Topic: U.S. Stock vs Euros

[Sgt.Pinback]

SGT Pinback, those look tall for european style bars.  Is the bike from Germany or US?  I have no idea what Honda thought to make the bars so much higher except that the roads over here are a lot different (Longer and straighter) than those in Europe or Japan?

I just had  look in my K0 "Fahrer-Handbuch" (owners manual).

The (my) German version came  with that tall  bar.

In the parts list there is only one bar listed for all K0´s and areas. From K1 onwards there were different bars for the areas.

[Bailgang]

So when switching bars that require internal wiring routing, is it best to disconnect the hand controls ends, or the ends inside the headlight bucket and on the bikes frame?

I've changed the bars on a couple bikes that had internal wiring in the bars and what I did was I numbered each wire and it's connection before I disconnected them in the bucket, it made sorting them out when it came time to wire them back up so much easier. Pulling the wires out of the old bars and into the new bars is a PITA but it's not a big deal so long as you're patient.

[Deltarider]

Pinback, could you please post us a picture of the small blinkers only you in Germany had?
They were my taste and had so much more style than the later ridiculous big ones.

[Sgt.Pinback]

My pleasure,

with "Hanomag" tail light and "egg cup" signals:







BTW delta,

you are collecting Kogas and Gazelle? Me vitus 979 and MOTOBECANE Profil3

[Deltarider]

Love the aerodynamic blinkers, the tractorlike rearlight is not exactly my taste.

[LesterPiglet]

If the orange was shaved down to half the depth I would like them, as they are now, no.

[Deltarider]

If the orange was shaved down to half the depth

Yeah, would be nice, like: http://www.polo-motorrad.de/de/blinker-oem-honda-cb-750k6-style-gerundetes-gla.html
Polo has quite a collection.

[Raul CB750K1]

FWIw, My 1971 K1 (General Export) has the very same handlebar than sgt. Pinback. I even dropped the bike a few years back and bought the very same through DSS. Pricey but originality doesn't come cheap.

I have a 1993 CB Seven Fifty (european version of the american Nighthawk) and I notice the difference very much when I switch from one to another. The Four has higher, wider handlebar. I should say that at the beginning it feels a little awkward, just like if you were riding a cruiser. The position doesn't call for "spirited riding" even when you know you can go fast with a 750. After some miles you forget about the riding position.

Never noticed anything wrong regarding the position until I got the Seven Fifty. Until then, the Four was, well, as perfect as it can be. For spirited riding I have the Seven Fifty; by now I will keep the Four stock, but I admit that an slightly lower and narrower handlebar would look great.

[2strokeTrush]

Thanks! hoping to put something like these on my 350f.