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"Vito" wrote in message
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"Scotty" wrote
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''.

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

Y'all must be very young. By the 1960s Britian had
adopted (BSS?) bolts using
US wrench sizes but with slightly different thread shapes.
However, a few
Whitworth sizes were still found on accessories like
carburettors, dampners and
dynamos. Six-point US box wrenches would fit all but a
couple of them OK.


And anybody who's ridden / wrenched on them would know this,
unlike BB, who's limited knowledge comes from Google
searches.

Scotty

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"Mys Terry" wrote in message
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On Mon, 15 May 2006 09:45:30 -0400, "Scotty"

wrote:


"Mys Terry" wrote in message
.. .


The older BSA's used the Amal Monoblock. They later
progressed to the
Concentric.


Ain't Google wonderful?



If you can find that information using google, please post
a link so
others can learn something that I already knew from
experience.

Maybe you can also find a link to a website explaining how
SAE and
Metric wrenchs are "just fine" for use on Whitworth
fasteners.


Unlike you, I don't need to use Google. I have real world
experience.

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"Mys Terry" wrote in message


And anybody who's ridden / wrenched on them would know
this,
unlike BB, who's limited knowledge comes from Google
searches.


Scotty has already said that he and his friends had never
even heard
of Whitworth until I mentioned it. Fitting a fastener
"okay" is not
how good mechanics do things.


Liar! Show where I said that or you've screwed the pooch,
again.

Sailing and Cars
 

Mys Terry wrote:

On Mon, 15 May 2006 09:45:30 -0400, "Scotty"
wrote:


"Mys Terry" wrote in message
.. .


The older BSA's used the Amal Monoblock. They later
progressed to the
Concentric.


Ain't Google wonderful?



If you can find that information using google, please post a link so
others can learn something that I already knew from experience.

Maybe you can also find a link to a website explaining how SAE and
Metric wrenchs are "just fine" for use on Whitworth fasteners.

Whitworth, is a thread standard, it defines the shape of the
thread,(thread form). It is not metric. The standard also defines the
size and shape of bolt heads and nut forms, it is not metric either. The
head sizes do not conform to normal SAE tools or Metric tools in some
cases. Most mechanics refer to these as BSW (British Standard
Whitworth) and BSF (British Standard Fine), the do not call them
"Whitworth" wrenches.

Cheers
Marty

Sailing and Cars
 

"BB" the dickhead wrote......


Scotty has already said that he and his friends had
never
even heard
of Whitworth until I mentioned it.


"HEARD OF " ?



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''.


" HAD " As in owned, NOT 'HEARD OF".


BAM!! BUSTED!!!! Again!

Bwahahahahahahahahahah

SV

Might As Well Be A Gun Thread....
 

: P

Sailing and Cars - bsa_440_victor_grand prix_ 1966
 

Using BB's technique, I Googled ''BSA''. First sight had
this on.

From, http://www.bsaoc.demon.co.uk/post1960.html

1966 BSA
Model CC

B40 STAR 350 cc
B40 STAR 350 cc
B44 VICTOR GRAND PRIX 440 cc
B44 VICTOR ENDURO 441 cc
A50R ROYAL STAR 500 cc
A50W WASP A50W 500 cc



WHAM BAM!!!

RUN poochie, RUN!!!

SV

PS, sorry, no pics.



"Mys Terry" wrote in message
Brother to the Shooting Star is the Victor Special 441
C.C. :production version
of the world famous champion. The Motto cross world
championship proved that ,
Victor won it. twice in a row .And if that isn't proof
enough, John Banks,
British Moto Cross champion in 1969, also won the 1969
B.B.C .Grandstand Trophy
and the I.T.V. world of sport series on a Victor. So you
can expect some pretty
smooth riding over the rough stuff, and some advanced
features to go with it.
competition tank, square finned alloy cylinder barrel,
upswept exhaust system
and competition tested forks.

photo attached


Terry & Skipper, Clearlake Texas

Might As Well Be A Gun Thread....
 

Wha, you weren't a biker chick in the '70s?

Scotty


"katy" wrote in message
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Might As Well Be A Gun Thread....
 

Scotty wrote:
Wha, you weren't a biker chick in the '70s?

Scotty


"katy" wrote in message
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: P


No way...I was a horse show chick in the 70's....

Might As Well Be A Gun Thread....
 

Mys Terry wrote:
On Mon, 15 May 2006 12:19:59 -0400, katy
wrote:

Scotty wrote:
Wha, you weren't a biker chick in the '70s?

Scotty


"katy" wrote in message
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No way...I was a horse show chick in the 70's....

You do resemble Mr. Ed, now that you mention it!


Edwina...