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1971 CB500K0 Resto 3/71 VIN 1000896
AshimotoK0:
Agree with both of you. My 400/4 had had 8 owners and 26k but the crank and shells were perfect and I left well alone. I had another 400/4 that had done 19 k and there was about 1mm play on one of the big ends. Top end on the 500 looks good though, so just hoping !
AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: Woodside on December 20, 2015, 11:51:11 AM ---Is the pan completely fubard. ...
Have you not a potion in your arsenal you could coat it with...to contain all the crud ..kind off gel coat to keep it contained .
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I'm following this thread closely as I have a UK Registered k0 in bits and I'm considering what's the best route to take with it..I'm slowly collecting the parts and seeing how you are marching forward at an outstanding rate is tipping me to dig it out and start it. ...or at least piece it together ...
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Took your advice Woodside :) Bead blasted the DK seat pan to remove all traces of rust, then covered the clean side of it in gaffer tape then filled all of the holes from the foam side, with aluminium loaded epoxy. When that cured I covered the whole area with short fibre glass and unfilled epoxy. Then I coated the whole underside of the pan with epoxy filled with aluminium and ceramic powder and cured it all up in an oven. Now have a bloody stong seat pan that will never rust on the foam side ! Going to etch prime the non-foam side tomorrow and then satin black the whole lot. Also bead blasted the swinging arm that was in pretty nice shape .. needs new bushes/collar though ... same parts as early 750. Think I will grind the collar and make slightly undersize ID phosphor bronze bushes, like I did with my 750K0
Left my camera at work :( so pictures to follow.
AshimotoK0:
You are a gent Ken ... no worries about delay. Lets see what other goodies you have to sell me for the 'package' once I get into the engine. If it helps I can always get a package pre-paid and picked up by TNT via our works account. This bike is for my personal collection of Hondas from my 'era' BTW and I don't really ever envisage selling them on .. well until I am very much older and greyer, anyway. Just wish I could get my 750K0 together but there is always some elusive part holding me up. Was talking to UKPete about this on the phone yesterday and the 750K0 thing is definitely an unheathy, obsessive disease ;D
UK Pete:
--- Quote from: AshimotoK0 on December 31, 2015, 06:15:48 PM --- Just wish I could get my 750K0 together but there is always some elusive part holding me up. Was talking to UKPete about this on the phone yesterday and the 750K0 thing is definitely an unheathy, obsessive disease ;D
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Your not wrong there ash, its driving me insane , but in a strange way i enjoy it, like the other day scoring myself a very early set of 1969 sandcast cylinders for a bargain price, i am still well chuffed at that cause its taken me a year and a half to find them
AshimotoK0:
Just got a reasonable best offer on this from DK, basically for what they owe me refund of the 'mouse infested' seat they sold me. Needs some repair work and a re-chrome (est. £70) but I was fast becoming aware that these are rocking horse poo un-cracked /solid etc
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351617615441
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