smashed cases

[cbnovascotia]

Many thanks to all about my K3 cases, i am going to get the damage one repaired. As to Spitfire's comment about the oil feeds,good advice, I'll make sure all is masked up before beading. How do i post photos and list my bikes on my profile?

[cbnovascotia]

Great suggestion K2-K6....i'll relay that info to the welder.thanks.

[SteveD CB500K0]

Posting Pictures etc

You didn't read the "Newbs start here" did you (don't worry - no-one does!)

http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php?topic=1825.0

Steve

PS: Put your location in your profile too.

[the-chauffeur]

K0's and K1's had different cases for the output shaft bearings (not sure on K2)  K0's and K1's had the same two bearing sizes but they are grooved on the K0 and ungrooved on K1. Suspect K2's used the K1 arrangement

K2's - well, mine at least - have the same output shaft as the K1's with the single row (ungrooved) bearings and the rudimentary chain oiler system.  Having got myself a second bottom end from an F-something or other, I can tell you the shafts are interchangeable so long as you use the double row bearings with the later shafts (although the later ones lose the oiler) - and even though the later bearings are physically wider, they fit just fine in the earlier cases. 

Incidentally, Hondaman reckons the later shafts/bearings gave away about 1bhp to the earlier ones.