werewasi wrote:Great looking bike. That's the red which should be used - not those horrible marooon shades.

What is the paint code under the seat, Xatzgiorgis? Marakesh Red kolour 643

Questions for the gurus.

is this how 89 naked Ks were kitted out or have a few things been changed?
Limited edition for Japanese market from what i can tell. Mine is 1988.

The seat looks like the low one used on the K75T which also had those rubber sides on the tank.
The seat is the same as the 75

The fluting on the radiator cowl ???????.
Tank is also a K75 tank and has a different surround than the standard or naked K

Anything else?  black FD ?
Black FD is a re paint I believe.
Headlight surround is different to the standard.
The rear rack is not standard. No holes drilled in the cowl originally.
Original handlebars are RT and chromed.
Muffler shield is chromed.
Apart from a few paint touch ups and the shock, the rest looks fairly original.

werewasi wrote:yes, read all those threads and I want one.

They are the nicest looking K around.

Has anyone tried to source one through the grey importers? How come the japanese have all the good versions?

it's like my GB. 
the Aus market got the huckery looking XBR
The kiwis got a run of GBs in 1986 rather than the XBRs. but the japanese got this:



Ducati style fairing (all imported 500s that came to Aus as grey imports were naked.
single seat instead of dual. 

Now a rare bike.(in this form)

rosskko wrote:I paid three grand for mine.
You can have it for that.
Almost everything as been fixed or replaced.

Sorry for the thread hijack.