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r/OldSchoolCool • u/wemtastic • Oct 09 '25
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Ton-up” came from British slang for hitting the ton, 100 mph. In the 1950s most bikes barely managed 80, so anyone who cracked the ton, especially a woman, instantly earned respect at the Ace Cafe.
98 u/SandboxSurvivalist Oct 09 '25 TIL the British didn't start adopting the metric system until 1965. 3 u/Neuvost Oct 09 '25 Not just that, but "Imperial units" are called that because they were used by the British Empire.
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TIL the British didn't start adopting the metric system until 1965.
3 u/Neuvost Oct 09 '25 Not just that, but "Imperial units" are called that because they were used by the British Empire.
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Not just that, but "Imperial units" are called that because they were used by the British Empire.
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u/wemtastic Oct 09 '25
Ton-up” came from British slang for hitting the ton, 100 mph. In the 1950s most bikes barely managed 80, so anyone who cracked the ton, especially a woman, instantly earned respect at the Ace Cafe.