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Thanks for that.. I'll edit with a link..

No problem.. I'm sure the mods will see what I've done and either delete it or sentence me to death..

Yeah.. I looked there.. its just an option to edit the thread title..

Is there any way to delete this thread Guiness.. ?

Just posted it in the road section. How I didn't see that I don't know.. losing the plot.. 🤪

Not mine and no connections with it .. but I spotted this Sun Manxman this evening while browsing Fleabay. Not totally original, but not far off, and in very good condition indeed. If I didn't have my three Suns I'd be very sorely tempted. Will make someone a lovely bike.. 👍...

Yes I thought that and looked for it before I posted but could only see the Ebay listings I've posted in..

Not mine and no connections with it .. but I spotted this Sun Manxman this evening while browsing Fleabay. Not totally original, but not far off, and in very good condition indeed. If I didn't have my three Suns I'd be very sorely tempted. Will make someone a lovely bike..👍 I posted this in the...

At this moment in time Guiness I haven't really made up my mind on that front wheel. It runs true, so I'll probably dab a little grease in the bearings, give it a clean and polish, and see what it looks like. It's had a life, so could well have been on the bike a long time. I do thank you for...

Haha.. I thought I'd lost this thread.. :oops:.. I made the fatal mistake of editing it over a weekend/bank holiday.. it disappeared.. so relieved to find it here this Tuesday morning.. thanks mods.. Lots more to come once I get stuck into the bike.. 👍

Thanks guys.. your input is very much appreciated. I'm still very open to any method of restoration of the frame at the moment, and the beauty of two of the three methods I mentioned of course is that they are reversible, unlike painting. Painting this bike is a no-no, that's a definite, and to...

Thank you 'grantoury'.. that's two for wash and wax.. Have you ever come across the 'boiled linseed oil treatment' ?

Many thanks 'chickendrumsticks'.. the photo's are a little deceiving, they make it look a bit better than it really is. I'd say everything is removable, and I am going to strip, maintain and clean/polish every individual part like I did with my other Sun bike.. its the frame I'm undecided on...

Hello everybody.. its been a year or so since I finished my last Sun Snipe Plus project.. https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1968-worksop-sun-snipe-plus.438730/ To cut to the chase, a couple of months ago I found another Sun in Glasgow of all places (I'm in Cornwall :D )advertised on Ebay. Its...

Some very nice bikes there my friend.. I'm rather partial to the Falcon. I must ask.. do you get to use them all, or is there a particular 'one' that gets ridden..

Great stuff... a job most definitely well done.. as 'grantoury' says.. the balance of all the associated parts is just right.. and that yellow is killer.. 👍

Great thread.. and great restoration. I couldn't stop looking at the pics. A bygone age revisited in superb style. Lovely.. well done.. 👍

I knew it would turn up... it was nicked from my shed on Friday morning.. ;)

For the rubber washers.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124072821911 For leather washers.. this seller.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/the-flying-merkel

Yes I'm drowning in em.. I've been trying to get hold of the OP since June 28th 2012.. to no avail. 🤪