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On the subject of brake lever travel, I (and a good few other riders that I know from our evening bike meets) have found that replacing the original Honda master cylinder (smooth reservoir) with a pattern type (fluted reservoir) reduces lever travel immediately, for reasons that I am unsure of, but assume that perhaps the piston sizes differ slightly?
Beware of non oem grips. Check the length before buying.
Mine didn’t…too short by 10mm. Not a problem in my opinion, but some folk are really obsessive about such things.
The 1300 throttle pipe comes with grip already attached so even though it's pricey if buying new at least you get both pipe and grip and buy the matching grip for the left side and it's acceptable for what you get. Plus the grips are nice, stylish and comfortable.AND,You don't need to order from DS, any Honda dealer will get them for you.
Ted, for the throttle pipe I'd recommend buying one off a CB1300, 2003-2010. The ears where the cables connect is bigger so you get more pull for the same action, I tested it when trying to reduce the throttle movement the 500 is plagued with. It reduces the amount of twist you need to make by around 14% IIRC.
Fitted my test rig Ted. Why not order from your local dealer via phone.