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Offline evinrude7

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front fender stay
« on: February 21, 2021, 06:56:52 PM »
i have a K6.  the K7s or 8s don't have the front fender stay on the front, only on the back.  at least that's my understanding of the 7 or 8.  can i remove mine without expecting any issues with the front end or adding additional fork support?  the front stay on mine is pretty beat up and i've straightened it before but it looks like #$%*.  i have seen a 7 or 8 without the front stay and it looks better. 
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Offline seanbarney41

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Re: front fender stay
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2021, 07:39:53 PM »
No worries on removing it...I think a K7 or K8, F0 or F1 front fender bolts right in place, also certain models of cb550 use the same no front stay fender.

Personally, I think the stays are one distinctive feature of sohc Honda's
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Offline Terry in Australia

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Re: front fender stay
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2021, 10:34:42 PM »
Put a shorter front fender from a CB750F/CB550 on it mate, that longer front fender will look silly without the stay. Here's my K2 "Bitsa", with a 550(?) front fender fitted. ;D

Terry’s K2 Bitsa misery 20 Feb 2021 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr
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Re: front fender stay
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2021, 09:47:18 AM »
Back in 76....... I immediately grabbed a 76 750F front fender to put on my new K6 to eliminate the front stay. A much better looking front fender.
I was a parts manager back then and had access to lots of goodies cheap.....
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1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
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1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
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New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
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