"Mys Terry" wrote in message
...


I, along with many of my friends have owned / ridden /
wrenched on many a Triumph / BSA / Norton and none of us
ever had ''Whitworth tools''.

We were all a bunch of ignorant hacks who didn't care if
we
rounded

yeah, those Whitworth Phillips head screws used to get
rounded pretty quick.

, along with many of my friends have owned / ridden /
wrenched on many a Triumph / BSA / Norton and none of us
ever had ''Whitworth tools''.


This is NOT surprising!!!


RB
35s5
NY

I bet Scotty used a metric screwdriver to tighten Whitworth hose
clamps.
Oh the humanity!

BB

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
oups.com...
802Ds.

Was that a treat? If so, you are easily amused.


Max, if you own the 11, 500 dollar pair of 802Ds (and have them in
every room in the house!) and also own the 7-10K in electronics
required to make them sound good, I owe you an apology. They are VERY
fine speakers and I heard a pair with Krell amps and CJ front end
recently.
Still, I find it hard to believe that you own these so perhaps you'll
post a pic of your setup...or I'll do it for you if you send. I'm very
interested in such exotics, which I'm unable to own until Thom's older.

The 802s, acquired last year, are in the family room, on either side of the
fireplace. My electronics are older and need upgrading, but aren't bad.
Since I've acknowledged that and see no reason to begin another pointless
debate, we'll leave it at that, rather than elaborate on my electronics.

The other B&Ws aren't quite so "exotic". I have 701s in the living room and
a pair of DM601 S3s in the bedroom, which are fine for the type of listening
we do there. I also have a B&W sub in with the 802s, but can't recall the
model offhand. It is a 12" unit, chosen for musicality, not movie rumble.

What do you think of McIntosh gear?

Max

"Mys Terry" wrote in message
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On Fri, 12 May 2006 03:04:50 GMT, "Maxprop" wrote:


"Mys Terry" wrote in message
. ..
On Thu, 11 May 2006 16:25:21 GMT, "Maxprop"
wrote:


"Mys Terry" wrote in message
m...
On Thu, 11 May 2006 12:39:09 GMT, "Maxprop"
wrote:


"Mys Terry" wrote in message
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On Thu, 11 May 2006 02:46:51 GMT, "Maxprop"
wrote:

Tools are SAE, but our system of numbers is referred to as British.
SAE
tools are numbered in the British fashion.

Yes, our tools are numbered in the "british fashion" of fractions,
but
the
Brits
are expressing metric sizes using fractions, while we are using the
inch.

The Brits abandoned their various systems in favor of the metric
system
decades ago.

If you
needed to work on a 1954 BSA Golden Flash, you would need a set of
WHITWORTH
wrenches and sockets. Neither a metric or American SAE set would fit
properly.

Thankfully I don't own a BSA from that vintage. However I did have an
early
60s conglomerate (built from a variety of parts from various years)
BSA
Gold
Star flattracker, but that was all metric.

Max



Based on your own statements, you VERY obviously did not own a BSA.

Based on your comment, I'd say you are up to you old trick of speaking
without a clue again.

Max


BSA never built an engine using anything other than Whitworth
fasteners, and a very few "mongrel fasteners of their own
specification which do not conform to ANY known standard between the
1930's through the end of the 60's.

That means you are either lying about owning a BSA, or you never did
any of your own work on it and so didn't realize that the fasteners
were Whitworth, not metric.

If they were, as you claim, Whitworth, that didn't alter the fact that my
metric and SAE tools fit them acceptably well.

That sure sounds like an admission that you were full of ****.

Hell yes, I did my own work.

Hard to believe in light of your admission that you didn't even know what
Whitworth is. Then you claimed that YOUR BSA was metric. Now you say your
tools
didn't fit perfectly.

The carbs on those bikes were one of two models by the same manufacturer.
One
model began with a "C" and the other began with an "M". ANY person who had
every
worked on a BSA from the 50's through the early 70's would know this like
their
own name. Name the models, and tell us which was the earlier incarnation.


A poor flattracker could barely afford lunch, let alone a technician to
work
on his ride.


You were not a flat tracker, either.

You really don't deserve an answer, you're such a pompous ass, but for the
record, I not only owned a BSA Gold Star, I owned a Spitfire and a Triumph
Bonneville as well. During my racing years, I owned a Triumph Bonne engine
in a Rickman Matisse frame, replaced it with a Norton 750 Commando engine,
and eventually raced a borrowed H-D XR750, with which I earned a national
amateur title and placed well for three subsequent years. And during that
time I never heard ANYONE mention Whitworth tools--not the other racers, the
mechanics (even those who worked for the BSA dealership) or the other
annoying know-it-alls, like you.

Max

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
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A poor flattracker could barely afford lunch, let alone a technician to
work
on his ride.


You were not a flat tracker, either.



I sure hope Maxi can prove he owns 802's because he's taking a mighty
drubbing these last few days...almost Sloco style in fact!!!!

Any desire I might have to prove anything to you would be predicated on the
premise that I actually give a damn what you think. I don't.


Max

"Scotty" wrote in message
...

"Maxprop" wrote in message
k.net...

If they were, as you claim, Whitworth, that didn't alter
the fact that my
metric and SAE tools fit them acceptably well. Hell yes,
I did my own work.
A poor flattracker could barely afford lunch, let alone a
technician to work
on his ride.


I, along with many of my friends have owned / ridden /
wrenched on many a Triumph / BSA / Norton and none of us
ever had ''Whitworth tools''.

BB is an idiot!

He's the type of know-it-all whom we all avoided like the plague. Funny how
that still applies.

Max

"Mys Terry" wrote in message
...
On 12 May 2006 06:12:30 -0700, "Capt. Rob" wrote:

yeah, those Whitworth Phillips head screws used to get
rounded pretty quick.


Yep, nothing but P-heads holding those Triumph / BSA / Norton's!!!! A
miracle of engineering!

How much MORE BUSTED can Scotty and Maxi get??? Let's find out!


RB
35s5
NY

Scotty doesn't even realize that the phillips head screws on BSA's
were, in fact, Whitworth screws.
After he would strip the head, he
probably had a little trouble trying to force those SAE or Metric
threaded replacements into the Whitworth threaded holes.

Still waiting for Max to answer the carb question!

The bike came set up with a Delorto race carb, you ignorant ass. It was a
flattracker, not some idiot's street toy.

The difference is that all your "knowledge" comes from magazines, BB. Mine
comes from experience, and a studious avoidance of know-it-all jerks like
yourself.

Max

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
oups.com...
, along with many of my friends have owned / ridden /
wrenched on many a Triumph / BSA / Norton and none of us
ever had ''Whitworth tools''.


This is NOT surprising!!!

On this issue you are truly out of your league, Bubbles. Go back to touting
your plastic Bendy Toy, because you have not the slightest clue about Brit
bikes. Nor does BB.

Max

What do you think of McIntosh gear?



It's very well made, but I find the upper midrange and highes lacking
in detail and refinement compared to other gear in it's pricerange. I
often think that the dull upper ends are mistook for smoothness in
recordings by older folks who really want more forgiving gear, even if
their speakers are very revealing. It all comes down to what you want
to listen to. Older recordings may be more listenable with McIntosh as
the 802's can sound forward and bright with some electronics.
Those are GREAT speakers, Maxi!!!! I'm happy to hear you have them.
They are worth the money, especially when properly set up. You don't
have to be an audiophile to appreciate them either...just a lover of
music.

(this is my "he sounds like a reasonable fella" post of the day)

RB
35s5
NY