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is it a 500/4 k0 or somit else?

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SteveD CB500K0:
I have a K0 seat that I bought on eBay USA many years ago.  Bob Wessner on .net shipped it for me as the seller wouldn't ship to the UK.

As my current bike ("Goldie") is a K1, I may be tempted to sell the K0 seat.

Steve

matthewmosse:
I may well be picking your brains when I rebuild this one. I think I can identify 90% of what came off easily enough, but I also know folk will spot every wrong detail and it would be a shame to fit the wrong bit when the right one is sat right next to it on the shelf and I must confess to being a complete philistine when it comes to getting details correct. I take it k0 500/4 are not that thick on the ground in uk? But more common elsewhere? Again I know very little about the historic side. At time of purchase I merely had half an eye on the bits, and half on the potential free tax, but time was against me on that and kids and home rennovation relegated the bikes to the back burner, bar the rebel 125 that kept soldiering on as daily transportation. Poor thing looks like about 4 winters hit it  ::)

matthewmosse:
Steve, think my seat is solid enough to be honest, given my cashflow this will be a ratty bike when rebuilt, think I have a slightly torn cover, but have gaffa tape for that. It may even be a bike that is shy of rain, given there is a cb550 k3 I can also put back together and my ntv will probably stick around a while. One thing I think I can be sure of the tank wasn't matt black from the factory, but since it came to me half ratted...... k0 rat bike.

matthewmosse:
Headlight ears/fork shrouds. Small reflectors or large? My first instince was k0 = small, looking at what I have, I thought then they must be large as I have 3 500/4 bikes, only 1 early but 2 small reflector sets and only 1 large. Patina points to the small ones being right. Help, I am getting k0 disease. Last week I would just have fitted a set and probably not noticed the difference.

Bryanj:
Main differences

(1) small reflectors with 5mm thread (later big ones were 6mm)

(2) round pins on the electrical panel block connectors

(3) forks have the internal threaded bar from the top nut to damper rod

(4) different pattern on seat cover (large squares I think but Steve knows)

(5) Hook on seat lock with different lock on frame

(6) side panels should have a transfer underneath the 500 four badge saying "Honda Motor Co; Tokyo Japan"


Probably more but thats all at the moment

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