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ogre:
hi all i'm a newbie from up north well dependin where your from sunny rochdale well 1 day a year if we're lucky just bought cb750 1970 in need of restoration gatherin info at moment bit confused bought honda cb750 super profile book says mines the cb750 before the k0 and they were only in red and blue mines gold which is the best book to get that is accurate.

Seamus:
John Wyatt's book is the original one, but out of print now and costs a small fortune.

The K0 did not really exist as the first 750's were simply called CB750's.
K0 came about from the states as the later bikes had a K suffix, (K1 etc) they chose to define the first one as K0.

All really depends on the frame number for the actual date.
CB 750's appeared in 1969, but without looking I am not sure when the arrived in the UK. I will have a look in the morning

AshimotoK0:
First officially  imported in January 1970 Build date. October '69 (1st UK one VIN 1010369 mine is 1010382). Genuine UK bike will have an oval rear lamp like the C50 step-through and unique mudguard with four lamp bracket mount holes. Gold bike never available in the UK as a CB750 (first model called 'K0' by the Americans) and we never got any for general sales with 'Sandcast' motors.
All genuine UK bikes were either Candy red or candy blue/green paintwork. I think the domestic Japanese market had gold ones though. Domestic Japanese model will have a a red warning lamp in the top yoke (speed warning indicator).

If you trawl the American SOHC4 site and the Sandcastonly site you should find out all you need to know. (or ask on here - ChrisR is the real guru on these bikes and is a member here). John Wyatt's book goes for silly money I am afraid, as it is reported to be the book with best detail on models etc.

POST US SOME PICTURES OF YOUR BIKE !!!

Cheers

AshD

Spitfire:
Hi Ogre, here's a picture of my old bike to give you some ideas, it was a greeny blue one, most of the 750 Hondas around here were the same colour, never saw a red one, bought this one in 1971, the year after I bought a K2, they were all gold round this way.


Cheers

Den

SteveD CB500K0:
Here's Eamon's (since sold...)



More in the Nirvana Gallery: http://www.nirvana-motorcycles.com/gallery.htm

Steve

PS: Welcome by the way  ;D

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