duke007 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 with 261 pages on this thread Im not sure if this has been asked so here goes........... Im sure everyone has heard of BSA motorcycles but what does the BSA stand for? Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Britain Small Arms company. Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Britain Small Arms company. Nope Quote Link to comment
Up2me Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I actually have a BSA D-1 Bantam in my collection and i believe it stands for Birmingham Small Arms? 1 Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I actually have a BSA D-1 Bantam in my collection and i believe it stands for Birmingham Small Arms? Correct Sir The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA) was a major British industrial combine, a group of businesses manufacturing military and sporting firearms; bicycles; motorcycles; cars; buses and bodies; steel; iron castings; hand, power, and machine tools; coal cleaning and handling plants; sintered metals; and hard chrome process. At its peak, BSA was the largest motorcycle producer in the world. Loss of sales and poor investments in new products in the motorcycle division, which included Triumph Motorcycles, led to problems for the whole group. A government-organised rescue operation in 1973 led to the takeover of remaining operations by what is now Manganese Bronze Holdings, then owners of Norton-Villiers, and over the following decade further closures and dispersals. The original company, The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited, remains a subsidiary of Manganese Bronze but its name was changed in 1987. Manganese Bronze continues to operate former BSA subsidiary Carbodies, now known as LTI Limited, manufacturers of London Taxicabs and formerly the largest wholly British-owned car manufacturer. (Manganese Bronze is now owned by the Chinese company Geely) more on the history of the BSA company here.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Small_Arms_Company very interesting reading imho 1 Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Damn! I was close! I thought it had something to do with small arms manufacturing. I remember hearing it or reading it back when I was a teenager and interested in motorcycles. Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Damn! I was close! I thought it had something to do with small arms manufacturing. I remember hearing it or reading it back when I was a teenager and interested in motorcycles. Yup, you were close buddy Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted June 5, 2015 Author Share Posted June 5, 2015 Not sure if this has been asked before, but here goes: Which 7 countries border Afghanistan? I'll take a stab at some. Pakistan, Iran, Iraq?, Turkey? some Stan in the north no doubt. Quote Link to comment
ciobha Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I believe Uzbekistan is another one - possibly China?? Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 Not sure about the footie but I'll stick Armenia in as a possibly one of the bordering countries. Quote Link to comment
ciobha Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I will go Manchester United in 1999? Quote Link to comment
williethepimp Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 And while you are pondering over borders, try this one for size: As I type, it's half-time in the Champions' League final. Which was the first team to win the Champions' Cup/League without actually being the reigning champions of their country, and in which year? nottingham Forest? Quote Link to comment
pentire Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Going back to the original Champions only format it shall be the reigning champions who automatically pre qualified regardless of their domestic finishing position. Nottingham Forest is a great shout but I'd be inclined to go back further to the late 1950's when Real Madrid made a habit of winning the European Cup in consecutive years. Don't think they were Spainish champions every year.......Mmmm. 1 Quote Link to comment
pentire Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Pick a year. Without research it would only be an educated guess, either 1957, 1958 or 1959. 1959. Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 India is too far east I reckon but it may have a shortish border perhaps. Tell us the correct ones so far and we can go from there if you are feeling generous this Sunday night. Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 India is too far east I reckon but it may have a shortish border perhaps. Tell us the correct ones so far and we can go from there if you are feeling generous this Sunday night. You have to remember that he is Scottish Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Mmm..looks like we are going to have to do this the slow way. A simple yes or no is sufficient until we get the seven. Iran. Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Pakistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Armenia?, India? Turkmenistan? and pot luck another stan I can't picture. Maybe kasikstan? Quote Link to comment
Pdoggg Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Argentina in 1936, 1956, & 1964, West Germany in 1960, USSR in 1984, Morocco in 1988, 1992, & 2004, Mexico in 1996, and South Africa in 2000. What's the connection? They are all USA presidential election years. Or maybe something else happens every fourth year? Quote Link to comment
Lefty Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 As most of us know, The Traveling Wilburys consisted of Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, George Harrison, and Jeff Lynne. They each also had a Wilbury name. They were Nelson Wilbury, Lucky Wilbury, Lefty Wilbury, Charlie T. Wilbury Jr, and Otis Wilbury. Match each of the band members with their Wilbury name. Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Wild guess: Nelson - Lynne Lucky - Dylan Lefty - Petty Charlie T - Harrison Otis - Orbison Quote Link to comment
Lefty Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Wild guess: Nelson - Lynne Lucky - Dylan Lefty - Petty Charlie T - Harrison Otis - Orbison You got one right. Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 You got one right. Not bad eh!? Quote Link to comment
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