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Offline Woodside

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500 colours
« on: December 03, 2017, 06:53:58 PM »
evening guys.
i have been in touch with menno about some work im looking at having done..
my black uk k0....yes its still a project but i am getting around  to it...
i need to know what colour ? ...im sure black wasnt a k0 colour in the book but then again honda said k0 wasnt a uk model either..
i have an old v5 from i think 1977 that says black
i have spoken to the 2nd owner who bought it in 76 seized and he said it was black..
i have seen another early uk k0 only a handfull of vin from mine and that was black too...
so can anyone shed any light on it....
from memory were the k0 colours
gold?
green?
brown?

im pretty certain im on the right tracks but dont want to screw up at the outset

discuss ;)
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Re: 500 colours
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2017, 06:59:38 PM »
Black available K0 but not in USA according to Parts Book Jason  :)


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Re: 500 colours
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2017, 07:11:43 PM »
thanks ash...
thays probably where the "not in black" came from ...chinese/japanese whispers from america ...
does anyone know ...was it a solid black with silver pinstripes breaking it up
did you get my pm about the spokes i have for the cd175a
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Re: 500 colours
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2017, 07:13:44 PM »
The UK 500K0 came in Black, Gold and Brown  ;)
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Re: 500 colours
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2017, 07:18:40 PM »
yaahooo

black it is then
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Re: 500 colours
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2017, 07:36:52 PM »
Quote from: Woodside on December 03, 2017, 07:11:43 PM
thanks ash...
thays probably where the "not in black" came from ...chinese/japanese whispers from america ...
does anyone know ...was it a solid black with silver pinstripes breaking it up
did you get my pm about the spokes i have for the cd175a

Sorry I was away  on  a Cruise but I didn't broadcast it on the internet..My CD125 spokes are pretty nice thanks and will re-plate Ok but thanks for the kind offer ta !
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Re: 500 colours
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2017, 07:45:58 PM »
no problem ash...they will still be here if you need them...
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Offline matthewmosse

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Re: 500 colours
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2017, 08:16:10 PM »
My k0 tank is plain black but I strongly suspect a previous owner paint job. Sidepannels very thin too compared to every other set of honda cb sidepannels I have seen. Paint very thin on then too. On mine I suspect they are replacements and it has had a paint job. I was offered a cb500 in black that seemed very original yesrs ago, that had pinstriping similar to the other coulours but black both sid4s of the pinstriping. Being a good 12 and more  years ago it was before they were being commonly restored and the patina suggested to me original -it was a barn find by a friend who had a knack of sniffing out bargains. I remember the seller telling me to avoid the 500 in favour of the 550 or 650s not long before that when I was looking at the cb500 sidecar I bought. I don't regret getting the smaller bike and wasn't too sorry to break the cb550 I had for parts and rack up many miles on the 500.
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Re: 500 colours
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2017, 09:40:16 PM »
So... plain black, not exel black...
Black was never delivered to the continent I think...
Never seen one in original paint.

European colours:

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Re: 500 colours
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2017, 11:14:34 PM »
The last NOS Black tank I had in my hands had white stripes, the same white as the tank badges  ;)
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Re: 500 colours
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2017, 03:08:38 PM »
I have found that some Honda decals go silver once old. Here is a couple of pics that show a low mileage tank that very rarely sees the light of day, still showing a strong gold and another that is out in all weathers and washed a lot and has faded. I know they are not CB500's but, a good example of a Honda stripe that has faded from gold to silver ish  ;)
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Re: 500 colours
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2017, 06:41:28 PM »
cheers oddjob this will be really helpfull...
the ones ive seen on black tanks...(pics on the net) look silver
but triggs white to go with badges makes sense too...the tank i have here i think has had a repair so cannot really go on that either...
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Offline gvhbiker

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Re: 500 colours
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2017, 07:12:30 PM »
Hi Jason
My black K0 has silver stripes - I sent you the photo back in August - the bike is totally original.
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Re: 500 colours
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2017, 07:17:36 PM »
cheers geoff
thats the picture i was looking at to check...cheers
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Offline Seabeowner

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Re: 500 colours
« Reply #14 on: December 14, 2017, 01:53:14 PM »
There was a black CB500 tank on ebay last week. When I questioned the buyer seller he said it was original paint. Silver stripes. (I thought the top stripe looked a bit wide)
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CB500-4-K-K1-Petrol-Fuel-Tank-17500-323-000/182936824264?hash=item2a97e269c8:g:rTQAAOSwUoNaIBW9
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