Hey Nick, the "anal carbed Britbikes" was a play on words for PITA Amal carbs just like the "LuCuss electricks" is a play on words for Lucas parts or the same as the expression "Joseph Lucas, Prince of Darkness". Anyone who has fought these components on the 60' and 70's Nortons, Triumphs and BSAs (and all the other makes that were made in the Golden Age of BritBiking), knows what I am talking about. In my garage, running now, are two Ducs, a '96 900SS/CR pseudo SP Supersport and my new for me '03 ST4s Sport Tourer, pretty well tricked out when i bought it..thanx Lee!; a '74 black and gold trimmed 850 Norton Commando modded to the almost max (gonna get Norman White's dual disk front end this spring), a '74 black and silver 750 T-140 Bonnieville w/ minimal mods to it, and a faded gold and black '74 T150, bone stock so far (too many projects and too little time).
In the back I have another half dozen Commandos in different states of repair and disrepair, one being my Norman White built 750 Commando that we campaigned there in Merry Olde England, Norm in the BOTT and me in the club races (Ducati content: Tony Rutter was to race it at the IOM in '84 but the rules were changed so a no go. Norm on the bike was giving the factory Ducs a fit while we were still working out the bugs.); three BSA Rocket III, one of which was Ray Pickerells works Rob North BSA factory bike and it has the "electron" hubs {magnesium in Texas speak}. This is the bike Jackson? crashed and was killed on and I think they now have a memorial race in his name? But back to the list:...three '76 & '77 750 T140s, a couple of BSA 500cc singles..no not the early ones..drat; oh and a couple of Maicos, one Chuck Wheat prepped.
So guess I've paid my dues to Anal carbs and LuCuss electricks! BTW anyone know Norm on the list..tell him that "JR" from Dallas says hi... kind of a inside joke between us!
Cheers...Hopper
From: Nick Woods <nickw@cooptel.net>
To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, February 14, 2011 1:46:22 AM
Subject: Re: [DucatiST] ST2 sputter
--- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, HOPPER ELDRIDGE <hoppereldridge@...> wrote:
>
>"Anal carbed BritBikes".
> Hopper
No need to be rude, Hopper!
NickW, UK
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