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Title: 323 markings
Post by: Woodside on October 30, 2018, 07:34:53 AM

A 500 is on eBay...I just saw the add I'm not looking at buying..but the pipes have an odd 323 marking..
Obviously not honda any ideas if the make?
Just curious

Title: Re: 323 markings
Post by: Woodside on October 30, 2018, 07:36:18 AM

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-cb500K0/223208080750?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Dd147cc24d7c34d6197442a23fab39a92%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D223208080750%26itm%3D223208080750&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A53f50e17-dc16-11e8-89f1-74dbd18017ba%7Cparentrq%3Ac3e5cbfa1660abc1d240af1ffffbf222%7Ciid%3A1

Title: Re: 323 markings
Post by: Allington (Steve) on October 30, 2018, 08:05:55 AM

I think they are Dutch? They are stocked by a Dutch supplier.

Title: Re: 323 markings
Post by: Bryanj on October 30, 2018, 10:21:31 AM

Dave Silver sells them as well, i have a set hung in the loft. So say made by original manufacturers and reasonable fit

Title: Re: 323 markings
Post by: Allington (Steve) on October 30, 2018, 10:50:34 AM

Quote from: Bryanj on October 30, 2018, 10:21:31 AM

Dave Silver sells them as well, i have a set hung in the loft. So say made by original manufacturers and reasonable fit

Oops, just realised that. Was looking at them myself a few weeks back

Title: Re: 323 markings
Post by: Bryanj on October 30, 2018, 02:44:55 PM

Original Honda had the Honda plus markings for upper and lower left and right, also the early ones rotted so quick thar Honda extended the warrantee to cover them

Title: Re: 323 markings
Post by: AshimotoK0 on October 30, 2018, 06:15:54 PM

Not sure on the markings but it's a very early VIN so originals pipes could have had  different markings by Honda but at 23k miles you would doubt that they are the originals. Not exactly sure but I reckon that bike was sold by David Silver a few months back (he certainly had a very early VIN Candy Jet Green one with similar mileage). At the time it was prepped  for sale they stripped the bottom end and I recommended that they renew the problematic needle roller bearing. They commented that they noticed that the bearing was an unusual design but looked OK visually so they didn't change it. IMHO that was false economy/penny pinching  seeing as they had quite a few NOS ones in stock.

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Title: Re: 323 markings
Post by: Bryanj on October 30, 2018, 06:40:26 PM

If Dave Silver prepped it he probably fitted new exhausts, or a pre production test set

Title: Re: 323 markings
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on October 30, 2018, 06:51:25 PM

Is that number plate held on by a bungee?

Title: Re: 323 markings
Post by: Bryanj on October 30, 2018, 06:57:23 PM

Could be a trade plate Steve