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Teds new project a CB500 K1 mostly version 0.5 circa 1972.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: Oddjob on October 26, 2023, 07:27:06 PM ---Bars genuine or copy Ted? Sat with the dots aligned?
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My bars are not genuine Honda so no dots to align - I have the location holes for the switches & cables so the bar position is basically what looks level & right with the levers etc.
I'm happy with my throttle action even if it's contrary to the manual I need to fit the clutch cable route so it works properly as it did before even if it means the cable loop near the clocks.
Oddjob:
--- Quote from: Seabeowner on October 26, 2023, 06:51:50 PM ---These are pictures of my USA K0 as I believe Honda installed it:
Ignore The small wire loom going near the cable in the 2nd picture. This was a standard USA mod where they raised the ignition switch to the bars.
I have three new clutch cables:
Andy Cepok UK type: 1.03m
DS UK type: 1.07m
22870-323-020 still in bag that I think is USA type: 1.12m
I also have a note saying UK type should be 0.99m (3ft 3in)
You can also see the throttle cable passing the other way through the gap above the coils.
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Surely that would depend on where you measured them from? I know mine is a genuine UK one from around 1979, back then I doubt any parts depts had any USA stock as imports were almost non existent back then. There is quite a large mark on the sheathing of the cable, right through to the inner braided steel outer, I'd imagine that roughly complies with where yours passes around the tank mount. Next time I fit the cable I intend to split some fuel line and position it so the cable gets some protection.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
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I have three new clutch cables:
Andy Cepok UK type: 1.03m
I also have a note saying UK type should be 0.99m (3ft 3in)
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Those two cable lengths are shorter than mine M {48" - 1.22m) I have located one on e-bay a. Wemoto part that is 40.5" including the adjuster (1.02m) worth a punt at £12.
Oddjob:
Why not just buy an original UK one Ted? always better quality.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: Oddjob on October 27, 2023, 04:33:48 PM ---Why not just buy an original UK one Ted? always better quality.
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It might not fit (my bars are not genuine) on the routing I want so decided a DS one (22870-323-621) was a bit pricey for a trial at £54.29 plus postage. At just under £12 it's cheap enough to try plus the seller took the trouble to measure it up for me.
Interestingly my old cable still has the part number on the outer sheath it is 22870-392-000 not sure what model that was for originally. Not sure what -392- part refers to - google says a CB750 A
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