Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
3rd July, 2024 13:00
1913 Sun Precision
Estimate
£11, 000 - £14, 000
Registration No: OA 1005
Frame No: A942 (not seen)
MOT: Exempt
An older restoration
Requires recommmissioning
Pioneer Certificate present
Based in Birmingham, Sun Cycles and Fittings Company began with bicycles, moving onto motorcycle production by 1911. At first, Sun used locally sourced engines from Precision, with three such models featured in the 1912 catalogue. By the end of 1912, Sun's advertisements boasted that their products were made in "one of the largest and best-equipped works in the world for its purpose.”
'OA 1005' still retains its original Birmingham registration number and original Precision engine with drive through a three-speed hub. An older restoration, 'OA' is in ‘oily rag‘ condition with the vendor advising the machine was in running order when purchased in 2010 and has since had a hub ‘service’ by Kevin Helowell but has not been run in recent years, so will require recommissioning prior to use. An excellent opportunity to acquire a veteran contemporary of the Model H Triumph and arguably with its Precision engine 'OA' offers no lesser choice, possibly made more attractive by its ‘dropped’ top tube offering a relatively low seating position and of course its relative rarity. Paperwork includes the V5C and a Pioneer Certificate.
