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UK Pete:
HI all as you may have picked up from some of Ashley's posts i have bought another bike, well  i have actually bought a K1, this is mostly original and has a beautiful 40 year old patina, everything seems to work on it and the chrome is  good,the only thing i will be changing at the moment is the cush drive rubbers as there seems to be some slack there( or is that normal), so i will be picking peoples brains on where to find bits and all sorts of questions relating to K1's.
The reason i bought this is since joining the forums i have really taken to the old Honda's and as you probably know i am building 2 F2's at the moment, but i really have taken a shine to the early K models, ideally i wanted a KO but they seem to be way too much money, anyway i have been on the lookout and bid on a few only too usually loose out , but this time i got lucky and so have just spent the last of all my savings on this old beast, still i think its an investment and i reckon if push came to shove in a few years the return on it would probably be better than the interest payed by banks.
I am going to get it on the road for the summer and maybee replace a few small bits in the winter, the only major thing to do is the paint as it is faded, but even that adds character to this fine 40 year old machine, i have been out side looking it over today putting it in various positions and admiring it, also i just have to keep starting it to hear that glorious roar from the H300 exhausts,
So hear are a few pictures of it as it is unrestored
Pete

AshimotoK0:
So you are pleased with it Pete!

Looks pretty good to me considering some of the S*ite you get on Ebay. I am sure you will never lose money on it. It will only appreciate plus all the 300 series parts available from Honda  and common to K0/K1 always seem to be K1 variant (e.g seat, shocks, bars etc)

Ash

Seamus:
Very nice Pete. Well done

I hope you don't have the same surprise as I had with mine.

Discovered this when I removed the engine.





It was hidden under a filler (Probably JB weld) and caused by the chain breaking. Very common on the early CB750's.

Enjoy the bike

Spitfire:
Apart from my blue early CB750 the K1 was my favourite bike, that looks like a good one, very nice, so enjoy it.

Cheers

Den

mick:
Very Nice Pete  :) nice looking bike  8), i to like the early K series and have this beauty aswell as my F1
you will enjoy riding it this summer  ;), cheers Mick.

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