1969 Diecast/ K0 restoration

[UK Pete]

Whooooo hoooooo, i have finaly got myself a 1969 early K0 top end, i had to buy a complete 69 K0 engine to get it, the engine i bought is complete and has good compression it would not surprise me if it is a runner with a bit of work, be a shame to take it apart but i have searched for a 1969 top end for a year now, this is just what i need to get myself motivated on this build again, pictures to follow
pete

[JamesH]

Well done Pete - finally!!

[UK Pete]

yes i am so pleased,
how are things with your K0?

[JamesH]

Mine's sitting on the sidelines feeling sorry for itself. A few other project have jumped the que ahead of it...:-)

[JamesH]

So where did you source the engine in the end?

[UK Pete]

I got it from the guy who is selling the sandcasts on ebay at the moment

[JamesH]

Freddy the fat frog right...wonder of anyone will actually be stupid enough to take on the sandcasts?

[UK Pete]

If you took on one of those sandcast projects expecting to finish it and make money then you would be a mug, but then if you took one on just for the fun of restoring and owning one of the very first cb750,s then it would be worth it, after all there are plenty of us who have poured money into bikes with no hope of getting back what you payed, but still enjoy owning them, after all its only money, ok a sh-t load of it but you cant take it with you,

[JamesH]

Yeah I guess you're right - over time you'd probably realise your investment back as well. Just looks like crazy money at this 'point in time'. We'll probably look back in 15 years time and wish we'd gone for it...:-)

So, killer question - when do you think you'll have your K0 on the road? :-)

[UK Pete]

Yeah I guess you're right - over time you'd probably realise your investment back as well. Just looks like crazy money at this 'point in time'. We'll probably look back in 15 years time and wish we'd gone for it...:-)

So, killer question - when do you think you'll have your K0 on the road? :-)

James i have set myself a target to get my K0. GPZ550, and my phil read  naked cafe racer project done this year
a tall order i know but i will try for it

[Green1]

Glad you found a head it's a good job I'm not restoring it I would never get finished.
Work keeps getting in the way
Can't wait to see it when it's done

[JamesH]

Pete, been a bit quiet lately, what's the latest on the K0?

[UK Pete]

Hi james , I have got a new hobby which is motorhoming , I thought messing about with old hondas was expensive , well this motorhome stuff just consumes time and money I am in devon in it right now, i have had 5 sunny days now its started to rain looks like the funs over for today
As with the bike restoration, well in theory it should be easy now I have 90% of the parts it all boils down to time and enthusiasm now
Pete

[UK Pete]

]I have suddenly got the urge to resume my restoration so here goes, seeing as i have gathered all the front suspension parts i thought i would put them all together, as luck has it the bushing and piston were all within spec very little wear which is handy as you can't get the parts any more
its a great feeling when you have restored 44 year old parts , i just sat back and looked at it and thought 44 years ago someone in Japan was doing the same and assembling these very parts.


my trusty assistant inspects the parts for quality

[JamesH]

Great work as always Pete - thanks for sharing..,