Topic: cb550 Handlebar Clamp?

[spartyon8]

I am wanting to ditch the idot lights as they don't go with my theme. Seeing how this is my first motorcycle, what do you use for a top clamp on the handlebar? I am also wanting clubmans but don't know what throttle grips to use. Thanks for the help.

[spartyon8]

Any help is much appreciated. I have already tried searching and only came up with people grinding the triple trees which i don't want to do.

[Goofaroo]

Just take your factory top clamp to a bike salvage and match up the spacing of the bolt holes with a pair of clamps without the idiot light panel. You could also post a "parts wanted" thread here on the forum, someone will probably have a pair that would work for you.

[underachiever]

Don't know what you have but if it has the lights as part of the clamp it's probably 76 or earlier. I know my 77 550 came with two individual bar clamps and the lights were on this ugly triangle thing which fit between the gauges. I swapped in one of the old clamp style light clusters and it fit and wired straight in.

http://www.cmsnl.com/honda-cb550k3-four-general-export-kmh_model14669/partslist/F04.html

part number 23 is what you need. Get them from the wreckers or in the want-ads.

As for the throttle, just make sure you use a dual cable throttle of whatever kind to avoid the runaway/can't shut the carbs potential difficulty.

tony

[luap]

just cut the idiot lights out an use whats left