Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
The imported subassemblies could be done cheaper in Japan and didn't carry the same import tariff a complete bike would pay.
Very interesting. Thanks for the insight! This quirkiness makes me love this bike even more!
Originally Posted by
Classtime
Very Cool. I stopped looking at 850s because they weren’t lugged.
I started looking for 850s because I realized that the early ones were! haha