Topic: Late CB750K0 ID

[Old Scrambler]

I have Frame #CB7501043488 with motor #CB750E-1043501. Production was June 1970. According to the HONDA ID book, the K1 model started with frame #1044650 and motor #1044806.  That indicates that my bike was made about 1300 before the model change.  The pipes were HM300s, the seat has a duck-tail, and the oil tank is the typical K0 requiring the squarish sidecovers.

The bike came to me with a few parts missing..........no tank, no front end parts except I did get the cut fender and the front wheel. The carbs on the bike were the cam-type with the double cables but no airbox. I have no original painted color parts.

The clutch cover has 10 cap-screws.   

Apparently HONDA began to make some changes before they began the K1 production with the rounded oil tank and the corresponding changes to the sidecovers. 

[bryanj]

Honda are like all motor manufacturers and fit whatever they have to keep the line rolling

[myhondas]

Sounds like you have a nice K0 diecast. To me actually more desireable that a sandcast since the motor is stronger and still has all the other attributes of the cast bikes. IMHO

[Johnie]

I have the 1/70 build KO with both engine and frame starting at the #102 marks if that means anything. I thought I read somewhere they started the switch over in like August / September each model change.