You can watch The Motorbike Show 1st series on ITVX CB550K3 Resto

[AshimotoK0]

You can watch The  2011 Motorbike Show 1st series on ITVX which featured a CB550K3 Resto (was on Amazon Prime Video but purchase only)
Features 'Pete the Restorer' who ended up in prison.

Had to cringe when they used bolt croppers to cut through some pretty nice condition spokes.

[Laverda Dave]

Thanks for the tip off Ash, it's on my 'To watch list' now the weather is turning iffy.

[Bryanj]

He sold it to a dealer with 4 carb kits as it wasnt running right.   PD carbs again!

[K2-K6]

I saw that one (550 K3) when they traded it in because not successfully sold in the subsequent period.

Took it to a dealer to cut it in for something else, went to demonstrate its "quality" to the buyer, it wouldn't start !  Then proceeded to pee petrol onto his showroom floor as it sat there with fuel tap on and float valves stuck 

I quite like Cole's program making, giving a fairly gentle look into lives of people much like us on here. Often praise and interaction with people who just like doing things like this. I'd not be critical in general.

However, its something I don't like in many programs of "improving" an item or anything else really, that often the editor likes to make point of the destructive part  .... the throwing out the old, to be replaced by shiny new ..... as part of the entertainment  ?  Always seems crass and disingenuous as prop to less focused content.

Some of the discarded bits I bet over the years would be ultimately valuable as good stock diminished for things of possibly unique manufacture.

I know everything can't be kept, but sacrifice to the "drama" angle always annoying.

[exvalvesetdabbler]

Some of the discarded bits I bet over the years would be ultimately valuable as good stock diminished for things of possibly unique manufacture.

I know everything can't be kept, but sacrifice to the "drama" angle always annoying.

That's why my loft is full of stuff that might come in handy one day.

3 tanks up there somewhere, one has a lump of resin rattling around inside, one has a small dent and one has a small hole where an aftermarket seat base  rubbed through. What you you do with them?  There are pattern new tanks available which is a better starting point for anyone in need.

Regards
Dave

[florence]

I am horrified by the things I have thrown out in the past, some of which were perfectly serviceable, just taking up room, including a rust free tank, and many other rare or hard to find parts which were commonplace 30 years ago.  I even scrapped a frame with V5 but then that was before the days of Ebay. 

[exvalvesetdabbler]

I still have a spare frame that's on a Q  plate, no idea what to do with it other than cut it up and make an engine stand.  Can't see any one wanting it unless it the last on on earth or they're going racing.  It was originally an ex racer that had been put back on the road with a right mismatch of bits.

Dave.

[K2-K6]

I still have a spare frame that's on a Q  plate, no idea what to do with it other than cut it up and make an engine stand.  Can't see any one wanting it unless it the last on on earth or they're going racing.  It was originally an ex racer that had been put back on the road with a right mismatch of bits.

Dave.

My understanding, if it's record tallys with the Q V5 is that its available for someone to use in another vehicle as valid and bonafide repair item. That vehicle's log should then show the change in it's own records.

Crash damaged or rusty and needing repair to original  (period) status a valid route.

[Bryanj]

Q plate always used to be non transferable same as asigned plate on imports

[K2-K6]

The other way around, the frame number given by the original  manufacturer should be recorded as such on the Q plate registration document, effectively establishing its existence and keeper details.

That frame can be used, with it's original frame number, to replace a damaged vehicle's frame, in legal compliance as I understand it. The V5 will record the new number, the Q log book it's existence.

There's a trail of history to endorse good faith tracking, if that's the case.

[Murf]

Thanks for the heads up, just watched the first episode 👍.  See what you are saying about the spokes 🙁.

[mickwinf]

generally did a nice job on the 550 but the decals on tank were not right, does my head in every time i see it.