1972 CB500K1: Goldie - back from the dead

[JamesH]

Bike looks awesome steve - agree this is the best colour for these bikes IMHO...

[Bryanj]

You could well be right oddjob, i tend to look at these when i am winding down after work and the 13-15 hour shifts make the brain cells more dull than they should be!!!

[SteveD CB500K0]

To answer the various questions:

• Pete - yes, it's the gold one that lived in the barn (and that I refused to sell to Malcolm...)
• Ash - points sheathing (?) Hadn't even noticed it until I looked at the photo.
• Bryan - is it a "K0"? What is a 500K0 anyway? This one has frame: CB500-2010297, engine CB500E-2010317, First reg: 08/06/72
• Oddjob - the colour is lighter than it looks as I always darken the exposure on these shots (for the "sultry" look...)

[SteveD CB500K0]

So question 1.

Given the numbers below, what is it?

[SteveD CB500K0]

Q2:  Are these the correct mirrors?

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[Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP)]

Steve not that I recall mate so no
Cheers
Bitsa

[Bryanj]

From the Honda US I.D. book:-

CB500 500 FOUR (CB500K0)
SELL DATE 1971 FRAME STARTS FROM CB500-1000001


CB500K1 500 FOUR
SELL DATE 1972 FRAME STARTS FROM CB500-2000001


CB500K2 500 FOUR
SELL DATE 1973 FRAME STARTS FROM CB500-2100001

[SteveD CB500K0]

Well that's fairly conclusive. Thanks guys.

Nice to have an engine that's only 20 away from the frame. Pure coincidence I'm sure.

[AshimotoK0]

Well that's fairly conclusive. Thanks guys.

Nice to have an engine that's only 20 away from the frame. Pure coincidence I'm sure.

I think my 400/4 is the same frame and engine no.! Memory could be playing tricks though.

Cheers

[Bryanj]

If it is Ash thats a real rarity or a 2ringer" mate

[Trigger]

There is a third answer to a matching number. Some time i would have CX500 engines in with no number on the block. If i never had a scrap unit to copy the number i would stamp the frame number. Making the bike with matching numbers.
Answered this question on another forum. The member had a CX500 with matching numbers. I asked the member to remove the engine Honda plate's and see if there was any stamps under the plate. As we would stamp under the plate so we know that it was of my engines. He removed the plate to find that i had already been at work on that before.

[RGP750]

Oh, JKJ12L Still think it was the best bike i ever had.
Second hand with 800 miles on the clock and i had toncil itus and wasn't allowed out for 2 weeks
desperate in case someone else bought it..
Exactly the same loved the gold.
Looks good Steve

[SteveD CB500K0]

My "NOS" tax disc arrived today:

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It came from Earlswood Reproductions (www.britishtaxdiscs.co.uk)

I went for the "distressed" version with artfully faded colours and text.