Elephant
I agree. I have a 1960 C77-A with metal shock covers and have some early NOS covers in metal that had an early C72 part number. I'm also with you that ALL genuine white shock covers were metal. I have a couple of those.
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What is the difference between a CA77 and a CA78Shock CoversG and Elephant,
Am I correct that both of you agree that the shock covers are either early/late or color question and not a CA77/78 difference?
ca 78 early vin ?I have vin# CA 78 1004232. I do not know the year
Re: Shock CoversI believe that early shock covers for very early C(A)72 and C(A)77 were metal. I think that this was a hangover from C71 and C76. I also believe that all genuine white Dream rear shock covers were metal, including CB160 and CB72...... Not a difference between CA77 and CA78 but the white rule applies to CA78....... G
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'60 C77 '60 C72 '62 C72 Dream '63 CL72
'61 CB72 '64 CB77 '65 CB160 '66 Matchless 350 '67 CL77 '67 S90 '77 CB400F Re: ca 78 early vin ?1965.
CA 77/78 differenceMaybe this will give a little help.
I just got this bike and am new here , so not much yet to offer 1965 Engine# CA 77E - 1009662 Vin # CA781009631 When looking for parts like say wiring harness and all, am i looking for CA77 lreferring to theEn# or CA78 the vin? PartsIf you are buying parts for the engine...use the engine number
If you are buying parts for the rest of the bike...use the frame number. That is how they are listed in the parts manuals. If you are trying to buy parts without having access to a parts book, you will have a very hard time figuring things out. Honda made running changes during production and there is no "model year" for these bikes. The only thing you have to go on is the frame/engine numbers.
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