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- Jun 23, 2004
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Hello;
New to the list. Just started looking around for Norton stuff on the web. My 73 850 has been stashed away in pieces for about 20 years. I'm going to try putting it together over the next few months. Probably won't have time to do much this summer, but as the year progresses, I hope to as well.
Rode this bike home from the bar where I bought it from a guy who needed money. I seem to recall paying $250 for it but I can't be positive.
Rode it a few times and tore it down. Then something else shiny caught my eye and it's been hanging out ever since.
I bought a lot of new parts from a Norton shop still in business in Sacramento, California, where I lived at the time. Picked up a few other parts over the years from swap meets and such.
I got a used wiring harness on Ebay a while back and just saw someone selling new ones there. Anyone know anything about "britbikeparts" on EBay?. Or who is making new wiring harnesses?
I also just purchased a headlight bucket and ears, but they haven't arrived yet.
Looking for a cylinder head now. The original is functional, but ugly. Couple fins broken and the right side exhaust port has been heli-arc welded to repair stripped threads.
I'll be reading through the posts here, looking for part sources and hope to pick up some information and tips.
Cheers,
Matt in Vancouver WA
New to the list. Just started looking around for Norton stuff on the web. My 73 850 has been stashed away in pieces for about 20 years. I'm going to try putting it together over the next few months. Probably won't have time to do much this summer, but as the year progresses, I hope to as well.
Rode this bike home from the bar where I bought it from a guy who needed money. I seem to recall paying $250 for it but I can't be positive.
Rode it a few times and tore it down. Then something else shiny caught my eye and it's been hanging out ever since.
I bought a lot of new parts from a Norton shop still in business in Sacramento, California, where I lived at the time. Picked up a few other parts over the years from swap meets and such.
I got a used wiring harness on Ebay a while back and just saw someone selling new ones there. Anyone know anything about "britbikeparts" on EBay?. Or who is making new wiring harnesses?
I also just purchased a headlight bucket and ears, but they haven't arrived yet.
Looking for a cylinder head now. The original is functional, but ugly. Couple fins broken and the right side exhaust port has been heli-arc welded to repair stripped threads.
I'll be reading through the posts here, looking for part sources and hope to pick up some information and tips.
Cheers,
Matt in Vancouver WA