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is it a 500/4 k0 or somit else?

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matthewmosse:
Thanks for that list. Gives me somethings to check. I think perhaps this is a bit good for me. I geuss it is worth nowt til it is put back together and it is going to need me to be careful about which bits go back too. Fraid re chrome is way past my budgett. I have a horrid feeling the forks may be the only pitted set in my spares pile, it is a toss up between two sets in my spares pile.

Trigger:
The KO forks have different internal parts. As bryan said, when you remove the top nut it is connected to a bar.

matthewmosse:
Wiped the dust off the sticker on the seat, seems to be rather a lot of numbers , probably a system of making build date as two rows of numbers 1 through to 12. I hope the forks for this bike are the ones with the gaitors and not the pitted set then, otherwise I will need to re chrome. I think I am decided on what next for this, basic re assembly with fresh grease. Lots of acf50. If needed then fit wrong bits as I am pretty sure the wheels will need rebuild. It will have to wait for my 500/4 sidecar to get done but I will be digging out bits as I go. I geuss photos will be in order. I think I will aim  to take it to Stafford as a ridden exhibit. Un restored. Be interesting to see what reaction it gets. There is no way I have the means to restore properly so rebuild as original as possible. I noticed the seat has red foam topping but the cover has a few small splits.

matthewmosse:
Found the loom, handlebars and switcgear, but a question arises. To me the switchgear is distinctly different to my other 500/4 which in turn is different to those on my 550/4 (k3), all as expected, including the round multi pin connectors ( are spares available for these? ) so, the puzzle bit..... Why do I have 2 sets of these bars and switchgear, were they the same on a k1? Do I have more k0 stuff than I thought. I geuss from what I have read that 500/4 k0 bikes are far more common over the pond so probably I at some point picked up some us inport bars at an auto jumble or something. Probably Stafford about 10 years ago.

matthewmosse:
I think I now need to think about getting a log book. It seems the bike is probably not scrap but a worthy project. I have the bike though in bits and a number plate. What else would i need. Ie is it going to need an inspection etc. It has been gathering dust for years.

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