Topic: Terry's new new redneck K0 "Special"..........

[Terry in Australia]

Thanks mate, I’m planning a trip to the US in the next couple of years, I’ve been looking at lots of youtube vids of guys driving route 66 from end to end and sampling all of the gastronomic delights from the roadside diners, BBQ pits, pizza, Mexican etc etc, along the way, so my plan is to buy a cheap Harley and ride from one end to the other over a 2 week period, then ship the Hog back to Oz.

When I get there I hope to meet up with lots of members here, it should be a hoot!

[WhyNot2]

Thanks mate, I’m planning a trip to the US in the next couple of years, I’ve been looking at lots of youtube vids of guys driving route 66 from end to end and sampling all of the gastronomic delights from the roadside diners, BBQ pits, pizza, Mexican etc etc, along the way, so my plan is to buy a cheap Harley and ride from one end to the other over a 2 week period, then ship the Hog back to Oz.

When I get there I hope to meet up with lots of members here, it should be a hoot!

Absolutely, that will be a hoot, and also one of my bucket list items, on my hog too. When you decide to do that, I'll be retarded.......uuuuhhhhh......retired by then, and I will be there with you, just let me know.

My older brother has that on his bucket list too, he just turned 70. So, times getting of the essence.

[Terry in Australia]

Fantastic! It’d be great to do the ride with some like minded souls, while I enjoy riding on my own, it’d be even better with good company!

I’m not due to retire for another 4 or 5 years, but I can’t wait that long, I really want to do it now, but of course, Covid-19 has ruined so many things this year, but that’s ok, I’ll have some “Long Service Leave” due in 2 years time, just in time for your mid summer, so what better way to spend some time off riding new roads with great company?!

[grcamna2]

Fantastic! It’d be great to do the ride with some like minded souls, while I enjoy riding on my own, it’d be even better with good company!

I’m not due to retire for another 4 or 5 years, but I can’t wait that long, I really want to do it now, but of course, Covid-19 has ruined so many things this year, but that’s ok, I’ll have some “Long Service Leave” due in 2 years time, just in time for your mid summer, so what better way to spend some time off riding new roads with great company?!

Terry,Look me up if you get close to NorCal:I'll ride with you.Maybe you could ride with Godzilla strapped to your handlebars and drop him off to another sohc4 member as a relay.

[Terry in Australia]

Thanks Bill, I’ll be happy to, there are so many great guys on this forum that have offered their hospitality, I feel quite humbled.

[PeWe]

Riding a bike on Route 66 would be fantastic!!
Some inspiration most of you might have seen.
Henry Cole has done several cool rides in USA, Australia and other parts of the world. Perfect to watch during the no ride season.

[grcamna2]

Nice video Per 

[RAFster122s]

You might find many who would want to tag along with you for at least a while Terry. Might be able to talk Mooshie into doing the trip with you. AMA has a Route 66 pin that is pretty nice...

[Terry in Australia]

Thanks guys, well now that the K0 is pretty much a motorcycle, it's time to tidy up a few things. As you'll probably remember, the airbox was in about 5 pieces when I got it, and needed extensive repairs before I could give it a lick of candy red paint.

K0 airbox fix 10 Nov 2020 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

K0 airbox fix 10 Nov 2020 6 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

The centre section, which was in 2 pieces on removing it from the top section, was stuffed. The centre section is supposed to have brackets to anchor the whole airbox together, but those pieces of the puzzle were missing entirely.

K0 Monday 7 Dec 2020 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

I was hoping I could use the entire centre section from a K1-2 airbox but they're an entirely different shape, so I sacrificed a centre section from a spare F airbox and attacked it with my bandsaw, to remove the piece that I needed to fix the K0's missing centre section.

K0 Monday 7 Dec 2020 1 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Using the "Baking soda and super glue" method, I glued the piece in place, and hit it with some black paint. It's ugly, but will do the job, and of course, won't be seen once installed.

K0 Monday 7 Dec 2020 2 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

The rest of the pieces look great, so hopefully I'll be able to soften up the rubbers enough to get them on the carbs, but if not, Yamiya sell repros that'll do the job, and hey, it's only money.....

K0 Monday 7 Dec 2020 3 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

 

[RAFster122s]

That is some pretty painted pieces Terry, you do great paintwork! And even more impressive is that it is from spray bombs. Mad skills!  Spray bomb nozzles have come a long way since the 70s. Now they are capable of spaying fan patterns that can be oriented from vertical to horizontal by turning the nozzle to spray in a different direction.
Still, that said, not taking away from your painting skills...it takes someone who knows what they are doing to get these fantastic results.

You need to buy your superglue in the 4 ounce bottles when you have a bike project like this.

BTW, you do know the trick about getting most of the air out of the bottle and putting them in a ziplock baggie with the desiccant packets, then put that in another good ziplock baggie and then stick it in the refrigerator. Let the glue get to room temp, several hours to half a day, before opening it to use it again. The waiting is to minimize any condensation in the bottle...water will cause the glue to kick off and harden, just like the baking soda.

[Terry in Australia]

Thanks David, I'm really happy with the results, even the little air bubbles under the decals have disappeared now, so almost too frightened to install the good tank on the bike, maybe I'll just sit it on for taking pics, and use the old original faded paint tank when I go for rides? We'll see. I didn't know the trick with the superglue, but after all these repairs I do need to buy another bottle, so I might try it out.

Hopefully tomorrow or the next day I'll fix my last remaining problem (left blinkers not blinking) install the headlight, airbox and sidecovers, and get it ready for it's maiden ride.

[PeWe]

Good loking tank, Terry!!
From Yamiya, right? But you blame the rattlecans!

