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Title: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: Andrew-S on December 21, 2018, 08:16:41 PM: Well, after a very short search for a decent 750 K1 I have bought UK Pete's Ruby Red, 20,648 mile, 1971 survivor and picked it up today. It's been standing unused for about 3 years with fuel in the tank, and it's minging. So my first job tomorrow is to empty the tank and give it a clean out as there is some internal surface rust to deal with - that'll hopefully stop my garage smelling like I've left a pair of 3 week old sweaty trainers, the socks, the sweatshirt and shorts in there..... There's a few little dings here and there, but nothing I'm bothered about and I'm looking forward to getting it started in due course, once 'normal safety precautions' are taken.

All-in-all, I'm very happy with the bike and Pete is a really decent and genuine bloke - but then I guess many of you already know that.

I now need to take some time over Christmas and think carefully what I want to do to it - in the meantime, here's a 'few' photos and no doubt I'll be picking your brains in the near future.

Oh, and I've bought my first bit for it; an OE grab rail which was missing, and the fact that I fitted it before I loaded the bike into the van caused Pete some amusement.

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Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on December 21, 2018, 08:28:03 PM: Ok. So it’s snuggled down next to a Z.

What’s under the red/black cover?

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Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: Andrew-S on December 21, 2018, 08:36:30 PM: Quote from: SteveD CB500K0 on December 21, 2018, 08:28:03 PM
Ok. So it’s snuggled down next to a Z.

What’s under the red/black cover?

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Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: UK Pete on December 21, 2018, 08:46:49 PM: Good to do business with you Andrew, I hope the k1 brings you happiness, and I look forward to seeing your progress
Only 24 more bikes for me too sell now ,next is Rickman Kawasaki

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Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: Rob62 on December 21, 2018, 11:08:35 PM: Awesome. Roll on spring 8)
Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: JamesH on December 21, 2018, 11:15:34 PM: Good work - well done to both of you and enjoy a great bike there Andrew.

J

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Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: AshimotoK0 on December 22, 2018, 12:21:14 PM: Nice one ..I remember recommending that bike to Pete when he 1st got it as it was friend who was selling it.
Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: royhall on December 22, 2018, 03:57:22 PM: How much is the Rickman Pete?

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Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: UK Pete on December 22, 2018, 04:22:53 PM: Not sure roy, I was thinking, of putting it up for £6995 to people that know me and possibly 7995 on eBay,

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Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: JamesH on December 23, 2018, 01:38:34 AM: The Rickman is a bloody bargain imho...superb bike.

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Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: Andrew-S on December 23, 2018, 08:37:36 AM: Thanks folks, I'm very pleased with the K1.

I spent yesterday pawing all over it and taking loads of reference photos. It is a great bike and in remarkable original condition, it'll need a new paintset eventually and a few other parts replaced - NOS or good used OE when ever possible.

My priority is to get it started and see where I go from there. So I drained the old fuel yesterday (minging stuff) and will need to treat the surface rust that lines the tank - ethanol is satin's liquid! I've been recommended 'Metal Rescue' to cure the tank - anyone used this stuff before, it's not cheap at about £30 for 414ml concentrate (makes a gallon), see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBQX5v4FmzI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBQX5v4FmzI)

Pete coated it in ACF50, a good move and it's done a good job. But I now want to remove it, so before I go just smear it and make it worse by using the wrong products/process, anyone got any experience of getting this stuff off?

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Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: UK Pete on December 23, 2018, 08:55:15 AM: I usually, just polish the metal with autosolve without removing any traces of acf50

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Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: Andrew-S on December 23, 2018, 11:53:29 AM: Quote from: UK Pete on December 23, 2018, 08:55:15 AM
I usually, just polish the metal with autosolve without removing any traces of acf50

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That'd be right Pete, I read all this crap on the tinternet about how difficult it was to remove - should have just given it a go! ::) :D
Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: JamesH on December 23, 2018, 12:28:53 PM: Andrew - I use Bilt-hammer Deox-C to derust my tank internals. You Do need to flush out any gunk/varnish residue first. I normally remove the stale fuel, then degrease / flush (if you’re careful you can use a pressure washer lance to clean out internally. Then make up a Deox-c solution with hot water and fill the tank with the solution warm.

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Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: UK Pete on December 23, 2018, 01:20:38 PM: Yes I done a tank with 5hat stuff, then coated it with a diesel film as the tank wants to rust straight away

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Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: Andrew-S on December 23, 2018, 02:07:21 PM: Thanks for the heads-up, I'll look into that stuff.

Cheers
Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: Sgt.Pinback on December 23, 2018, 07:07:34 PM: Lovely patina.
Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: Andrew-S on December 24, 2018, 04:48:26 PM: Bit of progress on the K1 today, spent 4 hours cleaning up some of the sharp end - tried a new product (to me) for cleaning and protecting chrome and plastics; 'Quick-Glo', pretty happy with the result after the first effort:

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Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: UK Pete on December 24, 2018, 05:10:56 PM: Wow it works well

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Title: Re: I've bought UK Pete's Ruby Red K1
Post by: AshimotoK0 on December 24, 2018, 06:13:27 PM: Quote from: Jamesh_sussex on December 23, 2018, 12:28:53 PM
Andrew - I use Bilt-hammer Deox-C to derust my tank internals. You Do need to flush out any gunk/varnish residue first. I normally remove the stale fuel, then degrease / flush (if you’re careful you can use a pressure washer lance to clean out internally. Then make up a Deox-c solution with hot water and fill the tank with the solution warm.

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Been using that stuff for many years as we have a 40 litre heated bath of it where I work BUT .. don't leave any chromed parts in it for an extended period as I left a CB250K front guard in it and it started to strip the chrome under where the original pitting was. Having said that a quickish immersion of a USA 500/4 rear guard worked wonders on the underside.