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Offline EightyTwoBlue

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Will 79 cb750 hard bags fit my 82 cb650sc nighthawk?
« on: September 24, 2018, 04:49:44 PM »
Wondering if I can use hondaline bags from a 79 750k on my 82 650sc.  There’s an auction with only a day or so left going and I don’t know if everything will work.  The original brackets and hard saddlebags are included.  I’m curious if I’d have to move my rear turn signals.  The following link is to the same literature that would come with the bags I’d like to get:
https://www.amazon.com/HONDALINE-MOTORCYCLE-ACCESSORIES-DEALERS-BROCHURE/dp/B07DQN5R37
Any knowledge would be appreciated, thanks a ton

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Re: Will 79 cb750 hard bags fit my 82 cb650sc nighthawk?
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2018, 07:56:26 PM »
If anyone is familiar with these hard cases or how they mount id love to hear from you

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Re: Will 79 cb750 hard bags fit my 82 cb650sc nighthawk?
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2018, 09:12:07 PM »
don't know for sure but my intuition says no way as bikes are quite a bit different in size and style..

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Re: Will 79 cb750 hard bags fit my 82 cb650sc nighthawk?
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2018, 09:29:45 PM »
Bring up a pic of both bikes and examine closely.
 If you can do basic fab and can weld  it may be doable..
 Not what would be considered tough.
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Re: Will 79 cb750 hard bags fit my 82 cb650sc nighthawk?
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2018, 07:36:53 AM »
I don't see why not. Some Hondaline parts are model specific (like the 750 Sabre mounting brackets that came with my 2 Hondaline fairings. Others are a little more generic.

I would think that adapting the brackets to fit your bike would not be that hard.
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Re: Will 79 cb750 hard bags fit my 82 cb650sc nighthawk?
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2018, 04:21:20 PM »
Thanks for the answers.  Since the brackets mount to the top of the rear shock and the passenger foot peg, would anyone be able to tell me the distance between these two points on their late 70’s 750 or 550 so I could compare the length with me nighthawk?  Thanks.

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Re: Will 79 cb750 hard bags fit my 82 cb650sc nighthawk?
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2018, 06:49:22 PM »
79 is a different bike than most of ours. 
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Re: Will 79 cb750 hard bags fit my 82 cb650sc nighthawk?
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2018, 10:24:34 PM »
Distance between on a 550 is going to be smaller than the 750, why do you ask about a 550 or 750? The odds are low they have std brackets that fit a certain point then adapter tubes to the bike mount points. It is more likely they used model specific mount frames that attached to the bike. Use of a secondary bracket like I mentioned at first is going to be weaker and subject to vibration loosening the bracket. You can cut and cap the existing tubing or cut and change the angles with some cutting and splicing in tubing that redirects the mount brackets to your mount points. Splicing the same way you would repair a frame with a section of tubing that fits inside the existing tubing to your tubing and that then splices the end with the mount point relocated to fit your bike. Like Frank says if you can weld tubing or braze tubing you should be able to adapt the brackets it comes with if it is from a  DOHC 750 such as the one in the brochure. The brochure shows the rear turn signals hanging from a relocation bracket on the support rail from the rear rack.
Many if not most bikes unless designed for the addition of rear bags in mind of the 70s vintage had the signals on the sides of the bike requiring the wiring extended on the signals and signals relocated because they were around 6 inches behind the shock mount. Lots of later bikes moved the signals to stalks beside the tail lamp.
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