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SOHC.co.uk Forums => CB500/550 => Topic started by: Sesman on October 29, 2021, 10:08:53 AM

Title: Fresh Fish
Post by: Sesman on October 29, 2021, 10:08:53 AM

For sale.

Title: Re: Fresh Fish
Post by: AshimotoK0 on October 29, 2021, 10:14:21 AM

Sure looks like a rare UK K0 to me and old MOT's confirm it. £10k bike when fully restored IMHO. 1st UK Reg 04/72
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154671408435?hash=item2403226533:g:tUMAAOSw3kdheQ8L

Title: Re: Fresh Fish
Post by: Nurse Julie on October 29, 2021, 10:57:57 AM

Graham saw this bike and deduced it's a grey import. It's got the EU idiot light panel on it. This is a proper UK 500 K0 idiot light panel off of the UK model Graham is restoring at present. Neutral instead of Neut. It's still a very good bike for someone though.

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Title: Re: Fresh Fish
Post by: Sesman on October 29, 2021, 11:18:59 AM

Is it possible the panel was replaced at some time in its life…just saying? Can Graham spot any other oddities.

Title: Re: Fresh Fish
Post by: Nurse Julie on October 29, 2021, 11:46:26 AM

Quote from: Sesman on October 29, 2021, 11:18:59 AM

Is it possible the panel was replaced at some time in its life…just saying? Can Graham spot any other oddities.

Absolutely anything is possible Phil, especially over 50 years.  I don't know about if Graham can spot anything else, I will ask him.

Title: Re: Fresh Fish
Post by: AshimotoK0 on October 29, 2021, 12:02:11 PM

Quote from: Sesman on October 29, 2021, 11:18:59 AM

Is it possible the panel was replaced at some time in its life…just saying? Can Graham spot any other oddities.

M/cyl off a totally different model. Weren't most UK K0's grey imports?

Title: Re: Fresh Fish
Post by: Sesman on October 29, 2021, 12:39:36 PM

 I prefer to see them all as being on  journey from Japan to their final resting place. I have temporal problem with the export/ import exclusivity stance.

Heading to my bunker now…incoming.

Title: Re: Fresh Fish
Post by: Seabeowner on October 29, 2021, 07:34:21 PM

Quote from: Sesman on October 29, 2021, 12:39:36 PM

I prefer to see them all as being on  journey from Japan to their final resting place. I have temporal problem with the export/ import exclusivity stance.

Heading to my bunker now…incoming.

I tend to agree. Maybe a small premium 10%, but that's it.
Thought all K0s had Flash Oil Neut Beam same as US. Frame number is very early, maybe April, May 71, so it had been around a bit when UK registered.
Wrong mirrors.

Title: Re: Fresh Fish
Post by: Woodside on October 30, 2021, 08:28:39 AM

That's only a handful of numbers different on the vin as a uk k0 I had ...
Very close