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Honda CB750K5 Restoration by Royhall
royhall:
It's nothing I haven't dealt with before, all will be good in the end. Just for information the engine number range for K5 starts at 2372115 and ends at 2428760.
Laverda Dave:
That really is bad news Roy. That is the trouble with buying blind and especially from so far away. I've bought a couple of things on ebay that were not as advertised, a NOS Cibie headlight for my 400 being one of them and bought a year before I actually needed it for the resto. That was £60 down the drain when I found it was 15mm smaller than it should have been and it had rust on the reflector, same with a NOS CDI for the RSA, it was as dead as a dodo when I went to try it months later.
Hopefully with your knowledge you'll be able to repair the damage, the 750 James restored that suffered the same was like new after Graham repaired it.
Good luck with the restoration and please keep the progress photos coming.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
That's gut wrenching news Roy tbh I have had similar issues when I have bought things then afterwards found all was not as it seemed. Hopefully you will be able to salvage the bike and recover from the initial disappointment.
A long standing friend of mine (56yrs we've been friends) bought a Facel Vega 500 from Australia as a runer - it was competatively priced for a reason - when it came off the container he found that the automatic gearbox was loosing fluid faster than you could fill it up - the power steering leaked plus when he got it running at home the bottom end was knocking. He went back to the seller 3 months later and managed to get some money refunded - he would not tell me how much it cost or what the refund was but when he sorted the car and sold it he almost broke even. Turns out that despite the super Art Deco styling they drive like a camel - he managed to sell it via a trader so its gone to the US - he sensibly bought a E type coupe instead!
Nurse Julie:
--- Quote from: JamesH on January 30, 2022, 12:36:05 PM ---Roy - have sent you a Pm..
Graham/Julie - do any of the spares pile engine cases help Roy out?
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I've replied to Roys PM to me now James.
JamesH:
--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on January 31, 2022, 07:58:40 PM ---
--- Quote from: JamesH on January 30, 2022, 12:36:05 PM ---Roy - have sent you a Pm..
Graham/Julie - do any of the spares pile engine cases help Roy out?
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I've replied to Roys PM to me now James.
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Thanks Julie. I’ve also got a complete K5 motor here if he needs it..
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