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rosco:
Hi All i have just bought some carb clamps to airbox (4 ) for my cb400 f2 they are Black in colour They are marked as genuine parts But another label states Made In India My question is pre 1978 did Honda source supplies from either China Taiwan or India The guy i bought these from is adamant they are genuine But my thoughts were back in the day all parts were Made In Japan I don't Know if modern type bikes are using foreign sorted parts ??? All your thoughts appreciated Cheers Ross
Nurse Julie:
A lot of genuine Honda parts, supplied in genuine Honda parts bags, that we buy and use ourselves are made in Taiwan, the Phillipines and China, India etc. I'm not sure where they were manufactured back in the day though. Your seller may well be correct though, they may well be Genuine Honda (ie, they fit lots of models) but that must not be confused with Original parts, which are specific only to, in this case the 400/4. They are most probably a superseded part. Ash will confirm this I'm sure but the Original Honda 400/4 clamps were Drab Olive Green passivate, not black.
Orcade-Ian:
According to Mr Silver, the original bright zinc bands have a supercession number which does come in black - or perhaps very dark olive drab. All of the ones I’ve removed from unmolested bikes have been bright zinc plated, so I have replated ones worth doing - not mangled and good threads. There were originally different part numbers for carb to stub and carb to air-box but they now appear the same. Additionally the originals were simple flat hoops whereas the new ones have a lip at each edge of the band.
Ian
Nurse Julie:
--- Quote from: orcadian on February 05, 2020, 01:18:39 PM ---According to Mr Silver, the original bright zinc bands have a supercession number which does come in black - or perhaps very dark olive drab. All of the ones I’ve removed from unmolested bikes have been bright zinc plated, so I have replated ones worth doing - not mangled and good threads. There were originally different part numbers for carb to stub and carb to air-box but they now appear the same. Additionally the originals were simple flat hoops whereas the new ones have a lip at each edge of the band.
Ian
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Do you think Ian that the ones you have found on unmolested bikes may well have been BZP under the dark drab olive passivate and the passivate has worn off, as it does.
Orcade-Ian:
Hi Julie,
You could certainly be right if the drab passivate disappears naturally from everywhere over time as I found no evidence of it, not even lurking in the hidden corners of the clips near the nut. We know that the yellow disappears, I hope Ash has the answer. Might have to get some drab passivate from Gateros next time I order!
Ian
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