Finding Top Dead Centre

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Finding Top Dead Centre

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An interesting photo from the BSA Bantam Owners Club forum. I'm not sure if it is a joke or if there is some merit in this as a method. Cheers. Bruce.
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Its a joke, the picture is of a Bubble car engine.
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Hi

I'm impressed, for this to work there'd have to be zero 'blow by' past the rings - BSA technology was years ahead of it's time :beer:

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Wow, i knew them engine could skim the top of a rice pudding, but i didnt think they could blow up bubbles as well.
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Mick D wrote:Hi

I'm impressed, for this to work there'd have to be zero 'blow by' past the rings - BSA technology was years ahead of it's time :beer:

Regards Mick
Bantam was not BSA, it was taken from DKW, I think, at the end of WW2
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Rob Harknett wrote:Bantam was not BSA, it was taken from DKW, I think, at the end of WW2
Shock :shock: :shock:

Have you told BSA?
Bantam.png
;)
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Mick D wrote:
Rob Harknett wrote:Bantam was not BSA, it was taken from DKW, I think, at the end of WW2
Shock :shock: :shock:

Have you told BSA?
Bantam.png
;)
Thought that was a well known fact Mike.
BSA are well aware Mike. At the end of WW2 many German companies were got at. BSA got DKW first and pinched their little 2 stroke which became known as Bantam.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSA_Bantam#History
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Mick D wrote:
Rob Harknett wrote:Bantam was not BSA, it was taken from DKW, I think, at the end of WW2
Shock :shock: :shock:

Have you told BSA?
Bantam.png
;)
This clearly isn't the place for irony, Mick ;)
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Rob Harknett wrote:
Mick D wrote:
Rob Harknett wrote:Bantam was not BSA, it was taken from DKW, I think, at the end of WW2
Shock :shock: :shock:

Have you told BSA?
Bantam.png
;)
Thought that was a well known fact Mike.
BSA are well aware Mike. At the end of WW2 many German companies were got at. BSA got DKW first and pinched their little 2 stroke which became known as Bantam.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSA_Bantam#History
Mentioned here at the very start of history
England grabbed a little 2 stroke engine but turned down VW?

How did the Yanks miss that one?

:lol:
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They all were up to it over the years. BMW made the Dixi Austin 7 copy, then look at the Kawasaki A10 copy. :shock:
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