changing handle bars on a CA77changing handle bars on a CA77i was wondering if anyone has switched from the stock bars of a '64 CA77 with the 'slide' type throttle to something more like a pull throttle from a cb350 or cb400. im putting a set of clubman (cafe) bars on. the main parts that im figuring out is what kind of throttle control system i need and what kind of throttle cable. if anyone has any ideas or has done this before it would be great to hear from you. thanks.
Re: changing handle bars on a CA77As with all older bikes, you're best to remain as close to stock as possible. In your case, I would recommend you take the new bars along with the stock bars to good machine shop in your area. They can mill the slot for the slider & cable stay for you & drill the exit hole for the throttle cable. This way you can reuse the stock throttle grip & handle bar switches. This method avoids a multitude of headaches with non-matching wire color codes, wrong wire lengths, & God knows what throttle cable you'll need. Maybe special fabricated, (Very Expensive). I hope I've been some help to you.
Before somebody knocked some sense into me and convinced me to keep my '66 CA77 stock, I had wanted to use some slightly less ape-hangerish bars. The plan was to slice off the grip area of the old bar and weld it onto a new bar that had been sliced at the same spot, using a sleeve inside the bar for reinforcement at the weld.
I'm glad I didn't change anything. It's so unmolested, I kind of feel like I'm just the curator of a piece of history.
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