Topic: K7 with 80s forks, what emblem do I need?

[Pielz]

I have a 77 but just recently found out I have forks from a ~1980 CB750. I'm looking for a front emblem for it but I can't seem to find anything on eBay. Anyone care to help me with a link? Heres a pic of the forks where it mounts

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[Doobie]

Yamiya sells fork emblems for the CB750K but not sure if they'll fit your bike.
http://www.yamiya750.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=246_145&sort=20a&page=2

[Pielz]

It's hard to tell. I know my forks are for a DOHC model so I'm sure there won't be a ton of folks here on the SOHC section that'll be of much help. I was kinda hoping someone would have a link to one on eBay or something

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[754]

 first I would look online, and get a good pic of what you are searching for. then eBay or just make something out of Aluminunum  copper or brass.

[754]

 Maybe looks like these sold ones.

[Pielz]

Oh man, making something custom would be awesome. that's a really great idea.

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[bryanj]

From memory you need an extra part for the emblem to bolt to, may even originaly have been the brake splitter

[Pielz]

I know the '79 cx500 my buddy has is one with the bracket. I'll have to see if his fits and maybe I can get one for a CX or something.

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[754]

 It should show a crude drawing if you look up the parts list.

[Don R]

 I used one from a cb650 on a cb400F. The bracket fit the middle bolts and the emblem covered it up nicely. Really improved the 400 front end.

[Pielz]

That's where mine is suffering. It just looks bad. The gas tank emblems are gone and the holes to mount them has been filled, side panels are gone, and that front emblem is gone. If it wasn't for the seat and alternator you wouldn't be able to tell it was a Honda lol

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[Don R]

https://photos.app.goo.gl/1zH0qR00zbcmF8jm1

[Pielz]

That thing is gorgeous!

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[Doobie]

Not that it helps you, I bought an emblem for my 76 CB750. The bracket mounts on the triple's pinch bolts and hides the brake junction.

[Pielz]

That looks great man. It's just one of the last little touches I need. I also need side panels badly haha.

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[spotty]

i'm surprised that the triples from a dohc fitted, i tried to use a set on my K7 and the steering stops as well as something else weren't right

i know the forks fit into sohc triples ( and vice versa) so maybe that is what someone has done, maybe you just need the badge/emblem that it would have had originally, i think it bolted to the brake splitter which obviously you don't have any more

maybe have a look at some microfiche pics and see which model your triples come from and go from there

good luck and well done getting a set of forks that you can use proper brakes on, now do the double disc conversion ( 310mm's off one or other cbr1000, they have the same bolt pattern as your wheel ) and a pair of 4 or 6 pot brakes with adapters. the restorers and originalists can say what they like about stock sohc brakes, it doesn't matter how well they're working they are and always will be crap

[Pielz]

I discovered that yeah, my triple and my fork tubes, front shocks, front wheel, caliper, basically my whole front end - everything except the handlebars, controls, and gauges, were taken from a DOHC  from ~1980 or one of those similar model years. maybe some day I'll get a stock triple on it so I don't have to use a bracket I made to make the gauges fit right haha. As of now though, it works pretty well.

Not sure if the caliper from the DOHC is any better than the stock k7 one, but it works pretty well now that I replaced the master cylinder and got steel brake lines. It's almost scary how much better the brakes work lol. I gotta be careful not to lock up the wheel now.

Turn signals were taken from an old Kawasaki too! They're bar mounted. The bike is slowly getting less jenky. Although I did have to do my own tank paint job. I did my best.

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