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Re: 1971 CB500K0 Resto 3/71 VIN 1000896
« Reply #90 on: December 21, 2015, 08:07:36 PM »
Agree with both of you. My 400/4 had had 8 owners and 26k but the crank and shells were perfect and I left well alone. I had another 400/4 that had done 19 k and there was about 1mm play on one of the big ends. Top  end on the 500 looks good though, so just hoping  !

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Re: 1971 CB500K0 Resto 3/71 VIN 1000896
« Reply #91 on: December 28, 2015, 07:02:37 PM »
Quote from: Woodside on December 20, 2015, 11:51:11 AM
Is the pan completely fubard. ...
Have you not a potion in your arsenal you could coat it with...to contain all the crud ..kind off gel coat to keep it contained .
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I'm following this thread closely as I have a UK Registered k0 in bits and I'm considering what's the best route to take with it..I'm slowly collecting the parts and seeing how you are marching forward at an outstanding rate is tipping me to dig it out and start it. ...or at least piece it together ...

Took your advice Woodside  :) Bead blasted the DK seat pan to remove all traces of rust,  then covered the clean side of it  in gaffer tape then filled all of the holes from the foam side, with aluminium loaded epoxy. When that cured I  covered the whole area with short fibre glass and unfilled epoxy. Then I coated the whole underside of the pan with epoxy filled with aluminium and ceramic powder and cured it all up in an oven. Now have a bloody stong seat pan that will never rust on the foam side ! Going to etch prime the non-foam side tomorrow and then satin black the whole lot. Also bead blasted the swinging arm that was in pretty nice shape .. needs new bushes/collar though ... same parts as early 750. Think I will grind the collar and make slightly undersize ID phosphor bronze bushes, like I did with my 750K0

Left my camera at work  :( so pictures to follow.
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Re: 1971 CB500K0 Resto 3/71 VIN 1000896
« Reply #92 on: December 31, 2015, 06:15:48 PM »
You are a gent Ken ... no worries about delay. Lets see what other goodies you have to sell me for the 'package' once I get into the engine. If it helps I can always get a package pre-paid and picked up by TNT via our works account. This bike is for my personal collection of Hondas from my 'era' BTW and I don't really ever envisage selling them on .. well until I am very much  older and greyer, anyway. Just wish I could get my 750K0 together but there is always some elusive part holding me up. Was talking to UKPete about this on the phone yesterday and the 750K0 thing is definitely an unheathy, obsessive disease  ;D
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Re: 1971 CB500K0 Resto 3/71 VIN 1000896
« Reply #93 on: January 01, 2016, 12:52:25 PM »
Quote from: AshimotoK0 on December 31, 2015, 06:15:48 PM
Just wish I could get my 750K0 together but there is always some elusive part holding me up. Was talking to UKPete about this on the phone yesterday and the 750K0 thing is definitely an unheathy, obsessive disease  ;D

Your not wrong there ash, its driving me insane , but in a strange way i enjoy it, like the other day scoring myself a very early set of 1969 sandcast  cylinders for a bargain price, i am still well chuffed at that cause its taken me a year and a half to find them
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Re: 1971 CB500K0 Resto 3/71 VIN 1000896
« Reply #94 on: January 03, 2016, 07:37:22 PM »
Just got a reasonable best offer on this from DK,  basically for what they owe me refund of the 'mouse infested' seat they sold me. Needs some repair work and a re-chrome (est. £70)   but I was fast becoming aware that these are rocking horse poo un-cracked /solid etc

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351617615441
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Re: 1971 CB500K0 Resto 3/71 VIN 1000896
« Reply #95 on: January 03, 2016, 08:43:10 PM »
Great find well done ash.
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Re: 1971 CB500K0 Resto 3/71 VIN 1000896
« Reply #96 on: January 14, 2016, 10:36:44 PM »
Got  a NOS 'damaged' seat ... had to pay lots for this example of rocking horse poo. Just hope I can fix it.
Stayed behind at work in the freezing cold to blast clean the centre stand (pin free and no wear). Cleaned the transmission cover in the parts washer, didn't bead blast it as it's pretty good, will just strip the clear coat and redo.
Seat photo's a bit naff .. camera not focusing properly since my daughter hid it away tidying up  :(.   Padding in quilting  looks really pronounced compared with all the repros I have seen. it's the same with the repro CB750K0 seats ...only the Yamiya ones come anywhere close to the original. Why can't UK seat cover suppliers repro this correctly?

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Re: 1971 CB500K0 Resto 3/71 VIN 1000896
« Reply #97 on: January 14, 2016, 11:44:59 PM »
"Is it missing a round rubber Ash?"

Yes well spotted Ken .. got a few spare ones  though.
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Re: 1971 CB500K0 Resto 3/71 VIN 1000896
« Reply #98 on: January 19, 2016, 11:20:03 PM »



Stripped down NOS seat . Evidence of water ingress and cover de-fused not torn/cut/ripped. Interesting that the original 3/71 cover was stitched. NOS has no stitching at all ... All heat fused or bonded  and the heat fusing/ bond interface has de-laminated. pics tell the story.

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Re: 1971 CB500K0 Resto 3/71 VIN 1000896
« Reply #99 on: January 19, 2016, 11:31:57 PM »
Attachments  gettin fked up GRRRR!

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Re: 1971 CB500K0 Resto 3/71 VIN 1000896
« Reply #100 on: January 20, 2016, 06:42:05 AM »
Good pics Ash, what glue will you use for the cover
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Re: 1971 CB500K0 Resto 3/71 VIN 1000896
« Reply #101 on: January 20, 2016, 07:19:26 AM »
Quote from: UK Pete on January 20, 2016, 06:42:05 AM
Good pics Ash, what glue will you use for the cover
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Do you mean " how are you going to make  the glue to bond it back together"
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Re: 1971 CB500K0 Resto 3/71 VIN 1000896
« Reply #102 on: January 20, 2016, 07:46:00 AM »
If the seat is original, it should have a decal sticker (in Japanese) on the seat pan (bottom) It will be located on the side  ;) 
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Re: 1971 CB500K0 Resto 3/71 VIN 1000896
« Reply #103 on: January 20, 2016, 07:48:25 AM »
There was a guy I was at school with who's old man had an auto upholstery place in Hull called DL Barr (bet Orcadian knows of them). He now runs the firm still with his brother, so first thing is to take it in there for advice. I think it will have been hot fused not glued and I would be very reluctant to take any glue near it, its so rare. Perhaps it can be stitched ala the original Honda one.

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Re: 1971 CB500K0 Resto 3/71 VIN 1000896
« Reply #104 on: January 20, 2016, 07:49:10 AM »
Quote from: Trigger on January 20, 2016, 07:46:00 AM
If the seat is original, it should have a decal sticker (in Japanese) on the seat pan (bottom) It will be located on the side  ;)

It is original and it does have the Japanese sticker Graham. That's why it cost me ...

Also see photo of 'Bridgestone' foam CW one from original 3/71
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