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« on: December 03, 2009, 11:38:48 PM »
Thought of repairing cut guard but its way down my list and probably beyond saving . Last year the non cut version cost me 79GBP from DSS now it is 175GBP. He had to go through 12 brand new boxed ones to get a decent one for me!! see http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=51892.0 The 'double cut one' is around 600-700GBP from Japan!! I have thought of cutting sections from two non K0 fenders and welding under the braces: see http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=51407.0BTW Bob - I had every single part of my K0 that is black, powder coated by a guy in Castleford for 130GBp inc blasting and prep. Finish was spot on - My painter Andrew put me on to him. Turnaround was only a week. These are pics of my restored K0 seat I used a genuine K1 new pan and trim
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« on: December 03, 2009, 05:54:19 PM »
Unfortunately it is reshaped at the front and rotted around the bridge so I had to get a new 'rolled front' one
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« on: December 03, 2009, 05:07:28 PM »
NICE one Steve -I didn't know how to upload photos either!! the 750 is 'as found' last year 1500 quid (note the k2 seat and 341 style exhaust/shocks - I sold these on Ebay as there were not correct). The 400/4 was restored in 1986!! Bob - did you PM me? If so I don't think I received it !
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« on: December 01, 2009, 04:44:51 PM »
OK Guys just say if I am becoming a bore!!Tried to track down the K0 chrome tank trim without the black stripe, other than pay the high price from Yamiya. A UK Sancast guru told me he used Mini trim and when I did a bit of detective work on the 10k GBP K0 that was on Ebay recently, lo and behold, the sellers history revealed that he too had recently bought some chrome mini trim. Forgot to save the Ebay detail though. Here is what I have found similar and I believe if you cut it down with a craft knife, it can be made too look just like the original. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380169565255&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:ITAnyone else tried this?
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« on: December 01, 2009, 08:55:07 AM »
Great response- thanks folks - maybe we are more adventurous than our US buddies! Probably due to them getting engine parts dirt cheap there secondhand. I have already researched it a bit and I think the parts will fit so long as you use the entire K7 clutch assembly. Having never had a CB750 before I don't know what the gearshifting is like, and how it improved over the lifespan of the SOHC's (I had 4 400/4's and a Z650). I will definitely keep the K0 parts though-just in case I ever need to part with it to a 'purist'. Do you ahve any links to that bulletin board article please Steff? I think my head is a proper K0 as it only has the single 6 mm bolt. Has anyone tried K1 barrels on a K0? - I got some 20k miles barrels and pistons fitted with new rings for my bike. Or do I swap the liners over?
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« on: November 30, 2009, 10:01:59 PM »
Hi everyone,
I tried to get a reply to this one on the US site but surprisingly no response.
My 750 K0 was purchased with 40 odd K miles on the clock and had not been used for about 17 years so I never heard the engine running. I have a heap of new or low miles parts for it including crank, barrels and pistons and new genuine chains etc. The original top end I am sure has been replaced as it is in very good condition and there are seals on both inlet and exhaust valve guides.
Here is the question - I have quite a few parts from a K7 and F1 engine and these include complete clutch (with the double 'B' plate), shifter forks and shift drum. Since these parts were upgraded on the later bikes (as detailed in Honda Service Bulletins for better transmission shifting etc.), is it worth me using them instead of the original K0 parts? Obviously I would retain the originals for historical reasons. Also are there any other 'upgraded' parts I should look at using from the later engine?
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« on: November 29, 2009, 04:19:08 PM »
The '2.5' coats comes from Sandcast Guru in USA Vic World as below: See http://www.worldmotorcycles.com/Pages/MC-Retro-Article.htmlIn this article there is a pic with a tin of original candytone Blue/green in it. John Wyatt does not paint BTW it is his next door neighbour Andrew Parnaby at Marston Moor Ind est (who doid mine) who does his painting. Evidently Andrew ended painting the Candy Gold in the resto project in Classic Mechanics a few years ago, as the guy originally asked to do it could not get it right
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« on: November 28, 2009, 04:55:17 PM »
Sorry Andrew is in Tadcaster North Yorks. I am sure I saw an article in a recent mag with paint done in Scotland though. maybe someone else remembers it. Funnily enough the Ebay guy reported prices like i paid - 1500 for the bike anda round 2500 for the parts. Expect to pay between 550 and 650 GBP for painting the tank, panels, ears, headlamp and airbox. unless anyone knows anywhere cheaper and reputable.
good luck !! Ash
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« on: November 28, 2009, 02:48:37 PM »
Hi Bob from Ash,
Candytone paint is a silver base then candy colour coat followed by clear and is very difficult to apply correctly so really a job for a professional painter. Bike parts are different than car parts and I would choose someone who specialises in bikes.
My Candy Ruby Red K0 set of parts was painted by Andrew Parnaby who also paints for CB750 Guru John Wyatt and David Silver and a reknowned Sandcast guru in the UK. He chose a Honda current candy colour for my K0, which was an exact match for the unfaded paint on the headlamp bracket under the reflector. He has also painted your candy Blue Colour before (and also the notoriously difficult K2 Gold) but I think the blue paint is much more expensive, as he has to get it from RS BikePaints. He also paints on the tank stripes, as this is how Honda did it on the K0. Every job is different so it would not be fair to tell you what I paid but it was comparable (probably slightly cheaper) than Dream Machine. This guy is a real enthusiast and is the nicest guy you could wish to meet. My tank had a massive dint in the corner which Andrew removed perfectly and he repaired the louvered side panels . PM me if you are interested and I can put you in touch. I can also put you in touch with a guy who had his K0 painted in the Candy Blue/Green by Dream Machine (I believe they use stickers for the stripes).
Let me warn you though that whoever you use it is not going to be cheap. Bringing my painted set of parts home in the back of the car from painting was like bringing my first born child back from the maternity hospital !! One false move and your precious delicate cargo is in danger!!
Is your Bike a genuine UK one or an import? I saw one on Ebay last week which was blue with loads of new parts.
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« on: November 26, 2009, 01:38:43 PM »
Great site Steve !! Once again thanks for your kind intro details to the owner of the bike. So that accounts for 369 and mine 382. Does anyone else on this site own one from that first batch of UK imported 750K0's. Anyone know how many were in the first UK shipment?
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« on: October 22, 2009, 06:01:42 PM »
I bought a CB750 341 style rear fender from the USA for my UK K0 (I could not find a new 300 style one with the UK 4-hole lamp mount) and the chrome was in really good condition but had the usual slight surface rust underneath, which I wanted to remove. I was recommended to use a product called 'Deox-C' by a friend who runs a local engineering company. I dipped the fender in it for about 48 hours, as I was assured that the chrome would not be damaged in any way. I have to say that the stuff is magic because it removed all of the rust but no base metal or Chrome. I think they also sell it in Gel form too. Don't know what it does to Zinc plating though but will try it out and report back. definitely brilliant for restoring chromed parts though. http://www.bilthamber.com/deoxc.html Or does anyone know anything better?
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« on: August 30, 2009, 08:50:09 AM »
Hi see this post and my reply to it on the sister US site http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=57481.0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The UK Sandcast Guru C***R says he uses
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