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So after all this chatter about the shape of a letter B I personally do not think it alters the value of your bike one iota - I would sell it on the basis of what is recorded on the V5 & the bike itself.At £9500 it looks a great bike - why pay say £2-3k more for a frame that is probably older & rustier inside.If it looks like a Duck, Quacks like a Duck - its a Duck I say. Don't get me started on started on USA model v UK model they are all made in Japan - they are all imports too much talk trying to justify daft prices I think.Not that you could ride one blindfold but who could tell the difference in the saddle - some wine buff probably eh! We all know what they are.
That said K0, K1,K2, K3 am I wrong to think they were improvements along the way by Honda?
Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on May 04, 2023, 09:41:33 PMThat said K0, K1,K2, K3 am I wrong to think they were improvements along the way by Honda?Depends how you define 'improvements'. The sandcast/K0 were the prettiest IMHO. Personally, I loved the look of the iconic Duck-tail K0 seat but there again it had dodgy foam blocks, which sag . K0/K1 HM300 pipes had a lovelier sound but more antisocial and the beautiful Candy Ruby Red and Candy Blue/Green colour schemes were both sadly dropped after K1 (Blue/green after K0 IIRC) . K0 painted airbox looked lovely but cracked badly.. later black air box was more practical but looks bland in comparison. Mark Paris's book (Hondaman) details a lot of the engine change 'improvements'. Whether the dodgy bigger valves with suspect guides plus PD carbs on the later models was an improvement, is doubtful engineering wise.
Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on May 04, 2023, 09:41:33 PMThat said K0, K1,K2, K3 am I wrong to think they were improvements along the way by Honda?Not really Ted, just marketing really. People will always upgrade to the latest model. There were improvements along the way but mostly minor, and some years the only change was colour.
Quote from: royhall on May 05, 2023, 10:06:21 AMQuote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on May 04, 2023, 09:41:33 PMThat said K0, K1,K2, K3 am I wrong to think they were improvements along the way by Honda?Not really Ted, just marketing really. People will always upgrade to the latest model. There were improvements along the way but mostly minor, and some years the only change was colour.I don't think it is minor between the K0 to K3 Roy. Carbs are different, cables, clocks, top yoke, switch gear, seats, seat catch, oil tank, side panels, fuel tank, fuse box, wiring harness, ignition switch, head light brackets, engine cases, clutch baskets and plates, gear box, gear selector assembly, cylinder heads, barrels, oil jets and for the rest you will have to ask Trigger or James