Hi all , i have been trying to buy a K0 for 3 years and have tryed to buy 3 different ones up until now but for whatever reason i have not managed to close the deals, after getting the SOHC bug a few years back this has been my goal to own the earliest k0 i can find
Well after lots of thinking and working out restoration costs etc i decided the best way forward if i want to own one and restore it to original is to pay the money rather than hope one comes up real cheap, so thats what i have done, i chose one that retains most of the original bits as they are the parts that rocket the price of restoration to the point where you will never get back your money
So what i have is a 1969 K0 US import all there and running but in need of restoration and registering, i am so content now i have added this to my collection, the only trouble is i have 5 projects on the go at the moment and non of them getting anywhere at the moment, i was doing a gpz550, cb750 cafe racer , Rickman Honda 750 , Klr 600 chopper, and another 750 F2 , I then had a nasty bike accident which cost me 5 months of recovery time, now i am better all i want to do is ride again rather than spend weekends restoring, but as Autumn is here now and my work drops off i will get back on track and start where i left off with the Gpz and Rickman,
But at the same time will get the K0 MOT and registered so i can ride it around for a year or so while gathering bits for the restoration
The Hard to get bits (or shall i say expesive bits) i need to source are left hand fork ear, recessed ignition, and Exhausts, i have noticed DS no longer sells the HM300 complete exhaust sets which is disapointing ,Yamiya pipes are ridiculous price when you add postage and Import tax, the ignition switchs go for anything up to £400 so i probably will not bother with that, but luckly i have good carbs , air box, good clocks, good seat, even a reasonable original double cut front guard, plastic chain guard, oh yes and the hard to get wrinkle tank , so over half way there with the rare parts
I will keep you posted with progress
Pete