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1978 CB550 K3 "running" restoration
Rozabikes Tim:
--- Quote from: Bryanj on June 01, 2020, 04:59:18 PM ---Better not let my wife rad this, her fabric stash is nearly as big as my bike stash!!!
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Yes Bryan you definitely must show her!! -:P Thinking about it I have fabric and bike stash!! Wish I had the fabric value in bikes though...
Rozabikes Tim:
--- Quote from: Oddjob on June 01, 2020, 06:46:07 PM ---
--- Quote from: Rozabikes Tim on June 01, 2020, 03:32:56 PM ---Our shop is called Fabric and Furnishing Solutions. Last but one shop on the right if you take the A6 south towards Matlock.
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Well bugger me, I stopped in Bakewell the last time I was there and parked outside the Pharmacy which if I'm right is opposite your shop, turned the bike round there as I fancied a meal at the Castle Inn round the corner, had a few meals at that pub and they've all been really good. It was last year and I'd have been on a red/white CB1300 like my avatar, you may have heard it and looked out of the window. There's a petrol station just up the road on the same side as you and a few years ago I accidentally gave him a forged tenner, I had it in my wallet as someone had passed it onto me when I was working on the buses and I'd pulled it out without looking, still feel a little ashamed of that even now. Some really good roads around you, envy you such scenery and the roads. I don't tend to use the A6 a lot even though it runs right through our town, I turn off just before Buxton and run through Sparrowpit, Stoney Middleton and Baslow and down the A619 into Bakewell. Far too many cameras on the A6 and the A515 including Police helicopters.
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That's the baby Ken! Yes I often look out at tastey bikes parked outside .
Yes fab countryside and even "fabber" a few weeks ago with nobody about. You can really rip on that road from Sparrowpit. Lots of plods about for good reason on the A6 etc., as some of our 2 wheeled brethren (and cars) are idiots . Frightening what you see sometimes.
I'll nip down to the garage and have a chat about dodgy notes and characters!! :P
Anyway kettle always on as we say on this site!
SPR:
Bit more progress
The fork ears were rusty but dent free so I either lived without the bike whilst having them chromed or hunted for another set
Found a dent free pair for £13
Great .... off to the chromers who found some pin holes when prepping ....
I asked the question - can they be repaired and heard nothing till a message they were ready to ship
Arrived and TBH more attention to detail was needed to the repair bits and if I were going for a full resto I’d be disappointed !!
However they are on and most of the poor finish is to the side / rear so I’ll live with them
I’ve covered the others with wax oil to keep as spares as these type do seem rare
SPR:
--- Quote from: Oddjob on June 11, 2020, 06:42:02 PM ---Being super critical here but reverse the upper yoke pinch bolts, they are meant to have the nut on the bottom so if for any reason the nut works loose you don't loose both nut and bolt.
I've got to admit I was sort of cursing you when i spotted you'd got them for £13. The K3 and the F2 550s use a lot of the same parts, speedo, tacho for instance. They can also use the same fork ears and I've been looking for a half decent set of fork ears for an F2 for a good while, the top down pic fooled me at first as I'd forgotten the K3 uses those big indicators and the ears have the stems already welded to them, the F2 doesn't so they wouldn't have fitted mine anyway and may even be the reason I didn't go after them.
I'm having my fork ears rechromed now but for £13 those are a nice find.
Really starting to look the part now, big improvement on how you bought it.
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Thanks for the spot on the bolt - I’ll get it swapped tomorrow
Interesting on the tacho as mine isn’t brilliant so will start looking
It is getting there - just waiting for decals from Piki to get the tank sorted so slightly annoyed with the chrome work - live and learn
Simon
SPR:
--- Quote from: Oddjob on June 11, 2020, 11:29:50 PM ---I may have a tacho if your looking, they were blue faced on the 550F2 and 550K3. I’ll see what condition they are in, do have a NOS one but they ain’t cheap.
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Thanks
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