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Hi Pete, Talk to Andrew and ask him what paint he used for mine !!! he's a really nice bloke.

I sneaked my K0 in like that but she caught my mate and me unloading it off the trailer (she was supposed to be at Am Dramatics but it was cancelled.  BTW She always calls the front forks 'The prongs' for some reason!! Wierd!!

Have a funnystory about 'prongs' too. Yonks ago, my mate told me someone wanted my Cb250K2 and would pay over the odds for it, so I sold it to him. Went off to Greece with the money and came back to find he had hit a tree during the 1st week of ownership and could I help him rebuild it. He wrapped the stanchions up in an old  blanket to take to some dodgy guy who straightens them for cash We  dropped in at the bank on the way for the cash and he plonked the stanchions wrapped in blacket on the counter of the bank. The cashier screamed - she thought it was a shotgun under the blanket and he was a robber. That story is the gospel truth. He never did get that bike back on the road again thank god.

Tell her from 'Honest Ash' that there cottonpickin' K1 is better than money in the bank Pete. To be fair to Cathy she now realises that these bikes are rising in price and you get nothing in interest from the banks for your savings, so if I told here I was buying a few of them I don't think she would mind.

cheers

Ash

I don't think if he's bought it Off ChrisR he will have any nasty surprises !! It will be a good 'honest'  bike. If you look at the way K2's have appreciated in value lately I reckon he has an real asset there. I know that the K1 was the highest no. of production but anyone know how many came to the UK. You don't tend to see that many - or is it just me who's not seen them around or on Ebay UK.

Cheers

AshD

Hi Pete -  I have got both the spokes and rims (bought before they hiked up price). They are DID but with additional stamped writing and not made in Japan , the chrome looks pretty good and I suspect they are what everyone else uses. Not used mine yet though, still plucking the courage to lace them myself (with the help of my old neighbour who used to do it years ago). I think a lot of chromers will not rechrome rims any more and they would be far more, I suspect to rechrome, than the DSS ones. Rear on K0's have a unique rounded portion but I can't be bothered with all of that 'Sandcast' nonsense. I think most of DSS's stuff is reasonable quality and he gets a good price from the manuf's and passes it on.

Cheers

Ash

Pete's got a big smile on his face now - and he has caught the bug. I will let him expalin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I suppose it really depends whats in the NOS parts bags and what the motor is like But you are always in for about 550 paint, 700 pipes, even a rolled K0 front fender is now about 200, 150 powder coat, airbox repro 75, rims/respoke 200+, tyres 130, Ducktailseat with metal base 300 - rechrome rear guard (if its not shot) 90. So  thats almost 2100 GBP without even touching the motor!! Clocks look pretty good though - particularly the red line on the tacho -those pair  alone are probably worth 500+  Have a look at the toolkit parts and it has a 'double hole' at one end wrench - now that is RARE

I was surprised that more people did not  bid on the K0 that DK had before Christmas, OK it had a K1 motor but little finishing touches on it indicated IMHO that it was a pretty spot on restoration by whoever DK got it from.