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SOHC.co.uk Forums => Project Board => Topic started by: JamesH on April 28, 2015, 02:48:43 PM
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Couldn't resist the opportunity to post the first thread in the new 'projects' section.
Currently conducting a light restoration of a March '70 CB750 K0.
Started with this...
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/28/0addbd048610bb1def9f67bfb54801e3.jpg)
After a few hours of stripping...
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/28/ab22894a316bbe1917ddf7a44aa87d4a.jpg)
Currently looks like this....
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/28/47f3500d1ebad42d1826a0d98d284d4c.jpg)
Will post updates and back-fill some of the details shortly....
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Nice work James,
I love stripping bikes down, its the building back up thats a pain
pete
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It's the building back up again that's most rewarding.
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It's the building back up again that's most rewarding.
Yes i know, i just cant find time to do any of mine so it has now become a pain
pete
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Well I'm in parts gathering / buying mode at the moment. Frame has been blasted and is with the painters being etch primed and then painted semi-gloss black.
The mrs wasn't exactly chuffed that I used #1 daughters bedroom as overnight storage between blasting / paint ha ha...
And looks like they were using mig welding on the early frames in late '69 / early '70
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/28/8e252ce87ee72513c6480740ec800963.jpg)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/28/6a32a69941fc356b6941c41bbf59dbc8.jpg)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/28/145e1bdff72bc14d6a120b9e6edc320f.jpg)
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Got to love Jap welding :o
Mick
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I think the guy who did my K0 may have been slightly blind...
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Amazingly mine only lasted 44 years before braking.Do you think Honda will repair it under warranty?
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Yeah was planning to walk into my local honda dealer with the bare frame and have it out with them...
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Great detailed images.
Interested to see progress.
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James can you give an idea on how much you pay for the frame painting etc. I've asked a couple of places near me for a quote but no one has given me a straight answer.
Cheers
Tim
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Hi Tim. Well the blasting is about £100-120 and the painting is £250-350 depending on prep required. That's based on two coats of zinc etch priming and then the semi-gloss. Having said that the painter is doing me a favour and doesn't normally do (or want to do) bike frames - so I don't think he'll be open to me passing on details.....
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I've just stripped down my GS650G Katana prior to powder coating. Plenty evidence of MIG wire about, which I ground off.
Dropped the frame, yokes, various brackets, footrests etc, got quoted £190 but I knocked him down to £160.
It's still more than I thought, so I weighed in all my scrap stainless and wash pumps and got £90 for the lot.
Roll on Monday when I can collect it all.
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Thanks for the info James. I'm sure I can find a local painter, but as I said before they're not very forthcoming with prices for some reason. There is a local blasting company who offer a same day service. So I'm half way there.
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Yeah it's a tricky one to price I think - most painters want to see the condition of the frame so they know how much rectification is needed to get a quality finish I guess.
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In the 70's/80's I used to be a Certified Welding Inspector. I'd sack the fella who did this bit of chewing gum.....LOL.
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Looks like Stevie Wonder done it.
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Yeah, problem is all of the early ones are like it....I'm reluctant to mess with the welds to be honest...
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Nice detailed resto photo's James. my K0 frame resides in the spare bedroom too.
Blasting and powder coating for Frame /Swing/arm/both stands and all other black bracketry was 130 GBP round here and that's exactly what the guy who restores bikes in the 'Motorcycle Programme' on TV said he typically pays, when he gave a talk at Stafford last week Well he said 135 to be precise.
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Yeah good point Ash - I did have the option to powder coat but decided to go the paint route this time. Expensive choice but will be good to see how it turns out...
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HA HA JAMES SNAP !! (see you in the divorce courts ;D)
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looks great ash, just make sure the wife dont catch you in bed cuddling up to the frame
pete
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Great minds think alike ha ha....