'73 vs. '74 850

Onder · Aug 22, 2019

My 850 MkII Feb 74 has early type swinging arm, no plugs, RH10 head, non baffled
airbox, black barrels, grid type seat cover. Seat foam thick but too soft.

gortnipper · Aug 22, 2019

My April 74mk2 has later swing arm w/ plugs and RH10.

ILLF8ED · Aug 22, 2019

Brooking 850 said:
My 73 has silver barrels from original, did any of the 74's have silver barrels ?
Mine doesnt have a RH10 head.
My race bike came as a 73 although does have a RH10 head.
Regards Mike

'73 had silver barrels while '74 had black barrels. It's been suggested '73 went back to previous silver barrels to show it wasn't a combat.

HRD · Aug 22, 2019

Onder said:
My 850 MkII Feb 74 has early type swinging arm, no plugs, RH10 head, non baffled
airbox, black barrels, grid type seat cover. Seat foam thick but too soft.

Interesting that the air filter is non baffled,are you the original owner ?Also re seat is the bike Roadster or Interstate .

maylar · Aug 23, 2019

HRD said:
Interesting that the air filter is non baffled,are you the original owner ?Also re seat is the bike Roadster or Interstate .

My Aug 74 Roadster does not have a baffled airbox plate either. Original owner.

maylar · Aug 24, 2019

illf8ed said:
'73 had silver barrels while '74 had black barrels. It's been suggested '73 went back to previous silver barrels to show it wasn't a combat.

I believe that. I once brought my new 74 to a pub and some dude kept insisting that it was a combat.

ILLF8ED · Aug 27, 2019

maylar said:
I believe that. I once brought my new 74 to a pub and some dude kept insisting that it was a combat.

Yes black barrel equals combat, it was marketed that way. Black barrel got a bad name. Yet for me the combat roadster is the Commando to have.

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