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Teds new project a CB500 K1 mostly version 0.5 circa 1972.

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Oddjob:
Now he should be locked away in a dark hole and the key thrown away.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Caught my biggest ever pike at Pode Hole on 31st December 2003.

Its a word association thing!

teds pike by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr

andy120t:
...don't tell 'em Pike...

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
As Wendy is away this week I took my wheel hubs to CWC for them to rebuild to my specification - looks like it will be the end of January or early February before they are done.

I've been trying to paint the chain guard finding the ambient air temperature not condusive to rattle can painting in my unheated  garage -  bike work has now effectively ground to a halt until spring.

My seat has had a new cover but the metal base has surface corrosion on the edges where the clips have scratched the paint.
The seat foam does not look great where the holes are - you can see the foam degredation. Never been one for upholstery - my local guy Stan Chilton died a few years ago he fitted the new roof on our R129 a decade or more ago - he would have done a quality job.

I will post some pics of the seat for advice as what to do about it - if anything - as a teenager I would have just brush painted it with Hammerite but somehow that does not cut it for me today.
 

Johnny4428:
Ted I had my K3 seat stripped and redone with new foam, cover and base blasted and powder coated. When the seat was stripped it was found to have a split on both sides of the seat pan due to flexing over the years. That alone for me made it worthwhile having it professionally done. The problem with the deteriorating foam is it can end up getting into the intake. Cant block the holes either they are there for a purpose.

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