what year is my 500 engine?

[haynes66]

can anyone tell me what year my 500 engine is? CB500E - 2008943.  i'm a site manager at a residential behavioural school and one of the kids is taking a keen interest in motorcycle mechanics, so it's going to be a bit of a school project.

[JamesH]

That's a K1 engine...

http://www.sohc4.net/cb500-model-guide/

[haynes66]

super, thank you.

[deltarider]

And the good thing is, it has the modified head with the 4 rocker arm shafts and not 8. Cf. partslist CB500 as found here: http://www.honda4fun.com/materiale-documentazione-tecnica/parts-list/parts-list-cb500

[Bryanj]

Can do original Honda manual and psrts list on cd for postage as its a school project

[Chris400F]

Easier to download and save docs from Ash's Dropbox?

[Bryanj]

I gave him the details!!

[Bryanj]

And to answer the first question was built, or rather the bike it came from was built, in February 1972

[haynes66]

thanks bryan. that's very kind of you.