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Offline 78_SaltLick

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Clubman conversion.
« on: July 24, 2005, 08:06:01 AM »
Hello people i am new here. I got a 1978 CB750K i put clubman handlebars on. I am taking i am not the only one with this problem, but i looked and couldnt find too much info on it. AFter installing the bars, the controls hit the tank before the wheel can lock (when turning ) so...i turn the bars up a bit, but...now the master cylindar thing hits the tach. It seems like i have no choice but to let the controls hit the tank, either that or no clubman handlebars. Is this the going concensus? Or is there something i am missing here? Oh yeah, now i gotta re-route every cable known to man kind to get this to work. Oh well.
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Offline Uncle Ernie

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Re: Clubman conversion.
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2005, 12:57:15 PM »
See what they're saying at "Clubman fit" from Killer Canary on page 2- he just wrote about that too.
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« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2005, 06:12:29 AM »
I have them on a 78 cb750f and they fit fine once I routed the cables and brake line behind the gauges instead of on the side of them. The points of the clubman will have to point up at the same angle as the gauges to work also.
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« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2005, 12:12:35 PM »
to fix the tank denting thing, pull the steering column and drill out the stops to take a nut and bolt setup as an adjustable spacer...see photo.. worked great for me... it didnt take much to keep the bars from hiting. the bolt on the left side ( not pictured ) is adjusted out more than the right side... i was able to set both stops for maximun turning in either direction and no denting.
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Re: Clubman conversion.
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2005, 12:50:46 PM »
Where did you route the cables coming from the throttle?
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« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2005, 01:14:44 PM »
behind the fork covers and in front of the steering column,  then up and under the tank runnning through the gap behind the coils...
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Re: Clubman conversion.
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2005, 01:40:58 PM »
Quote from: nwcafe on July 25, 2005, 01:14:44 PM
behind the fork covers and in front of the steering column,  then up and under the tank runnning through the gap behind the coils...

dude you rule! Thanks alot for all the help.
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Re: Clubman conversion.
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2005, 05:24:40 PM »
nwcafe.. does the throttle stick on full lock with the cables behind the fork legs?.. just asking..peace
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« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2005, 09:29:09 PM »
No, the cables run free with the wheel turned completely in either direction. Previously I was running upside down super bike bars and had the cables routed differently... they did pull when the bars were turned to the side ( to the right if i remember right)... but this set up, with these bars, has been working flawlessly for me.... the routing of cables had been sort of a mystery thing until i read somewhere, maybe here, that the main objective was that they not be put under strain whenever the wheel was turned. I am pretty confident that i found a good routing for my bike..Ive been running it this way for a number of months now, and with a bunch of slow, tight turn runs through the MalWart parking lot... no problems.
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Re: Clubman conversion.
« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2005, 06:27:49 AM »
I re-routed my clutch line, and throttle cable and brake cable last night. What a mess it was. The previous owner had every line for the bike coming up through that one hole in the (stem?) Even with the cruiser bars on, when you turned the wheel it put tension on every line. And looked like a big spaghetti mess, you could hardly fit the key in the bike, cause of so many cables running across the panel/key hole. I routed my throttle cables how you showed me, and yes it works great. No tension being put at all on those lines when the wheel is turned. I was able to route my clutch line like yours also, it worked great. Thanks alot.
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Offline joeb

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Re: Clubman conversion.
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2005, 02:06:15 AM »
where did you get your bars from thanks.
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« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2005, 06:42:46 AM »
I got mine from a cycle salvage yard. The name of the place was Western Cycle Salvage....not sure if you live in oregon or not...
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