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Offline Damo1983

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« on: 12.12. 2021 03:22 »
Hi all.

Damien from South Yorkshire.

Got gifted a 1959 A10 S/A.
Currently at the full strip down and rebuild stage.
I’ve just about recovered from learning the new imperial sizing world🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️.
Really enjoying the process thus far though.

Ooh….. no one mentioned it becomes addictive.👍🏻👍🏻
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Online Colsbeeza

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Re: Newbie
« Reply #1 on: 12.12. 2021 06:24 »
Welcome Damo,  *wink2*
 You lucky Sod !!  I am still waiting for someone to give me a Brough Superior or indeed anything.!! Lots of help on the Forum. Almost everything has been covered, but need to search for it like when Googling. My bike is a 1961 A10 S/A Golden Flash with 1960 motor and an Iron head.
Imperial sizes covers the whole spectrum of British history - Whitworth, some SAE spanners, BCyc (Cycle thread), BSF, BA for small threads on horn, magneto and dynamo, and later UN sizes. I have sets of W and SAE spanners incl 25/32", and the occasional Metric fits. A bl---y nightmare. But it is addictive.
Col
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Re: Newbie
« Reply #2 on: 12.12. 2021 09:17 »
Hya,  *welcome*
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Re: Newbie
« Reply #3 on: 12.12. 2021 15:35 »
Welcome Damo

The funky spanner sizes are half the fun.

Your winter evenings will just fly by  *wink2*

S


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« Reply #4 on: 12.12. 2021 23:30 »
Welcome aboard !


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