Finally! Finally the correct handle bars and throttle parts.
And now the rest of the story....(long thread)
I contacted a seller on flea bay that had a real nice set of BUCO saddlebags. Asked if he had any handle bars. He returned my email with a phone number. Ring..ring. Yuip, he had a set that was like new. 9 out of 10 he said. Send pics please! OK.
My, my. I want them. He said make me an offer. I played American Picker and broke the ice with a pretty high amount. He said that was above fair. My method of madness was to see what else he might have. In our phone conversation he had bought and knew where several Dream parts were located. Some parts still in a box.
The plan worked but I'll get to that later. Now on to the handle bars.
The bars and parts.
Here are the correct hand grips. Notice extra diameter on the rim of throttle grip.
As soon as I opened the box I could see these were the right bars. Notice the notch on the right side and the cable stop with the same boss to fit.
And the correct OEM parts I found on flea bay. These were new. (on left)
Rewire the bars. Third time.
Mount up.
Here is the old scrambler setup.
And how Honda designed it for the Dream models.
Adjust bars, perches, install cables, adjust throttle slack, install grips then the OEM mirrors. Things are now as they should be!
Wait a minute! Hold on Cowboy! What is that chrome thing on the rear fender?
Oh, yeah, I mentioned something on that huh? When I was on the phone he said he had a rear rack. Send pictures.
My Lord ship it! Bought cheap. I don't think it has ever been mounted. Rare as "hens teeth". Perfect. Couldn't send the money fast enough!
So, it is temporally mounted for pictures as you have to drill a hole in your fender. No big deal but the problem is if you run the rear seat rail you can't run a rear rack. One or the other. Not both.
I posted for a tank bag in the wanted section because I just can't decide. The seat rail just looks so dang cool! So retro.
The Dream has been road tested, fine tuned, titled, registered, insured and correct. (as close as I could get it) It was a solid four months of work. Certain tasks were done two, three and even four times. Just me. Cost over run was high but I learned a lot about this model.
This is the ninth Honda to pass through the garage. Looking for number 10. Thanks to everyone who helped me, answered questions and gave me a positive to continue.
Oh, still won't do another.
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