Author Topic: Honda CB750K5 Restoration by Royhall  (Read 28055 times)

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Re: Honda CB750K5 Restoration by Royhall
« Reply #390 on: March 06, 2024, 09:19:12 PM »
Lovely looking bike Roy great work! Came from the same place as mine.
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Re: Honda CB750K5 Restoration by Royhall
« Reply #391 on: March 06, 2024, 10:05:22 PM »
Congratulations Roy that’s a beauty 👍👏👏👏
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Re: Honda CB750K5 Restoration by Royhall
« Reply #392 on: March 06, 2024, 11:22:39 PM »
WOW!  that looks fantastic Roy
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Re: Honda CB750K5 Restoration by Royhall
« Reply #393 on: March 07, 2024, 12:00:51 AM »
Stunning build Roy. Looks like the same colour as my old K6. Did the bike not come with a original K5, K6 fuel tank ?
Thanks for that Trig. That's the tank it came with. Didn't notice until it was painted that it was an earlier item with the tap on the wrong side. K0/K1 maybe?

Edit.
Just checked photos of all models and you are of course correct Trig that only K5/K6 had the tap on the left. First time I have checked that as it was already painted so it was going on whatever. It's not 100% correct anyway, although the Boyer ignition dates back to when the bike was new so probably counts as classic (digital classic).


The fuel tap was on the right for the K0, K1, K2 up to 1973 in UK. The tap was moved to the right for the K3, K4 and still using tap 16950 and then went on to the bolt on tap K5, K6.

It must be a pain in the butt Roy as, your idle adjustment must be sitting right on the back of the fuel tap. When they moved the tap from right to left, they also moved the idle adjustment to the opposite side on the carbs.


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Re: Honda CB750K5 Restoration by Royhall
« Reply #394 on: March 07, 2024, 06:39:33 AM »
That's very interesting Trig, my idle adjustment is conveniently on the left. Meant to be I guess. It's definitely not as it left the factory.

« Last Edit: March 08, 2024, 12:38:40 PM by royhall »
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