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I did some more work on the 850 recently, painting the sidepanels and fixing a huge oil leak. The leak turned out to be from the oil junction block. The fixing bold is an odd length, 7/8". DPO had fitted a 1 inch long bolt and it bottomed out without quite securing the block. The oil just poured out. It's dry now though. Amazing how much trouble 1/8 of an inch can cause.
I painted the sidepanels with Duplicolor rattlecan paint in base coat and clear coat. It matches the tank perfectly, but isn't quite as glossy. Another 14 coats of clear :roll: and some sanding and buffing would probably fix that, but I think it's good enough for now.
I had the bike out for it's first run away from home today. It runs great! Soon it will be ready for the second head retorquing and first oil change. I also need to get the alternator fitted and finish up the wiring. I'm still running total loss. But it's a rider!
And now, the photos! I hope they're not too big. I sized the 'after' pics to 800x600. Looks good on my monitor.
Here's a before pic, as it looked when I bought it:
And here's how it looks now:
Finally, a photo of my two Nortons together:
Debby
I painted the sidepanels with Duplicolor rattlecan paint in base coat and clear coat. It matches the tank perfectly, but isn't quite as glossy. Another 14 coats of clear :roll: and some sanding and buffing would probably fix that, but I think it's good enough for now.
I had the bike out for it's first run away from home today. It runs great! Soon it will be ready for the second head retorquing and first oil change. I also need to get the alternator fitted and finish up the wiring. I'm still running total loss. But it's a rider!
And now, the photos! I hope they're not too big. I sized the 'after' pics to 800x600. Looks good on my monitor.
Here's a before pic, as it looked when I bought it:
And here's how it looks now:
Finally, a photo of my two Nortons together:
Debby