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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 49980" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>Russell,</p><p></p><p>I would not recommend it for a street bike. I have used the BAR for years and it is an incredible gearbox, but it is a true racing box made from magnesium and no kick starter. It is quite a bit of work to fit with making all new plates spacers and modifying the F106. Finally, it is expensive. I thought that it was well worth the price because it gave so much reliability and the shifting is flawless. However, I had to travel thousands of miles to attend Bonneville and Miller as well as other racing venues. The cost of failure was too high to be cheap. Ken Genecco on the Ex-Dickerson Flash went to Miller 6 times and raced in only one complete event with the Albion box. The Albion is a good box, but the gears are not made of EN36 and it sheds teeth at a high rate.</p><p></p><p>Bruce makes a Norton box with a kick starter and it can be had in 4, 5 or 6 speeds if that is important. I would look for a used Norton box with a kick start. It is inexpensive, robust and relatively easy to fit, mostly because so many owners have done so. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1017.photobucket.com/user/daviddunfey/media/100_2752.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af300/daviddunfey/100_2752.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 49980, member: 1177"] Russell, I would not recommend it for a street bike. I have used the BAR for years and it is an incredible gearbox, but it is a true racing box made from magnesium and no kick starter. It is quite a bit of work to fit with making all new plates spacers and modifying the F106. Finally, it is expensive. I thought that it was well worth the price because it gave so much reliability and the shifting is flawless. However, I had to travel thousands of miles to attend Bonneville and Miller as well as other racing venues. The cost of failure was too high to be cheap. Ken Genecco on the Ex-Dickerson Flash went to Miller 6 times and raced in only one complete event with the Albion box. The Albion is a good box, but the gears are not made of EN36 and it sheds teeth at a high rate. Bruce makes a Norton box with a kick starter and it can be had in 4, 5 or 6 speeds if that is important. I would look for a used Norton box with a kick start. It is inexpensive, robust and relatively easy to fit, mostly because so many owners have done so. [URL=http://s1017.photobucket.com/user/daviddunfey/media/100_2752.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af300/daviddunfey/100_2752.jpg[/IMG][/URL] David [/QUOTE]
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