Not quite…
I already have Barnet plates and a belt drive ,alloy clutch basket
No. As Fast Eddie said, the 10 lbs. is the net total weight gain for a stock 850. The triplex chain gets replaced with a 21 mm poly carbon belt, the steel clutch basket gets replaced by hard anodized aluminum one, and the bronze clutch plates get replaced with aluminum backed Barnett's. And the 6 lb lead acid battery gets replaced with a 3 lb. Shorai (if you're of a mind to do that). The Alton retains the OEM chain drive, so the majority of net weight would be the starter and associated drive goodies. And a big fat AGM battery.
+1 KenAnd while I'm on my bully pulpit, let me point out for those who seem to have missed it, that the last of the old Commando production models (1975+) did come from the factory with an electric starter. So it doesn't seem like that much sacrilege to fit one to the earlier models. Just my humble opinion, of course,
Ken
I'm sure if Northsdakota ever shows up again they will very much regret asking for advice.
I don't know, Dave. There's always the entertainment factor to consider in threads like this one.I'm sure if Northsdakota ever shows up again they will very much regret asking for advice.
Those guys call the steam-powered motorcycle guys Luddites. Hey, they're having just as much fun, with the chance of being blown up and/or badly scalded...
Still, and more to the point of this thread, there is a certain pleasure in using and working on simple machines. Increasing the complexity of the things I do for pastimes has only yielded more work required before the pleasure can be enjoyed. I think of it as the grief to pleasure ratio. When the grief of ownership overcomes the pleasure, it is time to eliminate that item from my life.You didn't use to smash up weaving mills in your youth did you?
No machine smashing in my history (intentionally), however, the definition of Luddite you posted has one thing I'd correct. It says they "believed" the machines where threatening their jobs. I "believe" it was a fact that the machines where threatening their jobs!
Not quite, you’re double counting the inner primary!
Might that be (in part at least) because their motor bicycles are fitted with reliable electronically operated starting devices …?
My life changed when I collect a brand new Road King (rental) in Chicago and rode it all the way to Santa Monica. Never visited any repair centres along the way, never put a drop of oil in it, never missed a beat, never even got a sore arse. There’s now a HD in my shed…
