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Offline Raul CB750K1

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Strange CB350 Twin handlebar
« on: March 12, 2007, 04:00:10 PM »
I bought sometime ago what was suppoused to be a CB350 twin handlebar. It's a low rise, as spec'd in UK and Europe. The distance between splines is correct, narrower than in the later model with disc brake.

I was installing the switches and noticed something strange: the index hole for the right side is at 15 cm from the bar end, while in the left the hole is at 16 cm. For this reason, once the switches are installed, there is one cm. space between the grip end and the switch. That's awful looking in my opinion, and my question is: was it suppoused to be that way? I also have a US handlebar -higher rise- and the distance to the bar end is 15 cm in both sides. So either the bars are for a different model, or there was something suppoused to be installed in that 1 cm space. Can anybody shed some light?


Thanks in advance


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Offline Raul CB750K1

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Re: Strange CB350 Twin handlebar
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2007, 04:09:13 PM »
Mmmmmm, strange....


I've been collecting pictures of CB350 to use as references. I've just had a look at them and it seems I'm not alone with this. Have a look at this bike, the space between the left grip and the left switch. WTH was in there??????

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Re: Strange CB350 Twin handlebar
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2007, 09:21:09 PM »
Mis-drilled bars?
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Re: Strange CB350 Twin handlebar
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2007, 02:34:56 PM »
I think they are from an early model that used seperate clutch lever and smaller switch.
Either that or they are not Honda?
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Offline Raul CB750K1

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Re: Strange CB350 Twin handlebar
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2007, 03:03:51 PM »
Quote from: crazypj on March 14, 2007, 02:34:56 PM
I think they are from an early model that used seperate clutch lever and smaller switch.
Either that or they are not Honda?
PJ

They are Honda, that's for sure. The spline separation and the machining for the switches confirm it. The separate switch and lever is the best possible explanation I've read so far, but on the other hand, why would the left control have a separate lever and not the right one?
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