SOHC.co.uk Forums > CB750

USA or UK

<< < (3/3)

Rob62:

--- Quote from: Trigger on May 17, 2019, 08:24:10 PM ---
--- Quote from: Rob62 on May 17, 2019, 06:05:53 PM ---Hi, are you buying to ride or as a money making venture? If its the former, as long as the price is right why worry, they are all genuine Honda’s  :). Seriously though, the frame vin plate is the big giveaway, and the V5 of course... but a determined restorer can easily remove the expensive chromed components off a usa bike and replace them with the cheaper painted components off a uk model.   ;)

--- End quote ---

Much easier to get a cheap chrome tail light bracket as, there are loads about and you can get repro yank chrome ones for years now. The UK tail light bracket is rare to get hold of and that is why anyone trying to make a yank bike look like a UK one will, always have the wrong bracket and usually the wrong mudguard. The UK K6 rear mudguard is unique to the UK market.

--- End quote ---

Yeah..... I should have addd...”if you can find one that hasn’t rotted”.....  ;D its all good fun

Martin6:

--- Quote from: Trigger on May 17, 2019, 08:24:10 PM ---
--- Quote from: Rob62 on May 17, 2019, 06:05:53 PM ---Hi, are you buying to ride or as a money making venture? If its the former, as long as the price is right why worry, they are all genuine Honda’s  :). Seriously though, the frame vin plate is the big giveaway, and the V5 of course... but a determined restorer can easily remove the expensive chromed components off a usa bike and replace them with the cheaper painted components off a uk model.   ;)

--- End quote ---

Much easier to get a cheap chrome tail light bracket as, there are loads about and you can get repro yank chrome ones for years now. The UK tail light bracket is rare to get hold of and that is why anyone trying to make a yank bike look like a UK one will, always have the wrong bracket and usually the wrong mudguard. The UK K6 rear mudguard is unique to the UK market.

--- End quote ---

Although an old topic, I did find this in my recent search, when I was investigating whether a repro US chrome fender could fit my UK spec CB750K6, which has a black UK spec light and number plate bracket, which I wanted to retain.

I thought it might assist any future searches to point out the only difference in the US vs. UK mudguard is the US version has one additional small hole, centrally at roughly in line with the bottom of a UK number plate. It doesn't notice. All other holes appear to be as per the UK version. My black tail light bracket fits fine.

The fit of repro chromeware seems to require time and not always gentle persuasion!

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[*] Previous page