India's Royal Enfield to begin making motorcycles in Thailand

[In the jungle 684]

Crikey.  How big have your feet got to be to operate those Triumph gear levers?

 

The Japanese would have used a linkage but the Brits "nah, jobs a good un".

[Damrongsak 5,689]

5 hours ago, CGW said:

...  Lucas is the patent holder for the short circuit. ...

Lucas electrics can be serviced.  Some of the Q & A here is hilarious:  http://www3.telus.net/bc_triumph_registry/smoke.htm

 

Q: Will this kit put back ALL the smoke in a 1975 Midget wire harness? Some time ago while driving our 75 Midget smoke began pouring from under the hood, after pulling over, smoke was immediately followed by flames. A HUGE amount of smoke was lost from the wire harness (10 minutes worth before the fire department showed up). Your jar appears to be too small to contain the volume of smoke produced by the Midget on that day. Please specify quantity of smoke. PS - Would you know where can get bulk replacement glue on insulation, there is none left on any part of the wire harness under the hood. The harness appears to be intact but is lacking smoke holding insulation. I'm planning on rerouting the main power buss from over top of the fuel line. This way next time I will have smoke, red hot wires without melting thru the fuel line. Thanks in advance.
A: You'll need bulk smoke, but I'd try your last suggestion before ordering any. Good luck!

Edited September 28, 2020 by Damrongsak

[maxcorrigan 1,152]

On 9/28/2020 at 2:25 PM, CGW said:

Best not to mention "The Price of Darkness" 

 

The Lucas motto: "Get home before dark."

Lucas is the patent holder for the short circuit.

Lucas - Inventor of the first intermittent wiper.

Lucas - Inventor of the self-dimming headlamp.

The three position Lucas switch - Dim, Flicker and Off.

The Original Anti-Theft Device - Lucas Electrics.

>Lucas is an acronym for Loose Unsoldered Connections and Splices

Lucas systems actually uses AC current; it just has a random frequency.

"I have had a Lucas pacemaker for years and have never had any trou..."

If Lucas made guns, wars would not start.

A friend of mine told everybody he never had any electric problems with his Lucas equipment. Today he lives in the countryside, in a large manor with lots of friendly servants around him an an occasional ice cold shower...

Back in the 70's, Lucas decided to diversify its product line and began manufacturing vacuum cleaners. It was the only product they offered which did not suck.

Q: Why do the British drink warm beer? A: Because Lucas makes their refrigerators

Alexander Graham Bell invented the Telephone.Thomas Edison invented the Light Bulb. Joseph Lucas invented the Short Circuit.

 

Pretty true, except Edison did not invent the light bulb, he stole the design

[CGW 9,859]

30 minutes ago, maxcorrigan said:

Pretty true, except Edison did not invent the light bulb, he stole the design

True, though he did realise early on the value of marketing, whether you look at that as a "positive" or "negative" is personal preference!

His company did invent the electric chair, 

Yet for some reason history chooses to cast him in a positive light.

[SmartyMarty 605]

good news for RE, good news for Thailand and bad news for Harley, although they are about to release a 338cc twin cylinder roadster based on a Benelli in an effort to generate cashflow globally.

[fxe1200 1,682]

On 9/28/2020 at 9:29 AM, BritManToo said:

Note to m/c manufacturers.

I want a 400cc single cylinder for under 100,000kbht.

 

You might get lucky with her Highness Honda CB 350 for 81.500 THB. https://www.greatbiker.com/new-honda-cb350/