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Perhaps it demonstrates that the british motorcycle industry hasn't entirely demised ?

I don't think the industry ever completely died. The remains of the suppliers and some of the ex-employees have been doing well (and doing us all a great service) for years. The UK is still one of the best places on the planet to find old bike parts, and if you can't find it you will probably find an old bloke with a shed who can make it for you. You will almost never find this in the rest of Europe.

I see the UK government has decided to try and push manufacturing and engineering and certainly I've never seen so much "propaganda" on "look how great we are at building stuff" on the BBC in the past. I'll wait and see if it makes any difference, although I'm skeptical, as previously mentioned in this thread government involvement is rarely a good thing.

Webby

PS: Just for the record, I don't own a Commando so I guess that makes me stupid.
However if someone out there is willing to donate one to improve my intelligence I'll gladly accept it :mrgreen:

<blockquote data-quote="Webby03" data-source="post: 142416" data-attributes="member: 2842">Perhaps it demonstrates that the british motorcycle industry hasn&#039;t entirely demised ?I don&#039;t think the industry ever completely died.&nbsp; The remains of the suppliers and some of the ex-employees have been doing well (and doing us all a great service) for years. The UK is still one of the best places on the planet to find old bike parts, and if you can&#039;t find it you will probably find an old bloke with a shed who can make it for you. You will almost never find this in the rest of Europe. I see the UK government has decided to try and push manufacturing and engineering and certainly I&#039;ve never seen so much &quot;propaganda&quot; on &quot;look how great we are at building stuff&quot; on the BBC in the past.&nbsp; I&#039;ll wait and see if it makes any difference, although I&#039;m skeptical, as previously mentioned in this thread government involvement is rarely a good thing. Webby&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; PS: Just for the record, I don&#039;t own a Commando so I guess that makes me stupid.However if someone out there is willing to donate one to improve my intelligence I&#039;ll gladly accept it&nbsp; :mrgreen:</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Webby03, post: 142416, member: 2842"] Perhaps it demonstrates that the british motorcycle industry hasn't entirely demised ? I don't think the industry ever completely died. The remains of the suppliers and some of the ex-employees have been doing well (and doing us all a great service) for years. The UK is still one of the best places on the planet to find old bike parts, and if you can't find it you will probably find an old bloke with a shed who can make it for you. You will almost never find this in the rest of Europe. I see the UK government has decided to try and push manufacturing and engineering and certainly I've never seen so much "propaganda" on "look how great we are at building stuff" on the BBC in the past. I'll wait and see if it makes any difference, although I'm skeptical, as previously mentioned in this thread government involvement is rarely a good thing. Webby PS: Just for the record, I don't own a Commando so I guess that makes me stupid. However if someone out there is willing to donate one to improve my intelligence I'll gladly accept it :mrgreen: [/QUOTE]