The most Immaculant 4spd Ko that I've seen. Auction on eBay!

Bevelsd

Bevelsd

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Hmm...Suddenly I feel the need to run out to my Honda dealership and buy "Honda" cotter pins. Seems the two I have from Home Depo are worthless..I feel dirty.
 
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mark408

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DFull said:
Exactly. Honda in their effort to perfection was constantly making sometime subtle changes to keep the bike top notch. We're all enthusiast so why try to decipher what is "right" or "wrong" on someone's build? Does it really matter? This is a FINE example of a Honda HK0.
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I did not read any post in this thread as offensive ..... I personally took all the posts as just conversation just like many other threads on many forums.

IMO .... just like any other subject, everyone has a right to there opinion ... Lets not forget, at the end of the day there just minibikes.

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Bevelsd said:
Hmm...Suddenly I feel the need to run out to my Honda dealership and buy "Honda" cotter pins. Seems the two I have from Home Depo are worthless..I feel dirty.
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LOL.....some of the ones i use are from my chrome assortment.
 
OLD CT

OLD CT

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It's a nice restoration.Is it me or what,those aftermarket shifters never line up with the splines like the originals do???Jeez.That would piss me off enough to rechrome an original if the bike wasnt being built to sell,like this one is.
 
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mark408

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OLD CT said:
It's a nice restoration.Is it me or what,those aftermarket shifters never line up with the splines like the originals do???Jeez.That would piss me off enough to rechrome an original if the bike wasnt being built to sell,like this one is.
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It is a nice restoration....one thing that is not my cup of tea in a resto is painted motor cases (but that's just me)....my restos are just a hobby and are meant to be ridden....my big thing is my grandson being able to enjoy these bikes as i did when i was a kid and hopefully him also enjoying them as an adult with his kids some day....long story short, i try not to sweat the small things on the build (every nut and bol)t.

That being said...i try and respect everyones comment and opinion...there's always something to be learned.
 
Bevelsd

Bevelsd

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OLD CT said:
It's a nice restoration.Is it me or what,those aftermarket shifters never line up with the splines like the originals do???Jeez.That would piss me off enough to rechrome an original if the bike wasnt being built to sell,like this one is.
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That's about a subtle as it can get Rev.
 
Adam-NLV

Adam-NLV

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mark408 said:
It is a nice restoration....one thing that is not my cup of tea in a resto is painted motor cases (but that's just me)....my restos are just a hobby and are meant to be ridden....my big thing is my grandson being able to enjoy these bikes as i did when i was a kid and hopefully him also enjoying them as an adult with his kids some day....long story short, i try not to sweat the small things on the build (every nut and bol)t.

That being said...i try and respect everyones comment and opinion...there's always something to be learned.
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One thing that's not my cup of tea is Aftermarket paint jobs....I always feel that they can't quite reproduce the factory paint job, maybe it's something about the aged patina that can never be reproduced. Both my bikes have the original paint job...scratches and all. This paint job is pretty awesome though.

ps. Old CT, I dig your new Avatar pic. lol!
 
OLD CT

OLD CT

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TY Adam.I know what your talking about.The original paint has a real deep base with a very stingy amount of color coat.Most restorations go too heavy with color and cant duplicate the original look.This guy has the good decals with the black between the T and the R of trail 70.Most restos you see have the incorrect trail 70 decals.I really dont get bugged about a perfect overkill paint job but the one bolt mechanical things like a shifter that doesnt line up bug me.You dont have to be a mechanic to know that's wrong.LOL!
 
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69ST

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Yep, it mainly boils down to personal opinion, unless you're talking about a judged concours...in which case nitpicking is the name of the game - but even that is just opinions, those of the officials. I agree that this thread has been a good, healthy, discussion. There are any number of ways restoration can be argued (as in "discussed", not "dissed") and they're all equally valid.

The absolute worst that could be said about this particular resto is that there are a few nitpicky details which the new owner may, or may not, wish to alter...and with very little cost or effort, at that. The current owner did a quality job with this bike and the "nitpicking" is just educational discussion. How else do fellow enthusiasts (including future show judges, for that matter) learn the minutiae?

As for "original paint colors"...omg...how long is a string? There's a lot of variation, especially on the earliest examples. You might be surprised just how saturated some of the factory colors really were, when new. NOS tins can be an educational experience. Again, a lot of opinion involved in this area, as well as a range of values within each nominal color.
 
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69ST

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It's a well-done restoration and well presented. I'm not surprised that the bids are nearing realistic territory. The new owner will get a very nice bike.
 
dmfreitas

dmfreitas

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Very NICE restoration job. I hope the guy gets a good amount for it, looks like he spent a good deal of time to make sure that it was done correctly. Noticed the engine VIN, was 102817, so maybe the 7th day of production in May. Mine was built 'probably' the last day of May @ 107999.
 
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