Vintage motorcycle “Sunbeam Model 5 Lusso 500”Brand: Sunbeammodel: Model 5 Lusso 500country: United Kingdom - Wolverhamptonyear: 1926condition: restoreddisplacement: 492 cc. (bore and stroke 77 x 105.5)engine: single-cylinder side-valvegearbox: three-speedJohn Marston, the founder of Sunbeam with a stern character, after starting as a manufacturer of enameled tableware, continued as a bicycle manufacturer, but never rode a motorcycle or a car that he considered too dangerous...Despite this, his perfectionism is reflected in the high quality of all Sunbeam production. In fact, his motorcycles, which were always more expensive than the others, had their own loyal audience of admirers.This Model 5 is one of the most representative models of the golden age of Sunbeam. After 1930 a long decline began which saw Sunbeam first absorbed by the AMC group, then by BSA and finally, in 1964, closed.