CB750 - 1970 - Top Yoke - Advice Needed

[Mr_Sheene]

I've said before that I was had over when I bought this bike on e-bay but now I've had more bad news. I decided to send the steering yokes off to FD in Gt Dunmow to be re-sprayed and Nick has just told me that when he blasted the old paint off, it was scrap. It's obviously been broken at some time and very well bodged to pass it on. The top yoke is held together with roll pins and my only comfort is that even Nick didn't spot it until the paint was off. Nick, who is not given to exaggerate said it's lethal. I know that they're like Dinosaur Dung, so what is the solution. Does anyone make replicas? If so I can't find them or do I have to fit a top yoke from another model? If so,which model? Any ideas? I wish that I'd bought the Harley!

[JamesH]

Dave Silver does sell replicas, but I think they’re about £235 plus delivery...

https://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/CB750K0-FOUR-1969-1970-USA/part_229180/

Drop me a Pm - I may have a good spare one..

[StevieWonder]

I understand it is not uncommon (possibly due to heaving 500 lbs onto centre stand through leverage of wide bars?). My original yoke was cracked and replaced with replica on purchase from DS. A contact was going to attempt an alloy weld repair of the original. I don't know if that was successful.

[Mr_Sheene]

I couldn't find the replica on the DS site but now that I've been pointed in the right direction, that'll be my fall back position. I would prefer OE if possible because I'm strange that way but better a replica than a 'custom' job. I also had more success searching, when I stopped using 'top yoke' and started using 'triple tree'. I'm going to collect the offender tomorrow and will post a picture, just for interest.

[H2Eric]

Have you seen ebay item No. 274082222928 ?
I think it may be what you're looking for.

Good luck
Eric

[Mr_Sheene]

Thanks Eric, I'm looking at it, whilst checking out one that James may have, which requires a little work. It's better than the one I found on e-bay, well cheaper anyway and James says that he's a member on the US Forum, so I may drop him a line.

[Mr_Sheene]

Thanks Eric, just to let you know that I bought it. At the time it was the cheaper option and it looks okay, although I still have a twitch about using e-bay after buying the bike. I'm going to start another post with pictures of the offending top yoke which I picked up earlier today, caveat emptor my backside!

[Nurse Julie]

Oh dear Phil 😢😢😢😢😢😢