--- John Whittingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> > My 850T is a special I built up myself in the early 1990s
from a
> > neglected lump that sat in someone's garage for a decade or
so.
> > Right now I'm pulling the motor apart for overhaul and
upgrading
> > so I can put it back into service. I haven't been riding for
a
> > few years, but that's going to change very soon. :-)
>
> The early 850T with the right hand gear change? Best of luck
> with the motor rebuild.
I don't know that any T's actually came with a right hand gear
change, as they were introduced as 1975 model year: the year the
US regulation for a left-hand gear change went into effect.
However, since they implemented both rear brake and shifter with
a pair of crossover shafts, it's easy to make them either left
or right gear change as desired. I've often thought about
switching this one to a right hand, up for low pattern as that
has always been the most comfortable gear change for me on a
bike. (Much of my "formative riding years" were spent on Norton
750 and Ducati 750 machines with that pattern...)
Thanks, I expect the engine overhaul will go very quickly once I
get to wrenching. :-)
Godfrey
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