Tools: Metric or standard

[maxed66]

The tool kit that resides under the seat apears to be designed for saving weight, but not much else. There are plenty of compact tool kits one can purchace for a bike, but I am not sure if Triumph needs metric or "standard". Where I live I cannot buy inch size tools, at least at a store. Thanx

Whats 'standard' ?

All modern Triumphs and Jap bikes are all metric - Which I think you'll find is standard across the whole world except America and India, who still use Imperial for some mad reason.


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[edit] You DO know England is metric (mostly) ? - apart from us using miles and driving on the correct side of the road [/edit]

[ This message was edited by: a1laserboy on 2006-05-27 09:11 ]

[Martin_R]

On 2006-05-27 09:09, a1laserboy wrote:
[edit] You DO know England is metric (mostly) ? - apart from us using miles and driving on the correct side of the road [/edit]

I did not know that. I thought you guys use pounds, stones, miles, quarts, pints, gallons, feet etc. instead of metric measurements.

Live and learn.

[HarriS]

Metric is standard and inches or feet or whatever are just plain weird.

[maxed66]

Sorry, did not mean to cause an international incident! I meant SAE bolt sizes, which are in godforsaken 1/16" measurements. Well, I am glad the English are metric (or is it "Imperial Metric????) :-)

[Hotmailjerk]

It really bugs me to have to buy two of almost every wrench and socket here in the US. Id say half of US manufacturing has switched over to metrics.

[crashmasterd]

Any Whitworth fans in here? :-D

Everything I own is metric, but I have to work in English Standard at my job. Funny that. About 1/3 of what we make is for export.

Stupid Americans.

I can say that: I am one.

[Druid]

On 2006-05-27 09:09, a1laserboy wrote:


[edit] You DO know England is metric (mostly) ? - apart from us using miles and driving on the correct side of the road [/edit]

Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are too Although I can still buy pints of beer and milk, weigh myself in stones (which confuses everyone including the Yanks) and give my height in feet and inches. Can't buy a pound of apples any more though

I guess we just like to be different...no, awkward :razz:

OK, fair enough, there are loads of other things that we measure in imperial. But all our nuts and bolts are definatly metric.






I didn't mean to be so blunt

[TonUp]

Metric,

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