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Offline Oilburner

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Newbie from the North West
« on: March 09, 2016, 10:55:43 AM »
Hi, New to this forum, came across the U.S. version initially when trawling the net. Returning to bikes after a 40 year hiatus, family, houses, usual story. No bikes atm but looking around for a CB 500 K1/K2 that needs work. Loads of great info on this site. Cheers
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Offline Drew400

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Re: Newbie from the North West
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2016, 11:34:18 AM »
Welcome Oilburner.

Lots of great advice and sensible comments on this site that'll help your project when you get underway.

Cheers, D.
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Offline SteveD CB500K0

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Re: Newbie from the North West
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2016, 11:39:07 AM »
Where are you?

Put your location in your profile and it will appear on each post.

Diesel driver or two stoke?

Steve

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Re: Newbie from the North West
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2016, 01:48:28 PM »
Cheers guys, Steve, thought I had added my location but newfangled technology gets me everytime.
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Re: Newbie from the North West
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2016, 01:49:54 PM »
Steve, diesel driver and large marine diesel engines in the dim and distant past.
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Re: Newbie from the North West
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2016, 01:55:03 PM »
Welcome oil burner.
500/4 my favourite bike I have owned.
I'll get another one one day before the bones get much older.
As for Marine engines ,i'm working on a pattern for a large chunk of Paxman Diesel Engine at the mo.
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Re: Newbie from the North West
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2016, 05:11:52 PM »
I'm a driver too and used to live in the NW but now sunny gloucester. Aslo got a 71500 I might consider selling, running and tested but needs cosmetics PM me if interested
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Offline philward

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Re: Newbie from the North West
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2016, 09:08:32 PM »
Welcome Oilburner - My first big bike was a 500 Four in 72 - done 40,000 miles on it trouble free in 3 years and loved it - only got shut to buy a Z1. Great info and guys (and gals) on the site.
I'm just down the road in Wigan
Phil
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Re: Newbie from the North West
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2016, 09:29:14 PM »
Hi oil burner, welcome aboard fella
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Re: Newbie from the North West
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2016, 08:39:16 AM »
Thanks for the warm welcome. Bryanj will PM you ref the bike. Cheers.
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Re: Newbie from the North West
« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2016, 11:02:20 AM »
Welcome from me too... must admit the CB500K0 has been the most pleasurable to restore of all of my bikes ( well so far anyway).

cheers ... Ash
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Re: Newbie from the North West
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2016, 09:34:23 AM »
Hi Oilburner and welcome to the forum  ;) cheers Mick
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Re: Newbie from the North West
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2016, 09:59:41 AM »
Welcome oilburner,I am in Southport.
Kev.
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Re: Newbie from the North West
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2016, 03:47:47 PM »
Just realised you said marine, me too in the early 70's did you know that the single cylinder Doxford from Southshields is in bits in Poynton Cheshire
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