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Coming along Mick.I loved the Candy Blue Green but if you are staying original it's not a UK K1 color which is why I went the Red.
You will not get much oil pressure by using the kick start. When the engine is turning over at 1000 rpm without the rockers in place, the oil pressure pushes the jets out
Quote from: paul G on February 25, 2020, 07:47:11 AMComing along Mick.I loved the Candy Blue Green but if you are staying original it's not a UK K1 color which is why I went the Red.Love the red as well Paul, I keep changing my mind which way to go, mine is a US import and its original colour is Valley Green, which I also like
...........will be taking them with the tank to the paint shop in the next week. Colour undecided as yet but do like the Candy Blue Green. Still loads to do and a few more parts to find but its getting more complete every day.
Quote from: Crispy on February 24, 2020, 11:34:21 PM...........will be taking them with the tank to the paint shop in the next week. Colour undecided as yet but do like the Candy Blue Green. Still loads to do and a few more parts to find but its getting more complete every day. Coming along nicely and I'm enjoying keeping up with this thread - what's the timeline for completion?There's a school of thought that promotes originality, but have to say that if my K1 was any other colour than Candy Ruby Red (or Gold) I'm pretty sure I would have chosen one of those colours despite the 'dilemma' losing some originality, lucky I didn't have to choose. At the end of the day it's your bike, so any colour you wish.
Quote from: Andrew-S on February 25, 2020, 10:17:15 AMQuote from: Crispy on February 24, 2020, 11:34:21 PM...........will be taking them with the tank to the paint shop in the next week. Colour undecided as yet but do like the Candy Blue Green. Still loads to do and a few more parts to find but its getting more complete every day. Coming along nicely and I'm enjoying keeping up with this thread - what's the timeline for completion?There's a school of thought that promotes originality, but have to say that if my K1 was any other colour than Candy Ruby Red (or Gold) I'm pretty sure I would have chosen one of those colours despite the 'dilemma' losing some originality, lucky I didn't have to choose. At the end of the day it's your bike, so any colour you wish.Andrew,I'm hoping to have it finished in time for Crich this year, I'm enjoying keeping up with your build as well, great job! I have dropped everything off now at the painters and have plumped for the Candy Blue Green, whatever the colour its going to be an improvement on the starting point!
if my K1 was any other colour than Candy Ruby Red (or Gold) I'm pretty sure I would have chosen one of those colours despite the 'dilemma' losing some originality, lucky I didn't have to choose.
By the way when I rebuilt my CB750 K1 engine, I kicked and kicked, and even tried the starter in desperation but not one drop of oil did I see until I took advice from this board and primed the oil pump with half a tub of Vaseline!
Wow, That is looking fantastic Mick, you can't rush a good thing. Just one little observation, your Honda wings on the side panels fitted to the bike, are flying backwards but in the other photo of just the side panels, they are on the correct way 🤔🤔🤔
Well after what must be the longest wait for a paint job here's an update on this stop / start project.I dropped my tank etc off for painting in Feb, just before lockdown and got it all back last week.I couldn't resist fitting it temporarily just to see how it looked. It is candy blue/ green although it looks more like blue in the photo.The front end is finished, brakes sorted, all electrics work, just need to fit the carbs , find an airbox lower half ,order the exhaust system then fire it up, hopefully! ....Maybe another 6 months the way things have been going!