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Offline daniel9441

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Newbie with a CB500 K0
« on: April 22, 2016, 09:11:50 AM »
Hey guys. This January I bought a 71 cb500 that the PO had driven drunk on, crashed, and let sit in a garage for 16 years. When I got it, the bike was filthy and smelled like weed. There was no front end since it was ripped off in the crash, but the frame was straight. I bought a cb550f front fork and some other parts to get it rolling, and now ot is road ready.
The engine has 17k original miles and runs like a champ, with a little smoke from dried out valve seals. The chrome is all pretty decent and the 4 to 4 pipes only need a little bit of rust repair.







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Offline Johnie

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Re: Newbie with a CB500 K0
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2016, 09:20:52 AM »
Very nice...good story and welcome to the madness :)  Any future plans for the bike?
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1970 CB750K0 - Candy Ruby Red
1973 CB750K3 - Candy Bacchus Olive or Sunflake Orange
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Re: Newbie with a CB500 K0
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2016, 10:09:44 AM »
another one saved!  Nice work  8)
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Re: Newbie with a CB500 K0
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2016, 10:20:27 AM »
Welcome and congrats on the bike find...best of luck with the ressurection. David
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Offline daniel9441

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Re: Newbie with a CB500 K0
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2016, 11:46:31 AM »
I'm hoping to repaint it eventually. All the mechanical things work but the tank was pretty dented up in the crash.

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