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Petrol tank chrome strip .
atlsec:
Hi Guys , Trouble here
I have just looked at the april 1969 Brighton show done by Pathe news and the bike there looking up at is a sandcast with the horn on the left . They show a close up of the tank and the chrome strip is the one everyone says is for a K1 ? .Does this mean that we are all making assumptions on what is correct for the year based on what other people say is gospel .Old footage like this may sort out a few answers on what is right . Someone said my double lipped front mudguard was wrong but the 750 expert says K0`s had them from 1970 on . I will do some more digging to see if I can find out any more .
Cheers ,Alan.
MrDavo:
I just had a look at the footage, stone me, yes there is a black stripe along the strip as per the K1. That is no 'ordinary' K0 sandcast though, its one of the 3 pre production prototype bikes, first shown in LA, AFIK. Someone will be along soon to tell you which one, and what happened to it.
You notice the outlet part of the horn is white plastic not black? - that's one of the protoype's features. I dare say the stripe wasn't used in production of the K0 but readopted later.
My General Export K1 has no stripes, but there were a number of incorrect K0 features on it when I bought it, after an inaccurate restoration. However I do have pictures of other K1's with no stripe, but maybe people polished them off when they got tatty. I have a correct NOS right hand strip, with the stripe, but can't get a left hand one!
AshimotoK0:
Black stripe on that Brighton show sandcast is correct it was one of four pre-prod prototypes. Loads (literally hundreds of differences like crank was machined from solid not a casting etc. on those four bikes, one was sold last year by Vic World, the red one went to the crusher and the green one is 'lost'
Late front guards were only cut edge at the rear and later on they had grommet holes. Maybe last few were double-rolled dunno but not aware of it.
My 10/69 UK model doesn't have a wrinkle tank and never did out of the showroom ..so work that one out ?
I have quite a few scans on the Brighton Show Bike if you are interested.
The Brighton bike was swapped for low bars and newer style master cylinder (original had solid metal brake line)when it was sold to Lord Denbigh (Rollo Fielding) and fitted with C50 style indicators and oval rear lamp to meet UK safety regulations. I know the person who has the original solid master cylinder and pipe taken off it. He will only re-unite it with the bike when the (UK) owner decides to put it together again but AFAIK its been in bits for about 30 years !
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heres the red and green ones ..note the tank chrome strips !!
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Oh & the blue one !
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AshimotoK0:
Here is my scan of the MCM report on the Brighton bike CGU7H Alan
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/eld4av01e33e3uw/AAAhRKbDPgGFw-unN6GmNxYBa?dl=0
AshimotoK0:
I keep regurgitating all of this info .. and probably boring the pants off some people but Alan did ask the question. Perhaps it needs to go in SteveD's new info section.
I am also compiling and info file VIN log of UK 750K0's .. Early days yet but if anyone has any details of their bikes to add then please PM me . I know that Steff has a couple of UK bikes, for example
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