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General => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: triplE675 on March 05, 2015, 05:54:15 AM
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New member from roundabout city
Proud owner of a 500 K0 US import
Also own and run 500K3 the runt in the 500-550 series
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Welcome looks a nice bike. Where did you get your import I am betting DK. Lots of 500/550 fans on here!
By your location does this mean you are near Trigger .. the once time home of Alan Turing? Or is it Basingstoke ? If so, I go to Whitchurch quite a bit. One of my main customers is there (I am in E Yorks).
Ash
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Hi, welcome, I also have a cb500/4 (well 3 but all in bits - one half rebuilt and a k0 one waiting in the wings ) and a cb550k3, the k3 was great for fuel economy but not as pretty as the 500/4 and the carbs can be finicky. Mine are totally worn out old clunkers, my favourite 500/4 has over 200 000 miles on it, and a sidecar. Seen one too many winters, poor thing.
Welcome to the mad house.
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Hi and a big welcome from me
Pete
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Hi triplE675,
Welcome. Some good advice to be had here. Enjoy!
Cheers, D.
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Welcome Bletchley boy, if your location is right ;D ;D
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Welcome,
you will find all the help you need and many Friends. :D
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Welcome Bletchley boy, if your location is right ;D ;D
Roundabout City = Milton Keynes ?
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Welcome Bletchley boy, if your location is right ;D ;D
Roundabout City = Milton Keynes ?
Basingstoke???
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Welcome Bletchley boy, if your location is right ;D ;D
Roundabout City = Milton Keynes ?
Basingstoke???
I imagine there are others. Stevenage is a good one...
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Welcome Bletchley boy, if your location is right ;D ;D
Roundabout City = Milton Keynes ?
Basingstoke???
I imagine there are others. Stevenage is a good one...
The magic roundabout in Swindon takes some beating!:o:o
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Welcome Bletchley boy, if your location is right ;D ;D
Roundabout City = Milton Keynes ?
and Hemel Hempstead
Basingstoke???
I imagine there are others. Stevenage is a good one...
The magic roundabout in Swindon takes some beating!:o:o
PS,welcome !! this is just a sample of the wide knowledge and humour here -))))
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Your investigation skills lads is shite. Code breaker = Bletchley park. The city with the most roundabouts 148 in the world is Milton keynes ;)
That figure is 2010 so add at least another 30 ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D
Great
Bitsa
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New member from roundabout city
Proud owner of a 500 K0 US import
Also own and run 500K3 the runt in the 500-550 series
I think i know that bike. Does it have the wrong clocks ?
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Thanks for the greetings.
I thought somebody might recognise the bike, and yes it does have the wrong speedo without the trip meter
I live within a mile of Station X , and prefer Bletchley.
The 500 K0 was purchased a couple of weeks ago from a VJMC member who retired to West Devon.
I had to bribe my mates with diesel money and breakfast but it was worth it. (No van of my own.)
The K0 was imported from America in 1999 thro' a grey importer in surrey
It was bought by the owner and mot'd for 5 years and never used it then spent 10 years in a garage and just fired up every now and then.
I didn't know about the imported bikes until after I bought the K3 a german import on a 71 J plate ???
The K0 is really original and didn't think I would get an import that had not been restored.
All the pipes are original with no holes and good chrome.
Overall the bike has the look of an unmolested 43 year old bike.
The clocks and MOT's say 15 k.
The resto should be pretty easy compared to my K3.
Regards
TriplE675
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So I was right first time with Bletchley and then thrown a curved ball by Googling it and coming up with Basingstoke! My son works for Network Rail in York and they have new offices in MK .. he's always banging on about 'concrete cows'.
Anyone who hasn't visited Bletchley Park ..I can really recommend it.. plus you can go back any time within the year for free (well it was that way a few years ago).
I will leave it to CB500/550K aficionados to comment on your bikes as I am a 400/4 ..750 man myself but your bike looks mighty fine to me. (don't know how 500F ownership has eluded me).
Ash
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Ditto Ash.
I went tthere about 5 years ago and was shown around by a (very clever) lady who worked there during the war. Fascinating and deeply respectful!
I don't know if she still works there as a guide, but if she does, get down there now coz she and her collegaues aren't going to be around much longer.
D.
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.. he's always banging on about 'concrete cows'.
The concrete cows now live in the Midsummer Place shopping centre in MK (I believe they kept getting vandalised in the fields).
My company has been involved in LiDAR scanning the centre to create a 3D virtual environment as part of a Government sponsored R&D programme. The cows scan perfectly (but the trees are difficult!)
Steve
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Oddjob, the 500K3 was the little sister to the 550K3 just had smaller pistons and bores. Never officialy came to UK but did to Europe
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My k3 is on a J plate because when it was imported in 2002 DVLA confused it with the 500K0 .
The K0's have frame & engine numbers that start with 1___
When Honda made the K3's in 76/77 they reverted Frame numbers back to 1___ series although the engines are 22__
I went to the ACE café about 2 years ago on the Japanese day and it confused the anoraks no end.
Both of my friends run UK k1's and until recently mine was the only one on historic zero rated road tax.
I hope that I have explained the wrong reg plate.
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Finished a full restoration on a 500K0 last year. I am in spitting distance from you if you require any help.
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Welcome to the forum.
I bought a brand new CB500 K2 in 1974 and really liked it - the best of the early Honda Fours in my opinion.
I now have a 1974 CB550 which I am recommissioning, as well as the immaculate CB350 pictured on my profile.
Next I hope to acquire a really good CB500 Four (71 or 72).
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That's very kind of you ,
I presume yours is a US import unless you have one of Honda UK's original press fleet bike's
A gold low mileage one turned up on Evil-bay a couple of years ago .Spent its life in a farmers outhouse.
I'd like to take a look at your K0.
Reading Steves blog and his recent conversion to the goldie's
I didn't realise there were so many differences to the K1/2'S.
I'm having trouble locating the UK spec handlebars
any idea's ?
Regards
TriplE675
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Yes the Historic date has changed and is now a "rolling" year, can't remember how many tho.
EDIT:- Just looked it up and its 40 years but a bit more complicated that just that as if built January 1975 you have to wait till after 1st April for it to be exempt, typical beurocratic up cock if you ask me
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That's very kind of you ,
I presume yours is a US import unless you have one of Honda UK's original press fleet bike's
A gold low mileage one turned up on Evil-bay a couple of years ago .Spent its life in a farmers outhouse.
I'd like to take a look at your K0.
Reading Steves blog and his recent conversion to the goldie's
I didn't realise there were so many differences to the K1/2'S.
I'm having trouble locating the UK spec handlebars
any idea's ?
Regards
TriplE675
Not many differences between the K1 to K2 but, a lot from K0 to K1. Yes, mine is a UK CB500K0 (not import) Handle bars can be bought from DSS. My K0 is in the MK area.
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One of my 500/4s is probably a k0 by the numbers plus bits and has a k plate too. It is also very tired and in bits. Not being an expert I wouldn't restore it as such but do plan to put it back together and get it on the road.
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I think Speedo without trip was a 450 item, i got one from DS cheap when i first put the bike i bought from him on the road