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Offline Simon46

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Just fired up my us k8
« on: April 26, 2019, 06:46:22 PM »
Missus at work so went into manshed. k8 not been fired for a couple of months as I was concentrating on my 1980s golf gti 87 XT600 and 78 dt175mx. Fuel tap on.,choke pulled and fired into life immediately 6 mins to settle down idling on warmup. You can't make a more harmonious noise of 4 cylinders working in unison. I believe the 22000 miles is real now. No crazing on clocks spoke nipples still zinc coated. OK its no k0 but cheap classic motorcycycling. I now smell of piston crown carbon. Just saying I like it
1978 Cb750k8 US Import

Offline Rob62

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Re: Just fired up my us k8
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2019, 06:48:17 PM »
Great stuff..... get a movie posted  8)

Offline martin_uk

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Re: Just fired up my us k8
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2019, 03:03:07 PM »
I have a K8 too and have finally collected a full set of original exhausts so now have to fit  :)
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Offline Erny

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Re: Just fired up my us k8
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2019, 10:08:24 PM »
Are there some other available? I need new ones too for my K7... Heeelp
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Re: Just fired up my us k8
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2019, 07:36:30 PM »
Are your k8 exhausts 4into4? Mine are 4 into 2 trombone shape I think but the chrome has peeled off the rhs exhaust for some reason. Not rotten though
1978 Cb750k8 US Import