Vintage Tips

I've been working on the 1925 Sunbeam Longstroke, amending the faults which the DPO (Demented Prior Owner - a fabulous term) had foisted on the bike in the name of expediency, or sheer laziness. There are a few simple rules I follow when bringing a bike into at least 'period correctness'; no chrome on a pre-1930 machine, no plastic anything (zip ties, electrical connectors, etc), no materials or