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Hi,
Dan here from Joshua Tree, CA.
I’ve been working on BSA’s for a bit but got the Norton bug. A few months ago I picked up a 73’ 850 in pieces. The motor was dropped off at a friend who inspected it, changes the rings, and declared it healthy. The gearbox had been rebuilt by a shop and never used. It should be pretty fun to put back together.
And then last week.. I found this 76 850 and had to pick it up! It’s been sitting for a while but looks like it was well taken care of at one point. The motor turns freely but has had a tank of old gas sitting it in for maybe ten years? It has a single manifold and a Mikuni carb, a HUGE front rotor with what appears to be a Brembo caliper, an interested head steady, stainless oil lines, and a Corbin seat. It has a few problems (front forks have no life, tires, battery, etc) that I’m sorting it all out now.
I’d love to get your thoughts!
Dan

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<blockquote data-quote="Shackkat" data-source="post: 649487" data-attributes="member: 14900">Hi,Dan here from Joshua Tree, CA. I’ve been working on BSA’s for a bit but got the Norton bug.&nbsp; A few months ago I picked up a 73’ 850 in pieces. The motor was dropped off at a friend who inspected it, changes the rings, and declared it healthy.&nbsp; The gearbox had been rebuilt by a shop and never used.&nbsp; It should be pretty fun to put back together. And then last week..&nbsp; I found this 76 850 and had to pick it up!&nbsp; It’s been sitting for a while but looks like it was well taken care of at one point.&nbsp; The motor turns freely but has had a tank of old gas sitting it in for maybe ten years?&nbsp; It has a single manifold and&nbsp; a Mikuni carb, a HUGE front rotor with what appears to be a Brembo caliper, an interested head steady, stainless oil lines, and a Corbin seat. It has a few problems (front forks have no life, tires, battery, etc) that I’m sorting it all out now. I’d love to get your thoughts!Dan[MEDIA=imgur]a/6hQ2afi[/MEDIA]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shackkat, post: 649487, member: 14900"] Hi, Dan here from Joshua Tree, CA. I’ve been working on BSA’s for a bit but got the Norton bug. A few months ago I picked up a 73’ 850 in pieces. The motor was dropped off at a friend who inspected it, changes the rings, and declared it healthy. The gearbox had been rebuilt by a shop and never used. It should be pretty fun to put back together. And then last week.. I found this 76 850 and had to pick it up! It’s been sitting for a while but looks like it was well taken care of at one point. The motor turns freely but has had a tank of old gas sitting it in for maybe ten years? It has a single manifold and a Mikuni carb, a HUGE front rotor with what appears to be a Brembo caliper, an interested head steady, stainless oil lines, and a Corbin seat. It has a few problems (front forks have no life, tires, battery, etc) that I’m sorting it all out now. I’d love to get your thoughts! Dan [MEDIA=imgur]a/6hQ2afi[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]

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