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Where's all the carb dust covers for the CA77???

daywalker
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Where's all the carb dust covers for the CA77???

Post by daywalker » Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:56 pm

I'm looking for a carb dust cover for my CA77. The only ones I can find are low quality ones at insane prices. If anyone would like to be a stand up guy and offer me one for a decent price, I would really appreciate it. That's all I need to make my bike complete and I don't have that much money to spend on one. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

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Post by cadman » Tue Jun 04, 2013 2:38 pm

The answer is no - As you are beginning to find out they are scarce and when you find them they are expensive. Doubt anyone is going to give you a deal on a set. If you find extra ones let me know - I need a set.

daywalker
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Post by daywalker » Tue Jun 04, 2013 3:37 pm

It's probably a conspiracy, Lol. Snatch all the carb covers and make insane profits. :P

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Post by Hahnda » Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:06 pm

I think they got taken off and tossed in a dark corner of the garage next to the lower chain guard to be forgotten and then tossed years later when the bike was long gone.

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Post by jensey » Wed Jun 05, 2013 12:23 am

Hi,

Back in the days carb covers, at least one side, were lost during riding bumpy roads.
People didn't want to invest buying a new one, so they take the other one off also, and got lost.

I heard this story from two dealer ships in the Netherlands, I don't know it's true, but I can confirm that it is possible to loose a carb cover during a bumpy ride. I found mine back, so I was lucky.

I don't think Honda did make a lot of them extra, so yes, hard to find.

Jensen
assembly of Japanese motorcycles requires great peace of mind (Pirsig)

daywalker
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Post by daywalker » Wed Jun 05, 2013 2:04 pm

I guess there's no real need for them to be on the bike. They don't even bring a lot to the table cosmetically. Probably why older generations didn't buy replacements. Found one in decent condition for $125 but the guy was a jerk and the deal fell through. Oh well.

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Post by daywalker » Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:09 pm

I just got my new Dream and found there was 4 boxes of parts with it. It has the carb cover now! It also has a few other handy attachments. :)

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