I got the shaft today. :)

[Jerry]

The carbs are Synched gut I don't remember if there are rubber mounts on the exhaust mounting to the oil pan. So I will check that for sure.
Thanks for the input

 

[Grimly]

The 850s tend to break a front engine mount bolt and that gives rise to further resonance.
Mine broke one for no good reason (well, I suspect the resonances on the downtubes were to blame) and it did it purely because of age, I reckon.
I've also seen an 850 frame with the downtubes cracked right through, but that had done a huge mileage.

 

[Big T]

I like that fork brace

I have one just like it, with no markings except "forged"

 

[eil]

Neato! Same year/model as mine. When I bought it, it had an electronic ignition and new coils already installed. Then I swapped the head and carbs for a CV setup because I did not like the VM carbs. If the bolt spacing works (I haven't checked), I may swap out the front calipers for the '80 calipers at some point. At which point it will effectively be a 1980 with a kickstart.

I should look into a fork brace for mine.

 

[RustyTank]

I like that fork brace

I have one just like it, with no markings except "forged"

Where can ya get a fork brace like that T?

 

[Grimly]

If the bolt spacing works (I haven't checked), I may swap out the front calipers for the '80 calipers at some point.

They do. Mine does just that.

 

[Big T]

Where can ya get a fork brace like that T?

It came to me in a pile of parts

 

[RichDesmond]

...I should look into a fork brace for mine.

Some better fork springs and oil to match will do far more for the front end than a fork brace will. Probably a little cheaper too.