Re: What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?

The British were going to be the first to metricate, but when the French had their revolution and immediately metricated the Brits decided that it had too much of a revolutionary ie dangerous flavour, so canned the idea, and here we are!
 
drikko said:
TV sizes are going metric here now most of the time.
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Officially they are here in Germany, too, as you would expect, except, they are often quoted in 'Zoll' the German word for inch - work that one out!

Also, round here (I don't know about other parts of Germany) people often refer to half a kg as 'Pfund' ie a pound (lb)
 
My technical education started off in Imperial units and ended up with metric. Nowadays I tend to work in metric. Main reason is that it's a pain in the arse to work in fractions of an inch. Trying to convert something like 13/64" into decimal inches or mm in my head is bound to end in mistakes. I remember some of them (like 1/4" = 6.35mm) but I don't use fractions enough to have a full conversion table imprinted on my brain.

 
Vince said:
If you were born in 1957 on Oz you were caught in the middle of the Metric change at Tech. I still check measure any plywood sheets, lots are made in the USA and are Imperial,1220 wide. Also lots of hight tech fixings, expensive Concertina Door systems made in the USA.
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Born in 53, started high school on Monday 14th February 1966.

Lined a shed we were living in out the back of Esperance. Rang the hardware supplier, sheets quoted at 2400 x 1200 so put all the studs at 1200 centres. Sheets arrived and were all 1220. Not very fucking happy.

I have a couple of old bottles of Hardy's port from the 70's in the cellar, contents in pint/fluid ounces as well as ml. Closed with screwcap and cork - to be sure to be sure.

"Metrication in Australia effectively began in 1966 with the conversion to decimal currency under the auspices of the Decimal Currency Board.[1] The conversion of measurements?metrication?commenced subsequently in 1971, under the direction of the Metric Conversion Board and actively proceeded until the Board was disbanded in 1981."
 
Good day to start high school!

"In come the dollars and in come the cents to replace the pounds and the shillings and the pence.
Be prepared folks when the coins begin to mix on the 14th of February 1966."

I was at Christchurch Grammar in 66. Don't know what happened after that ???.
 
I still find it interesting that Columbians measure things in grams or kilos and Jamaicans measure in ounces or pounds...
 
(announce)  Was at OCT on Friday last week for delivery of the German Laverda Calendar and found my SFC 1000 engine to be ready!!

Now I need to find the money to pay for it and time to fix the rest of the bike...

Oh - and the carbon parts from Boba, hope to have them soon, too...  ;)
 
Dellortoman said:
My technical education started off in Imperial units and ended up with metric. Nowadays I tend to work in metric. Main reason is that it's a pain in the arse to work in fractions of an inch. Trying to convert something like 13/64" into decimal inches or mm in my head is bound to end in mistakes. I remember some of them (like 1/4" = 6.35mm) but I don't use fractions enough to have a full conversion table imprinted on my brain.
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Here ya go Cam, I keep this reference sheet in the top of the tool box---- 13/64" = .2031" = 5.159mm


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Thanks Wayne. I have a similar chart pinned to the notice board on the wall behind my lathe, but only refer to it occasionally. Usually when I want to find a drill size that's the closest match to the recommended hole size for a particular tap.

I invariably work in metric when I measure and/or design parts. All the feed screws on my lathe are calibrated in mm, but somewhat incongruously the lead screw is an imperial thread.
 
Riding. Swan Valley.

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What get's me about this Forum is stupid regarding Bregeanzie's and how  fast they are - Off course their FAST or we would not be here and a great Motorcycle to maintain and just about impossible to wear out and if you don't know anything about Motorcycles, caburation or timing - Forget about these things as you don't understand what she can do.
 
Hay Ron,
You seem to be the only one that keeps spruiking on about speed, ?my bregeanzie goes over 120mph?.
Have you raised your average mileage above 9kms a week yet?
Maintenance for you would be every couple of years. Have you ever replaced the rear sprocket?
Jacko.
 
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