new far-east section?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Many thanks to Takeshi Okazaki for getting in touch and sending some photos of his rather splendid and original 1927 Model 9 now being well cared for in Japan,\u00a0some 6000 miles from its Wolverhampton birthplace. I’ll let Takeshi give a … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n