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Some assistance re venders...
Oddjob:
Have you compared the new ones to the old ones Mike?
Are the bars still genuine Honda? they should be drilled for the switchgear to position correctly, if they are not the genuine bars you can position the switchgear too far onto the bars and then the grip won't reach.
Mikep328:
TOTALLY MY ERROR!
It occurred to me that I didn't use much lubricant, maybe I had compressed the grip while installing - I pushed pretty hard from the end at one point. So I went back, removed the grips (PITA) and reinstalled using more lubricant. They fit as they should!
Yes, they are the original bars with the locating holes/wire holes, etc. I removed my previous post to avoid criticizing someone who didn't deserve it. But the brake bleeder fitting from Honda Classics definitely does not seat in my caliper, the hex head bottoms before bleeder seals.
Oddjob:
I've got some bleed nipples for those type of calipers that fit so they must be available from somewhere.
Mikep328:
I see that the ones DSS carries appear longer in the threaded area - like my original - than the one from Honda Classics. Maybe I'll order one from DSS...or just clean up the original! ;)
Mikep328:
FWIW, I received a bleeder screw from Nurse Julie which DOES fit/seal my OEM caliper. It is 2mm longer than one from Honda Classics. Not sure what caliper the HondaClassic screw fits. It allegedly fits the '76 400 four but it didn't seal when "bottomed" on mine.
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