Which is the best buy R65.

[Matt Chapter]

this relates to the deliberate omission of a circlip on the input shaft - some boxes go forever and cause no problems, others fail expensively.

!!$$!! %^$&

Yea, guess whose failed expensively and had to be rebuilt (twice)!

Given that the 86 has less than have the distance traveled, that's a clear winner to me.

The '82 will be a bit more of a niche bike, with the "character" of trying to find correct parts.  You can still have the thrill of the hunt with the '86 though.