Author Topic: Picking up a 750 K1 tomorrow... (Read 2567 times)

zoo mob · « **on:** August 04, 2009, 08:11:42 PM »

I've only got this crappy photo and the description the owner gave me over the phone to go on, but it seems like a pretty good deal at $600. 19K original miles, fairing with lowers, saddlebags and trunk. Don't think the guy knew too much about Hondas, but he did said it does have the original 4-4 pipes, original seat, and original red with gold paint. Its supposedly ran well 3 years ago, but was parked when he bought a harley. Said the paint was faded a bit, anyone have luck refreshing the red paint from that era, or is it a bust the way some of the others like brown and orange are (once its faded, its too late) Wish me luck, this thing is a three-hour drive away, and it will be my first tow with my newly installed hitch on my little 16 year-old Subaru. Anything else I should be on the lookout for with this K1?

GammaFlat · « **Reply #1 on:** August 04, 2009, 09:24:48 PM »

It certainly sounds like a great find to me. The price sounds really good even if the bike needs a lot. Don't be upset if the saddle is crunchy and the paint un-recoverable. I'd go as far as to say that even if the engine is locked, you're still in the "reasonable value" category. The pipes are often shot but you can selectively replace for 200 or less each or patch if they've got holes.

Congrats.

You may need the following just to get it on the road: tires, air filter, a carb "go-through", oil change, chain/sprockets...

zoo mob · « **Reply #2 on:** August 04, 2009, 11:09:18 PM »

Yeah, unless this guy has misrepresented it to me, it should be quite the deal. I've got this fleeting hope that its a K0 titled as a 1971 like the K0 I already have. I'm definitely planning on plugs, battery, carb cleaning etc. Look for pics and impressions tomorrow night. Any thoughts on the durability of the red paint?

shizzomynizzo · « **Reply #3 on:** August 05, 2009, 12:41:31 AM »

I came across that one too. I think it needed front brakes, too, if i recall.

Good Luck! I'll be waiting for pics too!

Hush · « **Reply #4 on:** August 05, 2009, 12:50:15 AM »

Now you just need a 72 K2 to complete your set.

andy750 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 05, 2009, 01:25:28 AM »

Good luck! Ill be waiting for the pics as well

mcpuffett · « **Reply #6 on:** August 05, 2009, 05:57:55 AM »

Me to

i'll be waiting for your next report, good luck,

cheers Mick.

Spanner 1 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 05, 2009, 08:49:48 AM »

Congrats, good luck from another 'cheapo' K1..!!
Love the 'art deco' fairing...!

zoo mob · « **Reply #8 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:11:55 AM »

I think I'm letting it go....I had dibs on it and was planning on heading over there to pick it up shortly, but just can't bring myself to drive that far without better pictures. Hope another SOHCer gets it. Sorry for the false excitement.

Gordon · « **Reply #9 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:22:39 AM »

Quote from: zoo mob on August 05, 2009, 10:11:55 AM

I think I'm letting it go....I had dibs on it and was planning on heading over there to pick it up shortly, but just can't bring myself to drive that far without better pictures. Hope another SOHCer gets it. Sorry for the false excitement.

I drove from Eugene, OR to Denver (about 20 hours) to pick up my K1 five years ago after only seeing one crappy picture. I've never regretted making that trip.

Johnie · « **Reply #10 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:23:35 AM »

Quote from: zoo mob on August 05, 2009, 10:11:55 AM

I think I'm letting it go....I had dibs on it and was planning on heading over there to pick it up shortly, but just can't bring myself to drive that far without better pictures. Hope another SOHCer gets it. Sorry for the false excitement.

Well, if it is any consolation those are not OEM 4 into 4 exhausts on there as the owner told you. You can see that in the pic he gave you. Who knows what other things you would find after a 6 hour jaunt. Sometimes you just have to walk away. I walked away from a K1 in February and found a much better one 2 weeks later. That is my avatar...

Gordon · « **Reply #11 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:37:11 AM »

I'd drive three hours just for that complete Bates touring kit!

Duke McDukiedook · « **Reply #12 on:** August 05, 2009, 11:00:42 AM »

Buy it. For $700 you could make that money back easily if it is complete #$%*e and you wind up parting it.

Do it.

zoo mob · « **Reply #13 on:** August 05, 2009, 11:08:41 AM »

I kind of realized this would just add to my pile of crap that needs handling, like finishing parting out my Suzuki, registering for my last semester of grad school that starts in three weeks etc. The photos don't look like the correct exhaust to me either, but the flakey owner said "yeah they're stacked one on top of the other on each side" he wouldn't tell me how much rust, or how faded the paint was. Probably would have been wise, but hey there are a million bikes out there, and I'm pretty craigslist obsessed, I'll find something. I need to get serious about my K0 project that has been stalled for a year.

Hush · « **Reply #14 on:** August 05, 2009, 02:05:36 PM »

Sounds like you have enough on your plate Zoobie, best you fix a few of the bikes you have and register for that course, as someone else said, there are a lot of old Hondas out there.

Duke McDukiedook · « **Reply #15 on:** August 05, 2009, 02:38:33 PM »

Well, seeing that you are in the grad school situation, the peanut gallery will let you off the hook this time as long as you restore one of your projects.

And we want to see pics.

zoo mob · « **Reply #16 on:** August 05, 2009, 03:48:50 PM »

Fair enough, and I promise not to let any 750K0's or Black Bombers within 5 hours slip past me, sound fair. I'm really hoping and kind of dreading the idea of somebody here buying that thing and posting pics, got to admit I'm still curious. Just so you know, Detroit craigslist, but probably gone by now.

ekpent · « **Reply #17 on:** August 06, 2009, 05:14:49 AM »

Don,t feel bad about that one Andy,if you like them stock I think there is a better candidate out there for you. BUT i DID hear a deep sigh of RELIEF from your neighbors over there in quiet and idyllic Millwood neighborhood as they thought "another one" was coming in.

-Talk later. Eric

754 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 06, 2009, 08:48:24 AM »

Maybe K 1s are falling out of the trees up there..
Around here, cant find them..
I know of one..
one owner
160K on motor
no guages
no tank
no seat...
front part of header
wrong forks..

I offered him 400.00 for it, but he said no..
But I am still working on it, if he does sell, it will probably go to me..used to ride a lot with him.

I guess if you dont really want a K 1, then it does not matter.

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