Author Topic: Another K0 in the stable, this one's a beauty (Read 3780 times)

hahnda · « **on:** December 17, 2007, 09:43:48 AM »

She's a bit on the rusty side. Tank isn't a wrinkle. Switch isn't a recessed. Front fender isn't cut. This bike is kind of a combo between my earlier K0 and my early K1. Its a 5/70 build. I need the chain guard for the K0 and the rear blinker brackets for the K1. The engine is stuck but I might just keep it on hand. My K0 is a 900cc and I might want it stock someday, who knows. The rest is going to be parted out on eBay I think or if anybody sees anything they need PM me.

KB02 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 17, 2007, 10:05:16 AM »

come on... challange yourself... restore it!!

mcpuffett · « **Reply #2 on:** December 17, 2007, 11:25:23 AM »

any chance of some more photos?, ;)cheers mick.

hahnda · « **Reply #3 on:** December 17, 2007, 11:30:54 AM »

754 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 17, 2007, 09:04:54 PM »

Ho ker Hea er on that...

hahnda · « **Reply #5 on:** December 18, 2007, 06:02:45 AM »

Quote from: 754 on December 17, 2007, 09:04:54 PM

Ho ker Hea er on that...

What language you speaking?

bozo4onion · « **Reply #6 on:** December 18, 2007, 06:42:50 AM »

Dude, with that intake/exhaust you're going to need some rejetting.

754 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 18, 2007, 09:28:56 AM »

I was decribing an accessory on the bike.. parts of it are missing.. so I spelled it to match the look!!!

hahnda · « **Reply #8 on:** December 18, 2007, 09:33:06 AM »

Quote from: 754 on December 18, 2007, 09:28:56 AM

I was decribing an accessory on the bike.. parts of it are missing.. so I spelled it to match the look!!!

Makes a little more sense now. I think that part already went in the garbage.

754 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 18, 2007, 09:37:34 AM »

What??

You Threw away the Hooker Header parts

alway someone could use a better pipe or two..

hahnda · « **Reply #10 on:** December 18, 2007, 09:42:15 AM »

Thrown away in my shop doesn't mean they are gone. Still just a couple feet from the bike actually. They are pretty crusty though.

754 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 18, 2007, 10:00:11 AM »

Can you look at the head where the notch in the valve cover is to get at the plugs. There is a rib there and a head bolt.. is the bolt flush to the top fin?? or up on the rib? and serial # (approx) if the bolt is flush with the fin

I am trying to get an idea how old this head I bought is.. looks early.

mikedialect · « **Reply #12 on:** December 18, 2007, 10:18:51 AM »

purchased from forrest lake mn?

hahnda · « **Reply #13 on:** December 18, 2007, 10:29:30 AM »

Quote from: mikedialect on December 18, 2007, 10:18:51 AM

purchased from forrest lake mn?

Yep....

http://search.ebay.com/150192556090

number13 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 18, 2007, 10:36:29 AM »

I nominate this for Bike Of The Month!!

mikedialect · « **Reply #15 on:** December 18, 2007, 10:42:16 AM »

Quote from: hahnda on December 18, 2007, 10:29:30 AM

Quote from: mikedialect on December 18, 2007, 10:18:51 AM
purchased from forrest lake mn?

Yep....

http://search.ebay.com/150192556090

I live near by... and I was wondering how it was to deal with this guy. How was your experience?

754 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 18, 2007, 10:46:17 AM »

My sandcast was dirtier than that when I found it!!

Looked at the auction.. nice buy!

My instruments were like that or worse and cleaned up nicely, the one in the pic (tach) looked pretty unfaded.

hahnda · « **Reply #17 on:** December 18, 2007, 10:46:29 AM »

Quote from: mikedialect on December 18, 2007, 10:42:16 AM

Quote from: hahnda on December 18, 2007, 10:29:30 AM
Quote from: mikedialect on December 18, 2007, 10:18:51 AM
purchased from forrest lake mn?

Yep....

http://search.ebay.com/150192556090

I live near by... and I was wondering how it was to deal with this guy. How was your experience?

No problems at all. I said I could pick it up on Sunday and he asked that I be there before noon. I showed up, he helped me load it, I forked over the cash and I was off. I do know that he has at least 2 and possibly 3 different ebay ID's.

hahnda · « **Reply #18 on:** December 18, 2007, 06:39:04 PM »

Quote from: 754 on December 18, 2007, 10:00:11 AM

Can you look at the head where the notch in the valve cover is to get at the plugs. There is a rib there and a head bolt.. is the bolt flush to the top fin?? or up on the rib? and serial # (approx) if the bolt is flush with the fin

I am trying to get an idea how old this head I bought is.. looks early.

