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Offline rocs

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Who is running modern hand controls?
« on: October 16, 2016, 02:54:12 PM »
What modern controls is everyone using? OEM or aftermarket?

Looking to see what options there are for a build I'm working on
1975 CB550k's

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Re: Who is running modern hand controls?
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2016, 03:13:28 PM »
I used 600F2 switches on one 550 I build. Are those still considered modern!  ;D

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Re: Who is running modern hand controls?
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2016, 03:31:17 PM »
Momentary switches. They only way to go in my opinion.
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Re: Who is running modern hand controls?
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2016, 04:42:46 PM »
I bought some stock Harley controls. I liked the turns for left and right.


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Re: Who is running modern hand controls?
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2016, 06:03:40 PM »
How do you mount 1 inch bars for Hogley controls?

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Re: Who is running modern hand controls?
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2016, 06:06:54 PM »
I've used stock CBR600RR signals and K&S Technologies switches on different projects  http://www.kandstech.com/index.php?page=switchescontrols
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Re: Who is running modern hand controls?
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2016, 06:19:54 PM »
I am running modern controls on both my CB450 and CB750. the 450 came with a mangled and partially melted harness and the 750 was just missing anything. I used CBR 600 F4i control switches and very highly modified main harness on both bikes, the 450 is a simple setup with no relays or anything fancy while my 750 is setup a little more complicated with some relays and fancier fuse boxes.   
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Re: Who is running modern hand controls?
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2016, 07:44:32 PM »
I rum CBR 1100 start\kill switch and CBR 900 front brake master cylinder, no blinkers on my 550.

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Re: Who is running modern hand controls?
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2016, 07:58:26 AM »
I rum CBR 1100 start\kill switch and CBR 900 front brake master cylinder, no blinkers on my 550.

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Re: Who is running modern hand controls?
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2016, 03:42:01 PM »
I'm about 6'4" so the bars are way to low the other way. The cork is just an add on to the rat theme I guess, it fit so I stuffed it in there (the nut is from a different model Honda) and I used a 750 lower tree for the head light bracket, the guy I picked it from had removed the stem to do a front end swap on his 750. I just welded a washer on it and turned it around and bolted the light on

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Re: Who is running modern hand controls?
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2016, 04:48:55 PM »
Love it. That bike definitely looks it has character...or is it leprosy...one of those, haha.

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Re: Who is running modern hand controls?
« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2016, 05:57:19 PM »
Lol! You better watch out I hear that stuffs highly contagious!!!!

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Re: Who is running modern hand controls?
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2016, 02:35:56 AM »
How do you mount 1 inch bars for Hogley controls?

Very carefully. Little wrap around the bars and a little extra wiring and poof..  modern


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Re: Who is running modern hand controls?
« Reply #13 on: October 18, 2016, 04:20:20 AM »
On Dorothy I used 06 or so R6 controls, they were cheap and reliable  - originals literally disintegrated.
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Re: Who is running modern hand controls?
« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2016, 05:23:21 AM »
A cb450 top tree will line you and work with a 750 lower tree and 750 forks. They have removable handle bar risers. That's what the chopper guys put on there 750s and change out the risers to run 1" bars so the Harley controls will fit

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Re: Who is running modern hand controls?
« Reply #15 on: October 19, 2016, 08:35:44 AM »
Yami FZ06 used the earlier std forks used on earlier R6 before the R6 changed to an USD fork design.  The FZ06 used a pair of handlebars instead of the clip-ons design like the R6.  So, you can change the top triple on a R6 std forks to the FZ06 to use handlebar  or you can use clip on with R6 top triple.  The handlebar size is 7/8, not 1 inch.

The other interesting tidbit is the FZ06 went to quad piston from dual piston calipers around 06 or 07 and they bolt up to the forks perfectly.  They have a silver anodized huge puck in the exposed faceinstead of the blue anodized ones in the R6 quad piston calipers.  FunJimmy used the R6 calipers on his bike for a long time before switching to Brembo I believe.

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