Oops...I did it again...Back in September I met up with old scrambler (Dennis) and Jerry to give GZ the WI ride. We stopped at Dennis's shop for the tour. He had a titled early KO he was selling for the son of a friend who had passed away a couple years ago. I took a look at it and said to myself, "just what I need is another KO with those dang carbs." Well, I got to thinkin' and went back to Dennis's a 2nd time to look it over. I had to outbid another gent, but did land the bike and brought it home yesterday Oct. 26th. It is an October 1969 build titled as a 1970 with engine and frame 101 and very low numbers under 100 for both. It has a wrinkle tank that was in a box as the PO bought a NOS K1 tank for it (which you will see in the first set of pics). Also in the first set of pics are NOS side covers the PO put on and the faded original set were included in the sale. The air box also looks NOS. Has 30,000 miles and had some top end work done 3 years ago by the local dealer. Double cut front fender is nice with no dents. Rear fender nice. Some pits on the rear rim and it has a different chain guard on for the oil splatter. Will have to source the correct chain guard. Also included are a very nice set of no number pipes with baffles, no rust, no soft spots, no pits and they will clean up good. These pipes were found by the PO at a dealer and they were take offs from a early 750 someone turned into a drag bike. The duckbill seat must be an OEM replacement before they were no longer available as it is in excellent condition. Gauges are faded and plastic lenses cracked. All in all a great bike that is complete. The only thing missing is the proper chain guard. My plans??? Still a bit up in the air. Will know more once the project progresses through the winter. Might really go into it like my other KO and add it to the collection, or might just clean and polish it up, get it running real nice and then sell in spring to someone to detail it as they wish. WAY to early to tell. Don't know what I am going to do with the NOS side covers or tank yet. They are WAY to nice to make a hasty decision on those. They sure looked great on the bike. I am thinking of putting the wrinkle tank back on the bike as it really belongs on this early bike and it did come with it. However, that NOS tank sure looks good and matches the other ruby red parts great. So as you can see...I am really undecided which direction I will go yet. Thanks for looking and watching this project. And thanks to Dennis for his help in landing this bike so we can save another. That is Dennis (old scrambler) on the 2nd picture. If you have not met Dennis yet, he is a wealth of knowledge and a great friend. Ride on fellas..........
