Vintage KH500 race bike

[Bic_Bicknell]

This looks interesting. Does anyone know anything about what it might be, (other than a one-off bike)?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191461892188? ... EBIDX%3AIT

[Bic_Bicknell]

I was just browsing through the US triples club forum and came across this early picture. Looks very similar to bodywork of the above bike.

[malc87]

He contacted me about this a couple of weeks ago.
I'm sure he said it cost him £7500 to build.
He had agreed a deal at one point for £6000 but it fell through.
I said his best bet was to try eBay .

[gary62]

£ 7500 seems a bit steep, Ive nearly finished this 500 at a lot less and that is including £2800 of TZ brakes
http://i986.photobucket.com/albums/ae34 ... F28832.jpg

[Mitsui Spy]

Mmmmm.....tasty!

[malc87]

£ 7500 seems a bit steep, Ive nearly finished this 500 at a lot less and that is including £2800 of TZ brakes
http://i986.photobucket.com/albums/ae34 ... F28832.jpg

Looks great
want to write the story about it for the magazine?

[Bic_Bicknell]

That is nice! Gary, are those Low Higgspeed pipes? I have a set for my H2 that I am fitting on Monday, hope they look that good. I am in Redhill, by the way, just a few miles up the road from you.

[gary62]

HI
Yes the pipes are Higgys , Apart from looking good and sounding good the H1 runs very well too just make sure you rubber mount the pipes when you fit them
And when it's finished I could write a short story for Malc on the build
As you can see I bought a John Aylor stretched fuel tank and used a H2 tail piece and knowing how difficult and expensive
these are I didn't butcher it. I was going to put a Yam tz seat on originally but then I saw on Ebay a S2 350 flat tracker with a café seat and still using the standard tail piece so decided to go with that and it turned out ok
That is what is so good about triples you are not limited to what you can do with them
Gary

[malc87]

I love how you have used the H2 seat unit
Looks so much better with the tank than a race/TZ type.
The double mesh on the front wheel looks good too rather than the rear alloy blanking plate
Look forward to the article

[Olde Coney]

£ 7500 seems a bit steep, Ive nearly finished this 500 at a lot less and that is including £2800 of TZ brakes
http://i986.photobucket.com/albums/ae34 ... F28832.jpg

Stunning

[mal71]

Great looking bike Gary

Well put together and well thought out, Nice colour as well.

[gary62]

More pics

[baz]

Hi Gary
Nice bike love the colour, where did you get the ventilation plates from and also your brake cables.
Baz

[gary62]

Hi Baz
The rear ventilation plates I had machined up and a sheet of brass gauze I bought off ebay
A set of TZ cables are expensive so I got a set made up at half the price but can't remember who done them
Gary

[scouse]

More pics

it's a matter of taste but I thought your H1A looked better like this


Gary T

[baz]

Hi Baz
The rear ventilation plates I had machined up and a sheet of brass gauze I bought off ebay
A set of TZ cables are expensive so I got a set made up at half the price but can't remember who done them
Gary

Hi thanks for the info how did you fix the brass gauze to the ally glue ?
Baz

[gary62]

Good old glue
And it would take an hour to turn the old girl back to that original pic. And about a day to back to a standard H1A
Gary

[Kezsam1]

I for one can't wait to see it.

[Bic_Bicknell]

So this bike is still for sale.

I've now relocated and living in Bristol, Monday to Thursday.

Should I go see this or not?

[malc87]

Problem with these race bike look a like specials is the rarely sell for big money?
If you can get it at the right price is worth a look but if you pay top dollar expect to make a loss when you come to move it on

[GinaG]

More pics

She's a bute Gary Looks better everytime I see it

[gary62]

Hi Del
She's finally done and im not spending any more money on her
http://s986.photobucket.com/user/gary62 ... 4.jpg.html