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Bought me a money pit ?
Johnny4428:
I have a 73 k3 has the fuel tap on the left.
Grewth:
--- Quote from: Johnny4428 on August 06, 2025, 12:42:08 PM ---I have a 73 k3 has the fuel tap on the left.
--- End quote ---
My information about the K5 being the first model with the LH fuel cock was gleaned from John Wyatt's book, and as stated above, it does contain errors.
I'm known for being notoriously tight fisted at times but so far I've managed to collect genuine Honda parts catalogues for everything SOHC except the K3,K4,and K5.
No doubt I'll find them all in good time.
Johnny4428:
Good luck with it! That’s going to have an interesting “grunt” from that exhaust when you get it running.
florence:
Looks fantastic, good luck. Glad you are going to ride it like that. My 500 is an unrestored rider too.
Grewth:
BTW, there are no baffles whatsoever in that pipe !
I bought the bike with no front brake caliper.
Fortunately I managed to source one from the breakers I bought the bike from ( it has actually occurred to me that they've sold me back the same caliper that was originally on the bike)
Anyway I got a seized caliper for £46 delivered.
Three hours of prodding, poking, and roasting on the gas hob had the thing completely dismantled.
I dropped lucky this time, the caliper piston is absolutely mint, no rust pitting, and the bleed nipple unscrewed without thread damage.
So now I've ordered new seals, pads, hoses, m-cyl kit etc.
The upper hose is out of stock, but the rest still stung me for £174 !
Top hose is going to be another £38 on top
On the positive side I scrounged a pair of just about legal tyres yesterday.
The bald front tyre on the bike is a Japanese Dunlop
I'm just wondering if it could be the original ?
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