Hello from the Inner Hebrides

[Johnny4428]

Welcome to the forum - nice bikes
Johnny - I'm sure that the 750 experts on here have said that the top yoke spacers were only fitted up to the certain models (K2)?
Sure someone will confirm

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Apologies if I’m wrong Phil, mine is a K3 it came minus the washers and a broken top yoke! Hence the awareness.

[Honda enthusiast]

Hope you don’t mind me saying Shuggie, your throttle cables routing on the 750 could be improved on. Also make sure that top yoke pinch bolt spacer washers are fitted. Not sure by the photo if they are there or not.

No, I don't mind at all. I'll have another look at the cable routing , I just ran them that way as they ran smoothly, I have some cable routing diagrams. As far as those top yoke spacers with a flat on one edge, I think I have them but they aren't fitted you're right Johnny. It is an old photo and I'll look to see if the cable routing is now right. Thanks 👍

[Oddjob]

The washers weren't fitted to the later yokes, if the bolts are 12mm headed with 8mm shafts then yes you'll need them, however if the bolts have 10mm heads with 7mm shafts they are not needed. From the pic yours look to be the 10mm headed ones. They tended to be chrome flanged bolts as well whereas the earlier ones were chromed but unflanged and a separate washer under the head.

[Johnny4428]

Just checked on CMS parts they are listing same top yoke on k4 as k3 with 8mm bolts, I do know that sometime later they did modify the top yoke to be stronger therefore not requiring the spacer washer. Good info there Ken.

[Honda enthusiast]

Thanks for that info folks, i'll sort both out....

[Johnny4428]

You’ve got a lovely couple of bikes there Shuggie, looking forward to future pics and updates on the K7.

[Oddjob]

Just checked on CMS parts they are listing same top yoke on k4 as k3 with 8mm bolts, I do know that sometime later they did modify the top yoke to be stronger therefore not requiring the spacer washer. Good info there Ken.

Always pays to check Johnny so well done. The picture wasn’t very clear and looked to me as the later type bolts were fitted, which is possible if the top yokes been changed at anytime. Good shout to spot the washers were missing in the first place. Any info is good info if it avoids parts breaking, especially as they become harder and harder to find

[Laverda Dave]

Welcome to the forum Shuggie. Llooking forward to the rebuild photos to see us through the dark winter nights

[Honda enthusiast]

Cheers folks, many thanks for the welcome 😁😁👍👍