The Correct Color of Blue

carabener · Post by **carabener** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 4:55 pm

Hi J
I actually thing the bright sky blue (gaudy blue) looks better on the bike!
Just need to acknowledge it's a little different than the original Honda color, which was very tame.
Will get a pick of an orig blue CB77 with orig blue seat a friend of mine has in his kitchen.
Yup, something up front on your bike is ripping seat covers-never had that problem before-bummer!
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carabener · Post by **carabener** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 5:00 pm

Hi lm,
Is which seat recovered? (so many different pics) Will look at friend's original seat and get pic don't know if welt on it is fabric or other. Do know the seat material is a flat non-leatherette looking material. Held up well over 50 years.
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LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 7:57 pm

I was referring to the pics you started this thread with. ...lm

carabener wrote:Hi lm,
Is which seat recovered? (so many different pics) Will look at friend's original seat and get pic don't know if welt on it is fabric or other. Do know the seat material is a flat non-leatherette looking material. Held up well over 50 years.
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G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:37 am

Now believe it or not, both of the bikes in the pictures from a 1965 brochure are blue with blue seats.....

I'll let you draw your own conclusions.

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LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 6:31 am

Notice something missing on the CB72?. .....lm

G-Man wrote:Now believe it or not, both of the bikes in the pictures from a 1965 brochure are blue with blue seats.....

I'll let you draw your own conclusions.

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G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:01 am

Yes - the side cover latch. I blame those lazy Brits at the photo studio..... :-)

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cknight · Post by **cknight** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:14 am

Doesn't appear to be a centerstand, or sidestand, either. Perhaps "touched out". Chase