Al's 1976 KH500

Billy Big Skid · Post by **Billy Big Skid** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:50 pm

A few pictures, it ain't pretty!

Engine is a furry mess

Seat base is rusty but looks saveable, i was going to get Tony Archer to re-cover it.

Idiot light cover is in the box of bits.

Thread on rev counter cable mounting has snapped off.

Laquer has peeled on the tank, i would like to save the paint if i can, tank is in good nick inside with minimal rust and no gunge.

Lots of buggeration and expense ahead.

Optedout · Post by **Optedout** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:58 pm

It looks like a bargain to me! (was watching it on ebay) and it will be worth it.

J54156 · Post by **J54156** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:04 pm

Loving that green......a standard colour?

Post by **Wolfie** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:11 pm

It just needs a bit of love Billy..

Billy Big Skid · Post by **Billy Big Skid** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:20 pm

J54156 wrote:Loving that green......a standard colour?

No it was originally shite brown, his girlfriend had it painted metalflake green as a present back in the '70s.

I really do want to try to save the paint but i don't know where to start with it.

Optedout · Post by **Optedout** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:29 pm

Steady on lads, it's CLASSIC shite brown (like mine) if you don't mind!

Billy Big Skid · Post by **Billy Big Skid** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:00 pm

Sorry, CLASSIC shite brown.

I really need to find out about the chrome work, if it can be saved or not, there's a fair bit of pitting.

GinaG · Post by **GinaG** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:36 pm

Billy Big Skid wrote:A few pictures, it ain't pretty!

Engine is a furry mess

Seat base is rusty but looks saveable, i was going to get Tony Archer to re-cover it.

Idiot light cover is in the box of bits.

Thread on rev counter cable mounting has snapped off.

Laquer has peeled on the tank, i would like to save the paint if i can, tank is in good nick inside with minimal rust and no gunge.

Lots of buggeration and expense ahead.

Rather you than me mate, what's the chance of that looks like it spent the last 20 years in a pond yet it has a very rare rear back mud gaurd :smt023

TWO SMOKE SMUT · Post by **TWO SMOKE SMUT** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 12:29 am

I'm intrigued as to why some of these later bike have the mudguard????

Can someone educate me!!!!!????

downpipe3 · Post by **downpipe3** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:22 am

you will definatly need a new crank !

:smt023

husson73 · Post by **husson73** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:05 am

downpipe3 wrote:you will definatly need a new crank !

:smt023

and some other parts

Optedout · Post by **Optedout** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:05 am

Re the rear mudguard. I think that the U.K models had the long rear guard and the U.S model didn't have one at all. Similar story with Z900. U.S model has shorter one than U.K model.

husson73 · Post by **husson73** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:08 am

don't think US later H1 had rearmudguard after the plastic one under the seat.

Billy Big Skid · Post by **Billy Big Skid** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:56 am

Deffo new crank Gary, i will be in touch shortly. Porting advice would also be welcome, nowt hugely radical, more gas flow improvement :smt023

The bike is an official UK bike, so the rear mudguard is standard fitment, i prefer these bikes without so it will come off. It's not going to be standard anyway, i keep eyeing up the ZXR400 front end i have lying about.

In fact i have a rolling chassis. Hybrid ZXR/KH maybe?

konky456 · Post by **konky456** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:16 pm

bit grim that one but can be restored locally to you at triples workshop give neil the don or me a bell :smt023

TWO SMOKE SMUT · Post by **TWO SMOKE SMUT** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:40 pm

I'd suggest the chaps probably bought it to do himself??

J54156 · Post by **J54156** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 7:18 pm

Is that green a standard Kwak colour?

konky456 · Post by **konky456** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 9:27 pm

TWO SMOKE SMUT wrote:I'd suggest the chaps probably bought it to do himself??

and how do you know

TWO SMOKE SMUT · Post by **TWO SMOKE SMUT** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 9:41 pm

As the post said it was a suggestion...

:smt023

Billy Big Skid · Post by **Billy Big Skid** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:30 pm

J54156 wrote:Is that green a standard Kwak colour?

No, it was painted metalflake green back in the 70s.

Billy Big Skid · Post by **Billy Big Skid** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:32 pm

TWO SMOKE SMUT wrote:I'd suggest the chaps probably bought it to do himself??

As much as possible, correct. No point and havin a dog and barkin' yersen, eh.

Billy Big Skid · Post by **Billy Big Skid** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:55 pm

I had an early finish today so i thought i'd start on the strip down.

The only wiring horrors seem to be a bodged in Cibie headlight soldered by a 5 year old.

God knows how old the battery is, but it was bone dry.

Fuse box and Generator seem in good nick. Not much else is.

So far, missing parts discovered are one exhaust stud, all the exhaust collars, centre stand, pipes one indicator lens.

By the way, how the hell do you remove the choke cables from the carbs?

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