OK, here's those pics I promised. It's an early diecast VIN 12xxx. I bought it in '75 from the original owner. It was completely original at that time except for a 4-1 exhaust. I rode it until '91. It then sat until '98 when I picked up a K2 that I was going to use for parts. I was going to swap out the 4-cable carbs, use the pipes, seat and a few other pieces. Well I got the engine out and got sidetracked and it sat until 2 years ago. Decided I either had to do something with it or get rid of it. Fortunately I discovered this forum. Slowly I learned that I had something pretty special with the K0 and decided to keep it original and not use the parts from the K2. It was completely disassembled. With the help of this forum I did everything except the paint and rechrome (even relaced the wheels myself). I hated the polishing. The paint was done by Blake Conway, the guy who does the paint for Vic World's sandcast restorations. He also did the Candy Red for my sandcast (which is apart right now). Everything is correct from the balls in the steering to the smallest cotter pin except (don't tell anyone) I did put APE studs in to help prevent oil leaks. Every spring, piece of rubber, seals, etc., has been replaced. I got it finished about 2 months ago. I put gas in it and it turned over for about 4 seconds and fired right up. The only things wrong with it was a small drip from one of the float bowl drain screws and the left turn signals didn't work. Tighten up the screw and a bulb and it was perfect. It ran pretty good but I did sync the carbs and now it runs great. Thanks to everyone on the forum who helped me out, I couldn't have done it without.
