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Nikon D7000 is made in China, CHINA!!!
On 2010-12-20 18:16:12 -0800, Eric Stevens said:
On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:40:25 -0800, Savageduck wrote: On 2010-12-20 13:40:46 -0800, Eric Stevens said: Le Snip A Vincent Black Lightning for me. Eric Stevens Now there was a case of 1930's tech taken to its limits. The Vincent BL was an amazing machine, but even though it had that powerful motor, it was a 1930's bike (Vincent's 1936 Brough Superior beater) trying to survive into the fifties and it failed early. The frame, forks, and suspension were not a good match for the motor, and were obsolete in 1948. Undoubtably a work of art, but the record breaking bikes of the 1948 and early fifties were all custom frame bikes with custom forks. Not so. I worked with Bob Burns and Russel Wright on Russel's record breaking Vincent. It was standard forks and frame. The connecting rods were ex the Vincent Picador engine designed for drone aircraft, and were worth another 1000rpm. Both cylinders were fitted with ported rear cylinder heads which gave a better air flow. The gear box was the standard Vincent close-ratio box. The clutch may have been modified, but I can't remember.The fuel tank was a special. The oil tank was the main frame member as in the standard bike. OK! Not that I doubt you in anyway, but just which "record breaking Vincent" was that? ...and when was it you did this work? Not the Rollie Free 1948 bike, which was the well publicized record breaker. Certainly not the 1949/50 Reg Dearden bike which never actually made a run. Then there is the Joe Simpson Supercharged which held the American MC speed record twice. (that is currently at the Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum in California) ....and I hope I am not aging you too much, but just how old are you? They had to be. They are nostalgically desirable, and have great collector value today due to limited numbers, but even in the mid-'50's there were better bikes such as the 1955 Matchless G45. Maybe not as powerful but much better. Eric Stevens -- Regards, Savageduck |
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