BMW engine assembly line: Motorcycle

[guzziownr]

It's very clean in there!
At 9:14 dude grabs a big hammer...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARb1eGT06Hw

[lazlokovacs]

wow, its so calm, so measured, so precise, so quiet...

Mandello was a shade more chaotic when I was there.

National stereotypes apply, it seems.

we could never do that in england...

here's the meriden triumph factory just before it closed if anyone's interested

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG1Lgqucs88

and a great documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4rNAa3oOrM

and that's not a hammer, its a rubber mallet!

[guzziownr]

wow, its so calm, so measured, so precise, so quiet...
and that's not a hammer, its a rubber mallet!

...and a very gentle tap to seat the case.

[oldbike54]

 Good stuff , thanks guys  :)

 Oh , those workers at the Meriden plant don't look or sound like a bunch of radical troublemakers that would stage a sit in and then a hostile take over of an English factory  ;D

  Dusty

[Penderic]

I enjoyed that! Thank you for posting!  ;-T

[WTF]

Triumph factory is actually making the parts.
BMW factory is just assembling parts hence so quiet.
and that's not a hammer,nor is it a rubber mallet.
Its a nylon mallet.

HTH

[Phang]

Triumph factory is actually making the parts.
BMW factory is just assembling parts hence so quiet.
and that's not a hammer,nor is it a rubber mallet.
Its a nylon mallet.

HTH

To be more specific, it looks like a dead blow mallet with nylon heads from PB Swiss  ;D

[bad Chad]

Good lord, it's no wonder BMWs are so boring, they are conceived in the dull drums.

[kckershovel]

Ahh winter. The time to discuss the subtle differences between a hammer a rubber mallet and a nylon dead blow. I'll add the sand filled dead blow to the discussion.

[Chuck in Indiana]

The HF bright orange dead blow is remarkably good for about 3 bux.  ~; :BEER:

[Doug McLaren]

I know it's an oldie but my favourite is this one. How the Triumph Rocket 3 is made.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEuzxC4eGc

[leafman60]

That BMW video is interesting.  Yeah, that place is slightly more sophisticated than what I saw in Mandello del Lario!

[Arizona Wayne]

Thanks for posting the BMW factory assembly operation.  From that I got to see the demise of the Meriden Triumph factory documentary among other brand factory assembly lines on U-tube.  8)

[leafman60]

I just watched the 1982 Triumph factory video.  That's it, that's it !  That's Mandello! LOL

[Arizona Wayne]

I just watched the 1982 Triumph factory video.  That's it, that's it !  That's Mandello! LOL

Maybe the way they operate(never been there).  Both are/were union but MG has the backing of Italy Govt.  to keep them operating.  Probably the only reason they still are.

[leafman60]