Topic: What did you do to your bike today ?

[Laids]

Put some fresh air in the tires 

Nice line up!  I see a K0, K5 but cant I.D. the two others.

From left, K8 (not much left,only gauges & sidecovers), KO, K1,K4

K4 is Planet Blue?   I had a K5 Planet Blue, love that color.

I enlarged it, note the small turnsignals and the green

Very perceptive, the fork ears are from a K2 I believe. Also I used short signal stocks, just liked the look better than the long ones.

[pickleknuckles]

Put 20mi on it this afternoon. First time it's been on the road in since 2001.

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[newday777]

Put 20mi on it this afternoon. First time it's been on the road in since 2001.

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Congrats 👏

[Kelly E]

Put 20mi on it this afternoon. First time it's been on the road in since 2001.

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Nice job resurrecting your bike.
What took so you so long?

[pickleknuckles]

Put 20mi on it this afternoon. First time it's been on the road in since 2001.

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Nice job resurrecting your bike.
What took so you so long?

Technically it only took about three and a half years to rebuild it. It sat from Nov 2001 to Nov 2021 after a bit of an accident.

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[spotty]

Fitted the new larger oil cooler where it should be, maybe a bit more trimming on the bracket but happy with it for the moment

[CycleRanger]

Put 20mi on it this afternoon. First time it's been on the road in since 2001.

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Nice job resurrecting your bike.
What took so you so long?

Technically it only took about three and a half years to rebuild it. It sat from Nov 2001 to Nov 2021 after a bit of an accident.

Ouch! 
Glad you got it back on the road! Looks nice.

[spotty]

A start on the bodywork, much sanding, filling and more sanding before I get to the top coats.
Also have to decide on colour, maybe red frame, white bodywork and red seat

[spotty]

Another thing I've been doing, skimming all the manufacturers stamps off the top of Allen bolts.
The 4 for the lower triple clamp are done and you can still see the stamps on the two smaller ones which will hold the front guard bracket

[grcamna2]

Another thing I've been doing, skimming all the manufacturers stamps off the top of Allen bolts.
The 4 for the lower triple clamp are done and you can still see the stamps on the two smaller ones which will hold the front guard bracket

Why ?

[spotty]

Another thing I've been doing, skimming all the manufacturers stamps off the top of Allen bolts.
The 4 for the lower triple clamp are done and you can still see the stamps on the two smaller ones which will hold the front guard bracket

Why ?

A fair question, and I have no logical answer, just that I think it looks better than having all those stamps on.
When factories use Allen bolts they don't have those stamps on so I won't have them either. I may go back and put a slight radius on the tops to make them look a little more production.
The main look I'm going for us Honda production, which is obviously something that they never made but a boy can dream

[pickleknuckles]

Another thing I've been doing, skimming all the manufacturers stamps off the top of Allen bolts.
The 4 for the lower triple clamp are done and you can still see the stamps on the two smaller ones which will hold the front guard bracket

Why ?

A fair question, and I have no logical answer, just that I think it looks better than having all those stamps on.
When factories use Allen bolts they don't have those stamps on so I won't have them either. I may go back and put a slight radius on the tops to make them look a little more production.
The main look I'm going for us Honda production, which is obviously something that they never made but a boy can dream

You're not alone. I did the same for the few non Honda bolts I used on mine.

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[BenelliSEI]

Put 20mi on it this afternoon. First time it's been on the road in since 2001.

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Nice job resurrecting your bike.
What took so you so long?

Technically it only took about three and a half years to rebuild it. It sat from Nov 2001 to Nov 2021 after a bit of an accident.

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Nice work! That’s a pretty unique fairing. Where from?

[Laids]

Put 20mi on it this afternoon. First time it's been on the road in since 2001.

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Nice job resurrecting your bike.
What took so you so long?

Technically it only took about three and a half years to rebuild it. It sat from Nov 2001 to Nov 2021 after a bit of an accident.

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I see you shortened the wheelbase quite a bit 😜

[pickleknuckles]

Put 20mi on it this afternoon. First time it's been on the road in since 2001.

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Nice job resurrecting your bike.
What took so you so long?

Technically it only took about three and a half years to rebuild it. It sat from Nov 2001 to Nov 2021 after a bit of an accident.

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Nice work! That’s a pretty unique fairing. Where from?

It's an AF Asahi No.99 Mini Sport windshield straight from Japan. Got it new from an ebay seller for $100 USD. Used by commuters, gangsters, and bosozoku riders across Japan since the '50s.

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[pickleknuckles]

I see you shortened the wheelbase quite a bit

Haha. Yeah. Hitting a car at 45mph will do that.
Lady made a u-turn in front of me from a street side parking spot and stopped as soon as she realized I was there.

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[CycleRanger]

I see you shortened the wheelbase quite a bit

Haha. Yeah. Hitting a car at 45mph will do that.
Lady made a u-turn in front of me from a street side parking spot and stopped as soon as she realized I was there.

That is almost the scenario I imagined. I hope you weren't hurt too badly.

[pickleknuckles]

I see you shortened the wheelbase quite a bit

Haha. Yeah. Hitting a car at 45mph will do that.
Lady made a u-turn in front of me from a street side parking spot and stopped as soon as she realized I was there.

That is almost the scenario I imagined. I hope you weren't hurt too badly.

It was bad, but I walked away. The worst of it was a shattered arm...my radius was in 25 pieces at the wrist.

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[Kelly E]

I see you shortened the wheelbase quite a bit

Haha. Yeah. Hitting a car at 45mph will do that.
Lady made a u-turn in front of me from a street side parking spot and stopped as soon as she realized I was there.

That is almost the scenario I imagined. I hope you weren't hurt too badly.

It was bad, but I walked away. The worst of it was a shattered arm...my radius was in 25 pieces at the wrist.

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Wow, how does your wrist work now?

[pickleknuckles]

I see you shortened the wheelbase quite a bit

Haha. Yeah. Hitting a car at 45mph will do that.
Lady made a u-turn in front of me from a street side parking spot and stopped as soon as she realized I was there.

That is almost the scenario I imagined. I hope you weren't hurt too badly.

It was bad, but I walked away. The worst of it was a shattered arm...my radius was in 25 pieces at the wrist.

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Wow, how does your wrist work now?

I had an excellent orthopedic surgeon. There's still some loss of range in movement but it doesn't affect daily life. However, mostly due to fractures in my elbow and shoulder, there are a couple spots on my back I can't scratch anymore. Lol.

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[bryanj]

Hope you had the frame checked, and il be certain bottom tree was toasted

[Kelly E]

I see you shortened the wheelbase quite a bit

Haha. Yeah. Hitting a car at 45mph will do that.
Lady made a u-turn in front of me from a street side parking spot and stopped as soon as she realized I was there.

That is almost the scenario I imagined. I hope you weren't hurt too badly.

It was bad, but I walked away. The worst of it was a shattered arm...my radius was in 25 pieces at the wrist.

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Wow, how does your wrist work now?

I had an excellent orthopedic surgeon. There's still some loss of range in movement but it doesn't affect daily life. However, mostly due to fractures in my elbow and shoulder, there are a couple spots on my back I can't scratch anymore. Lol.

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I hear ya, I've broken so many bones the doctor asked if I was trying to set a record?

[fire113]

...took the K2, cleand it and did ~60km

[fire113]

Took the K2 again and did ~80km and took some drinks and food with some cb750 friends.

[seanbarney41]

Nothing better than rolling together with our squeaky front brake brethren!