Ah yes Fred, but the difference was the Japanese stuff worked. Ran
better smoother longer and dryer. My Yamaha 650 would blow the socks
off a BSA or Triumph, and it didn't leak oil.
As for the 510, I seem to remember it owing more to BMW design than TR
or MG, other than those carb clones.
On Thursday, October 23, 2003, at 03:12 PM, Triumphs@Autox.team.net
daily digest wrote:
> Now whom says Honda's do not have problems and breakdowns, and lets not
> forget going back a few years and the Datsun 510 complete range was
> M/G &
> T/R parts, including trannys, and whom is to say that the 1/2 axles in
> a 240
> Z are not copied after T/R's, the Nipponese were known for their
> copycat
> technology more than engineering skills back then. "FT"
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