Would love critiques please

Pennytoo

New Member
You all do such a good job of spotting things that are wrong. I would love to hear some of the critiques before I put my baby up for sale. It's been a labor of love and the little guy has come a long way. Keep in mind I know this is not a 100% correct bike. I did try to stay as correct as possible and tried to use as many of the original parts as I could. Thanks.
 

Pennytoo

New Member
Flash I don't know if I would go quite that far. Hornetgod I would love more specifics if you have any. I would love to fix anything I can before selling.
 

hornetgod

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Flash I don't know if I would go quite that far. Hornetgod I would love more specifics if you have any. I would love to fix anything I can before selling.

1.) The air filter canister mounting nut on left side is incorrect.
2.) Missing clutch cable guide on intake manifold.
3.) Axle bolts are backwards
3.) Grab handle not original
4.) Kick starter and or rubber not stock
5.) Angled valve stems (original were straight)
6.) No battey cover and battery has aftermarket wiring/crimping.

All are easily fixed and most won't care anyways. I did a CRR HK1 restoration myself. Best of luck on the sale. You did a great restoration.

Here's mine.....
 
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Pennytoo

New Member
Thanks Hornetgod. I will fix most of these. I did look everywhere for the straight stems but couldn't find them. I will leave those at this point. And I guess I had a 50/50 shot at the axles. I actually did research this quite a bit and still got it wrong. It's been a year and half journey with many hours spent taking notes from this message board. You all have been so helpful without even knowing it. Thanks to everyone for letting me lurk.
 

hornetgod

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When I restored mine I refered to a Honda parts catalog and online schematics at Motorcycle Parts, Motorcycle Accessories ? BikeBandit.com.

One other thing I noticed was the battery drain tube. As per the original Honda decal on the tail light, tuck it inside the swing arm bolt and frame cross member so it hangs with the engine case drain vent tube.

Here's a link to straight stemmed inner tubes.
*STRAIGHT_RUBBER STEM_INNERTUBE 3.50/4.00_10 OEM_HONDA BY_BRIDGESTONE 9/10A (303C)

You did an amazing job. Seeing what you had to start with show just how much effort you put into it. I have to ask,why are you selling it? I fear in todays market, you won't get out of it what you put in.
 

Flash

120cc
...And I guess I had a 50/50 shot at the axles. I actually did research this quite a bit and still got it wrong.

Flip the axles and sell it as-is. If you have a buyer who wants 100% "perfection" then they probably won't be looking for a restoration to begin with. Most buyers want a great looking and running bike and could care less about minute perfection - which is hard to meet with many parts becoming unavailable.
 

69ST

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The only "mistake" is the grab handle and you're pretty well stuck with it. Once the mounting bolts have been torqued, you'll almost always lose a little paint. Hardware installation gaffes and a missing battery cover are trivial, easily corrected. I don't see any problems with any of the restoration work you've done. Can't see the seat cover, thus can't comment on that item. Looks to me like you took your time, did the homework and turned out some fine work. The only "deficiency" I noticed is the speedometer; the orange tip of the needle and the high beam indicator jewel look a bit faded. Since it's obviously original, it has no bearing on the quality of your efforts...it will probably catch the eyes of diehard purists, though. That said, the harshest criticsim I can offer - per your request - is that you've turned out a bike that would score in the high 90s at a judged concours.

A purist looking to buy a turnkey restored bike will find little to discourage him on this bike, or to use as negotiating leverage. The hard work has been done well and all of the hard-to-find K1 pieces are there, right down to the "holes & slots" muffler heat shield. A new battery cover is less than $15, a repop wire harness $35 and "correcting" an HK1 speedo anywhere from $75 up to ~$250 (for an NOS specimen). That's damn little with which to fault any project. There's also the possibility that some purists will prefer an unmolested original speedometer and view the light sun fading as patina.

Good luck with your sale. Post lots of good detail shots with your listing and this bike should bring a healthy price.
 

hornetgod

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The only "mistake" is the grab handle and you're pretty well stuck with it. Once the mounting bolts have been torqued, you'll almost always lose a little paint.

The only "deficiency" I noticed is the speedometer; the orange tip of the needle and the high beam indicator jewel look a bit faded. There's also the possibility that some purists will prefer an unmolested original speedometer and view the light sun fading as patina.

I was very fortunate on my HKO. I was able to remove the grap bar with no collateral paint damage.

I reset the speedometer and darkened the needle tip on mine.
 
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Pennytoo

New Member
Thanks again to everyone. The speedometer was a big issue for me. I opted to leave it as is. I actually bought a tester speedometer to see if I could get it apart to fix the things mentioned here. The damage done to the tester was to much to risk so I just left the original alone. (Besides 7000 miles is an accomplishment) As far as the original muffler cover goes, there is some minor damage to the tail pipe end of it, but once again I decided that the original piece was more important than perfection. As far as selling it, that's what I bought it for. I got a killer deal to begin with. It was something to keep my dad and I busy during the winter months. We love working together building memories and that is more important to me than filling my garage with bikes someone else will get more use out of.
 
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