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A65 A50 best forum?
« on: 20.09. 2020 08:09 »
My Canuck nephew has just bought a beautiful original A50 (in Washington where he lives). Can anyone recommend the best forum for the unit twins?
I've already pointed him to the britbike forum, but any other recommendations?
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Re: A65 A50 best forum?
« Reply #1 on: 27.09. 2020 00:40 »
Any ideas lads?

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Re: A65 A50 best forum?
« Reply #2 on: 27.09. 2020 08:47 »
The BSA OC forum has quite a lot on A65/50; https://www.bsaownersclub.co.uk/bsaoc_forum/index.php
Or maybe you can try to persuade E to start a forum on A65?...  *smile*
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Re: A65 A50 best forum?
« Reply #3 on: 27.09. 2020 23:32 »

Or maybe you can try to persuade E to start a forum on A65?...  *smile*

That would be a great idea!  After all they are very closely related.

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Re: A65 A50 best forum?
« Reply #4 on: 28.09. 2020 02:48 »
"Or maybe you can try to persuade E to start a forum on A65?..." 
As a Moderator I'd say "Don't even think of it"
Quite welcome to ask a question in https://www.a7a10.net/forum/index.php?board=51.0
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Re: A65 A50 best forum?
« Reply #5 on: 28.09. 2020 10:33 »
^^^ Yes, a job for some other forum.

But could easily include a dedicated board for the B31\33, if no specialized forum already exists and if members here want it.
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Re: A65 A50 best forum?
« Reply #6 on: 28.09. 2020 10:40 »
But the OP was about unit twins, not singles, (which are much less related to A7 / A10 than A50 A65).

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Re: A65 A50 best forum?
« Reply #7 on: 28.09. 2020 21:06 »
^^^ yes, but am thinking about the general period \ style \ lucas \ amal \ frame \ smiths connection.
The 50\65 are 'modern' bikes :O)
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Re: A65 A50 best forum?
« Reply #8 on: 31.01. 2022 01:50 »
There is an excellent forum for B50s that also serves B44s so it seems strange that there isn't an A65/50 one. What is also strange is the apparent lack of a decent workshop manual for either the A7/10 or A50/65. I heard Haynes recommended but after have an engineer set up a Fiat 500 crank with .6mm end float because the Haynes manual had a typo that should have read .006" I rather lost my respect for them. (and the engineer).
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Re: A65 A50 best forum?
« Reply #9 on: 31.01. 2022 07:14 »
Brit Bike is probably the best place he can go.
The bulk of the people there are in the USA & ride unit twins
https://www.britbike.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=1&page=1
There are only so many forums  that can be sustained before the bae becomes fragmented
Right now I am on 16 motorcycle forums.
Specialist forums like the M20 ( now war bikes ) & B50 only wok if they have a moderator with endless passion & time .
They also need to have a lot of server space so loads of technical files can be stored there
Otherwise they end up being little more use than a We Chat or Face book group .
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Re: A65 A50 best forum?
« Reply #10 on: 31.01. 2022 07:46 »
G'day Slymo.
I'll 2nd the Brit Bike Forum. Not that I go there much since I don't have an A65 anymore.
There would be a few members here that have got or had the units. This would be the place I ask first.
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Re: A65 A50 best forum?
« Reply #11 on: 31.01. 2022 22:02 »
Thanks for that. Asking for a friend you understand I am a happy pre unit twin owner (Smug Smile Emoji pending)
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Re: A65 A50 best forum?
« Reply #12 on: 31.01. 2022 22:53 »
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could easily include a dedicated board for the B31\33
I'd be keen on that
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