I'm giving serious consideration to buying a '73, 850 Commando Roadster.
I had an 850 Mk3 back in the day and it was....well let's just say it had "issues" and it was a low mileage, one owner example when I bought it in '76. It didn't help that what I really wanted was a Jota and an R100RS and could afford neither at the time. In the quest for more power, I had the head ported, fitted a 3S camshaft and 10.25:1 Omega pistons. That was an exercise in turd polishing if ever there was one.
However, I've seen what appears to be a nice one for sale locally at a very fair price. It's got various Norvil bits on it and is in running order. I'm also inclined to think that it might be better than money in the bank.
Any thoughts.....?
I had an 850 Mk3 back in the day and it was....well let's just say it had "issues" and it was a low mileage, one owner example when I bought it in '76. It didn't help that what I really wanted was a Jota and an R100RS and could afford neither at the time. In the quest for more power, I had the head ported, fitted a 3S camshaft and 10.25:1 Omega pistons. That was an exercise in turd polishing if ever there was one.
However, I've seen what appears to be a nice one for sale locally at a very fair price. It's got various Norvil bits on it and is in running order. I'm also inclined to think that it might be better than money in the bank.
Any thoughts.....?