Help Putting on new bars

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Help Putting on new bars

Postby Tdonnelly77 » Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:40 am

Hi everyone,
I just got an 81 cb650 custom. It needs work so I was planning
On making it a bobber. I have no experience working on bikes and could use so e pointer. I got a free set of drag bars 1". What do I need to change out the stock ones I have on there?

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Re: Help Putting on new bars

Postby cb650 » Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:15 pm

More work than its worth. You can buy 7/8 drag bars pretty cheap.
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Re: Help Putting on new bars

Postby Aaroncb650sc » Sat Aug 27, 2011 2:43 pm

I have found cheap 7/8 drag bars everywhere, but where is a good source for the risers to attach the bars? I have a 1982 CB650SC and can't seem to find the individual bars that mount right up.

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Re: Help Putting on new bars

Postby cb650 » Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:52 pm

With a nitehawk your stuck with the 2 piece stock bars unless you change the triple trees.
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Re: Help Putting on new bars

Postby RideRed » Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:09 am

I have a nighthawk as well and my question is will the triple tree from similar years work? I want to put 7/8 bars but I dunno if the tree would just mount right on.

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Re: Help Putting on new bars

Postby cb650 » Sun Nov 13, 2011 6:56 pm

The tubes are bigger than all the other 650's so they dont just bolt on.
I'm going to just swap over a whole front end.
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Re: Help Putting on new bars

Postby VII » Mon Nov 14, 2011 2:04 am

Sounds like clip-ons are the way to go for you nighthawk owners. Lowering the forks is likely easier than swapping your upper tree or the entire front end.

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Re: Help Putting on new bars

Postby cb650 » Mon Nov 14, 2011 3:14 am

I dont like the gauge either. Do like the dual piston calipers. Will keep them. Looks like they will bolt into the 81 custom sliders.
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Re: Help Putting on new bars

Postby TicoCafe » Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:16 am

I have the 1982 CB650sc Nighthawk with the funky bars that come straight up...I ended up going with Clip-Ons!

37mm is the size you need if you go the clip-on route.

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Re: Help Putting on new bars

Postby bagelcafe11 » Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:52 pm

TicoCafe wrote:I have the 1982 CB650sc Nighthawk with the funky bars that come straight up...I ended up going with Clip-Ons!

37mm is the size you need if you go the clip-on route.



Hi, i was just curious as to why you bought 37mm clip ons when the fork tubes for an '82 are 35mm. Do the 37mm's fit better?

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Re: Help Putting on new bars

Postby Volker_P » Sun Mar 18, 2012 7:20 am

Welcome here! :D

1982 standard (RC05) and 1982 SC(RC08) have different fork diameter.
In fact most except the engine is different and hardly interchangeable.
Cosky's great (free) online manual: http://cosky0.tripod.com

forum links to common technical issues

If you really like this site and you would not like to see it vanish soon, have a look there: Urgent: Future of HondaCB650.com Forum

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Re: Help Putting on new bars

Postby bagelcafe11 » Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:24 pm

Volker_P wrote:Welcome here! :D

1982 standard (RC05) and 1982 SC(RC08) have different fork diameter.
In fact most except the engine is different and hardly interchangeable.



Ohh ok sweet, well mine are the RC08 tubes. Would you happen to know the diameter of these? That would be ossm. Thank you.

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Re: Help Putting on new bars

Postby Volker_P » Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:31 am

RC08 fork diameter is 37mm.
(Looked up from fork seals which are 37 x 50 x 11mm in case this is of any use for you.)
Cosky's great (free) online manual: http://cosky0.tripod.com

forum links to common technical issues

If you really like this site and you would not like to see it vanish soon, have a look there: Urgent: Future of HondaCB650.com Forum

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Re: Help Putting on new bars

Postby bagelcafe11 » Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:04 pm

thank you for your help. Haha thats what i figured yesterday, i looked up the fork seals and saw they were 37mm, thanks again.

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Re: Help Putting on new bars

Postby DavidJeterMorgan » Sat Nov 19, 2016 8:27 pm

TicoCafe wrote:I have the 1982 CB650sc Nighthawk with the funky bars that come straight up...I ended up going with Clip-Ons!

37mm is the size you need if you go the clip-on route.


I have a 1982 650 CB Night Hawk too. Did you use the 7/8 inch 37mm clip ons? If so what brand? Vortez appears to be the best quality. I guess they will work on my bike


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