Teds new project a CB500 K1 mostly version 0.5 circa 1972.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Tbh Simon I'm well in front of where I was when I stripped down the 400. It's been easier as the bike has been dismantled before. Even the centre  stand pivot came out undamaged.

Progress will come to a crawl as the weather gets cooler in the garage. I plan to improve on surface preparation - something you can't rush before I start up the rattle cans.

[gary123]

Making good progress, Im enjoying watching this.

[Matt_Harrington]

Ted, I'm sure all this hard work will be worth it!  Great progress.
Matt

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Picked the frame up from the powder coaters today - good thing  is you can still see the stamped frame number.
Used a different powder coater this time RPT Engineering Ltd at Somercoates DE55 4LS Cost with VAT was £190 including stands, swing arm, battery box & rear frame grab rail part. 

Not as thickly applied this time so well pleased with the  30% gloss black finish.

.500 K1 frame by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr

[gary123]

Looks good Ted. I like the low gloss look.

Might have been better in brown

[Laverdaroo]

Beige would have looked better but loving the black Ted, well done mate


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[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Looks good Ted. I like the low gloss look.

Might have been better in brown

I will save the high gloss  black for the Tank & Panels (eventually).

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Beige would have looked better but loving the black Ted, well done mate


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BEIGE how very dare you Roo it was Nut Brown !

[smoothoperator]

Looking great Ted, rapid progress! Good that you've found a better powder coater.

[Oddjob]

What's going on with the bottom rail, near the footrest mount Ted? Looks like something is on it.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Angle of the photo - the background is front wheel ramp clamp?

[SPR]

That does look well ...... I've had a spare swing arm done and it had to be gloss to match the rest but much prefer the slightly less gloss finish

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

A little more progress this afternoon - rear swing arm Brass bushes fitted plus shocker mount bushes - a couple of days in the freezer made the first 75% of the fitting easy - then use alloy drift tool and a big rubber hammer they fitted far too easily.

Spent a good 30 minutes looking for the rear brake pivot that I finally found in a takeaway box with rear brake pivot written on it. Work has ground to a standstill now until I find the return spring that was not in the box.

DS say its discontinued so another day for that search party - I have a feeling I put it somewhere too safe to find easily - keeps me fit I guess looking in the same places as before several times over.

Run out of beer so having to drink some Pineapple & Passion Fruit Cider (4%) to make do for tonight.

[taysidedragon]

Is it on the brake rod? That's where I usually put it.
Enjoy your cider, I'll have one too! 🍻

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Is it on the brake rod? That's where I usually put it.
Enjoy your cider, I'll have one too! 🍻

No - I am looking for a circular spring I take it 46514-323-020  I assume - found the pedal & the rod definitely a job for another day I must have looked in three shelves of boxes plus umpteen big boxes on the floor four times over - at least as you progress it gets easier with fewer parts to look through..