Well I took a look and the bolt is just like all the later 750's I have.

Then I went to look at the other K0 I have and it has no bolt or boss at all? 10/69 build.

mikedialect · « **Reply #19 on:** December 18, 2007, 07:43:53 PM »

Quote from: hahnda on December 18, 2007, 10:46:29 AM

Quote from: mikedialect on December 18, 2007, 10:42:16 AM
Quote from: hahnda on December 18, 2007, 10:29:30 AM
Quote from: mikedialect on December 18, 2007, 10:18:51 AM
purchased from forrest lake mn?

Yep....

http://search.ebay.com/150192556090

I live near by... and I was wondering how it was to deal with this guy. How was your experience?

No problems at all. I said I could pick it up on Sunday and he asked that I be there before noon. I showed up, he helped me load it, I forked over the cash and I was off. I do know that he has at least 2 and possibly 3 different ebay ID's.

So you must be in the area as well. I wonder if we've met. I'm sure you're one of the guys I fight for bikes on CL

Thanks for the tip. I always thought the 'operation' looked a little shady, but I'm glad to hear it isn't.

hahnda · « **Reply #20 on:** December 18, 2007, 08:19:35 PM »

Quote from: mikedialect on December 18, 2007, 07:43:53 PM

So you must be in the area as well. I wonder if we've met. I'm sure you're one of the guys I fight for bikes on CL

Thanks for the tip. I always thought the 'operation' looked a little shady, but I'm glad to hear it isn't.

I'm 50 miles east of Taylors/St. Croix Falls.

I take a look at the MPLS CL but never went to actually look at anything yet.

754 · « **Reply #21 on:** December 18, 2007, 09:35:30 PM »

Re the bolt on the front...is it on the same level as the fin...or up higher on the rib??

hahnda · « **Reply #22 on:** December 19, 2007, 06:09:33 AM »

Quote from: 754 on December 18, 2007, 09:35:30 PM

Re the bolt on the front...is it on the same level as the fin...or up higher on the rib??

The bottom of the bolt head on the crusty K0 is the same level as the rib, just like later CB750's. On my other K0 there is no boss or bolt on the rib. I was looking at it in the dark as I was to lazy to go across the room to turn on a light. Is this bolt in a different location? I also checked my Cafe bike and that bolt was missing!

754 · « **Reply #23 on:** December 19, 2007, 08:55:46 AM »

it is starting to look to me like there may have been more thasn one foundry making heads!

The head I just picked up looks very sandcast, the coring work is not as smooth as later heads, and the front bolt is on the fin level, the rib splits to allow this. Same as yours. I think it is the head made from #1026,147 through to #1064,902 that is the first head to use the bolt in the front.

I checked a 72 and 73 head and both had the bolt up higher in the rib.

I will add some info to the id heads thread.

hahnda · « **Reply #24 on:** December 19, 2007, 09:13:44 AM »

what do you mean by the 72 and 73 were up higher on the rib?

Mine looks like this, just like my K1, K4, etc.

Early K0 had no bolt anywhere in the area, correct? Then they found that they leaked a bit and added them later in K0 production?

754 · « **Reply #25 on:** December 19, 2007, 09:23:02 AM »

My 72 heads looks like that .

The head I have, the bolt head actually sits were the yellow line above boss ends, right down where the top fin is.. not up on top of the rib..the rib is split in to rwo parts, the bolt head is DOWN in between them and flush to the fin.

Mine looks similar to the pic inHEAD MARKING thread. on my 72's the bolt head is higher, the height if the rib with a boss in the area to support the bolt, ie bolt sits about 8 or 10 mm higher up.

hahnda · « **Reply #26 on:** December 19, 2007, 09:27:42 AM »

Quote from: 754 on December 19, 2007, 09:23:02 AM

My 72 heads looks like that .

The head I have, the bolt head actually sits were the yellow line above boss ends, right down where the top fin is.. not up on top of the rib..the rib is split in to rwo parts, the bolt head is DOWN in between them and flush to the fin.

So what you are saying is that the K0 had at least 3 different styles of heads.

No bolt - Flush bolt - Top Bolt.........

754 · « **Reply #27 on:** December 19, 2007, 09:33:51 AM »

Heads do get changed around on bikes. If there was a second head for KO (with front bolt) then the partsbook should show two lengths of bolts.

My book goes to June 71, and shows two bolts, but one is flanged head and the other not.. will check if length is mentioned. ( I think not).

What I am getting at is being able to id the year of heads by the castings and marks, like is done with carheads/blocks

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Author Topic: Another K0 in the stable, this one's a beauty (Read 3780 times)