[Thunder]

Heya Terry Just been going through the build, looking fantastic

Just a question about yer badges  mate,
as i mighta gone the wrong route with mine, are these K0 badges:


Or these


I stuck the latter on mine(Oct'69_and was wondering whats correct?

[MauiK3]

I believe the latter are K0 badges

[PeWe]

Upper K2

[Terry in Australia]

G’day Thor, yep, as the boys above have correctly stated, the ones in the bottom pic are K0 and the others are K1 or K2.

Per, thanks for the compliment, my 50 year old tank still has a couple of minor ripples after all those years of use and abuse, but I’m happy to have an original tank, as I’ve previously stated, I really don’t want a “Yamiya Restoration” Yamiya stuff is great, and in a lot of cases comes from the same factory as the originals supplied to Honda, but I’ve tried to use as much of the original old parts as possible without compromising reliability.

[BenelliSEI]

Terry..... I agree, keep the original part, of at all possible. Best look, best quality!

[Terry in Australia]

Terry..... I agree, keep the original part, of at all possible. Best look, best quality!

Thanks mate, I have had to use a lot of small items from Yamiya because mine was either missing or beyond repair, but I’ve tried to refurb as much of the original parts as I could. It’s not an original bike in that the engine and frame numbers (1020XXX/1021XXX)are too far apart, but that’s OK, it’s still mostly K0, and that’s good enough for me.

[Alan F.]

Thanks mate, I’m planning a trip to the US in the next couple of years...... it should be a hoot!

I can see this turning into a big event post covid, fingers crossed!

[Terry in Australia]

Thanks Alan, I've been looking forward to riding a Harley on Route 66 for many years now, so it'll be a big event for me, if no-one else!

Speaking of "Red Letter Days" (What? we weren't? Well, humor me, OK?) today is 2 months to the day since the rusty hulk of a frame arrived in my driveway, and this madness began. From memory, at the time I was still sorting the F2 out, and the poor Z1 and 1428cc KZ1000 had taken a back seat, because I was keen to knock up some rides (once the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions were eased) on a CB750. Here's a quick memory of what it looked like 2 months ago, today.

Terry's Redneck K0 rebuild 8 Oct 2020 1 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Of course, there was no engine, just a set of bare engine cases with the remains of a rusty ruined gearbox that arrived a week or so later.

K0 cases 21 Oct 2020 5 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

K0 cases 21 Oct 2020 3 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

So today, it was with great pleasure that I pretty much put the finishing touches to it, and felt for the first time that I was looking at a motorcycle, and not just an unfinished project. I'd given up on trying to breathe some life into the rock hard original airbox rubbers, so I jumped on Ebay, looked to my favourite local Ebay seller, and did the "Buy it now" think for 75 beans. I messaged him this morning and asked if I could come get them today, and he said "sure", so I drove over at lunchtime today, had a chat with him about some stuff I need for the Bitsa (a new Kokusan ignition and coils for the new engine) and drove home with the new rubbers.

I stopped at the local big box car parts store to buy a stop/tail light globe for my Bitsa bike after "borrowing" the one out of it for the K0 on the weekend. Somehow I walked out with 4 litres of oil for the bitsa engine swap, an electronic doodad for testing the battery and alternator output, blinker globes, 2 different types of flasher cans and some other random things I grabbed. Total - $150. Bugger........

Anyway, I got back in time to coordinate some high security equipment movement, and by the tie I'd filled out a brazillion forms, it was time to knock off work and do some bike work. First job was to install the airbox rubbers, and assemble the airbox. But first, a "Before" pic.

K0 airbofix 9 Nov 2020 1 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

It does look a bit nicer now. Nothing replaced, except the repairs, the paint, and the rubbers.

K0 Tuesday 8 Dec 2020 1 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

No problems installing it, I didn't even scratch the paint!

K0 Tuesday 8 Dec 2020 3 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Of course, by the time I had the airbox in place, I could finally install the sidecovers.

K0 Tuesday 8 Dec 2020 4 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

The last job was to get the left indicators working. One blown bulb in the rear blinker and a bad wire in the front one had me scratching my head for a while, as they'd all looked good when I made up four passable (no joke intended) blinkers last week. Anyway, once they were sorted, the last job was to install the new headlight assembly, check everything, it all worked, so I had to take some pics.

K0 Tuesday 8 Dec 2020 6 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

K0 Tuesday 8 Dec 2020 7 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

K0 Tuesday 8 Dec 2020 9c by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

OK, so there are a couple of pieces I'm still waiting on, new Stanley blinker lenses, new headlight ear reflectors, a new fuel cap and new chrome tank trim, plus some other stuff I've forgotten, but importantly, it's good enough to ride, so on the weekend I'll take it for it's maiden voyage. Hopefully there'll be no horror stories to relate back. More soon.
 

   



 

 

[BPellerine]

great looking bike terry,and in record time!

[PeWe]

Bike look really nice, Terry!
I hope you can have a nice tour on it. Stopping by a restaurant/burger joint style and enjoy good  cheap food while looking at your bike. A relaxing tour after and back home again. A 3-4 hours adventure

[MauiK3]

I'm going over to the Bike of the Month page to nominate!!!
Let's get a second!

[mcpuffett]

Nice work Terry , i love watching your builds on here  , i bought myself a KO just over a year ago after selling all my 750's and parts back in 2016, i'll second your bike for bike of the month , cheers Mick.

[Henning]

Good job Terry, looks fantastic! (What am I doing with my life?)

And those bars look great. Impractical at 100 mph but just the job for muscling a 750 about town. I need to get me some.