advice on buying project 850

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I would think one thing to keep in mind would be whether you can sell it for what you put into it. Personally I think projects are kind of fun in most cases, but today I am kind of sick of garage extension projects.
My projects aren't always financial winners but as mentioned above I need to do something with my time.
 
RennieK said:
I don't see anything wrong with having a Norton as your 1st. bike. The 1st bike I ever bought was a Norton and I had only basic mechanical skills at the time. (The next vehicle I purchased was a van so I could go collect my Norton when it died on the side of the road). I still loved my bike and within 2 years, the help of other riders and a manual I had torn it down to every bolt and re-assembled it in my basement. It's kinda like a meccano set for grownups. Once I had it for several years it was very reliable and I didn't hesitate to jump on it and go for a 200 mile jaunt for the day and the thought of a breakdown didn't occur to me.
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As a friend of mine says, "if you're not a mechanic, owning a classic britbike will make you one!"

As I stated before, my bike came as a pile of parts, but was said to be complete. It was complete, meaning I only needed to replace parts that were worn. I think, for the most part, replacement parts for the bike were very reasonable, especially if you go for items like the Emgo turn signals over the Lucas ($17 vs $90), but it still took about $5000 in parts, not labor, to assemble it. Labor was free :wink:
 
Scooter62 There's a reason CNW gets upwards of $18 grand for their bikes.
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I have purchased many parts and services from CNW and want to say, for the record, that I couldn't be more pleased with the service posture and the attention to detail, never mind the excellent advice offered by Matt Rambow.

However, $18 grand won't get you very far at CNW. Amazingly the current deal is that you send them your Norton AND a check for $26,900.00 and two years later they send you your bike back (two year waiting list). For this money they completely remanufacture your machine and upgrade every system for which better parts are available.

My initial reaction to this something like this was, "nice work, if you can get it".

BUT

I am almost ready to stop spending money and start building...and... I have spent over $17 grand!!! Starts to make CNW look like a *very* reasonable service, never mind the talent differences...

RS
 
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