Royal Enfield aka Royal Oilfield `cause they leaked so much. But... in the
early fifties they had engine oil filters and a lever you could step on with
the heel of your boot to put the transmission into neutral rather than use the
transmission change-up lever. (That's gear shift on this side of the briny.)
And then there is "right hand side parts" and also "off side parts." And then
there were parts that were "handed" left and right.
And all threads were 28 tpi without regard as to how large the diameter of bolt
shaft was.
Carburetor and electric nuts and bolts were measured numerically from #1 and
upward.
SU Carbs= Skinners Union
Enough from me on British motor-cycles and such. (But I did love The Vincent
m/c that was made in Stevenage, Herts.)
Later,
Gary...wa6fgi
----- Original Message -----
From: Harold B. Mandel
To: amps@contesting.com
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 5:12 PM
Subject: [Amps] Conversion Nightmare
The Royal Enfield motorcycle that in the 'Fifties and 'Sixties was
a product of Great Britain, has resurfaced and is now
manufactured in India.
This one machine, available in one color, drab green,
sports the following thread types:
USC
USF
BSF
BSC
Whitworth
Acme
Metric
The assembly shop needs separate sets of wrenches, sockets
and hex keys. This is from personal experience.
The machine comes partially assembled, with bags of
bolts, nuts and other bits.
The special customer who orders one of these usually spends
a good half-hour examining the hardware for evidence of
Vise-Grip teeth and shifting-spanner (adjustable open-end)
marks on the edges of hardware.
Needless to say the instruction manual for the assembler is
as much fun to read as an instruction manual on a new
Chinese engine lathe.
And I though Acme was the company that made the bombs for
Wily E. Coyote......
Hal/W4HBM
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