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Handlebar Grips

Post by Seadog » Thu Nov 09, 2017 5:45 pm

As I understand it, there are two styles of handlebar grips - early and late. in the photo, below, left is early, right is late. My question is: when was the switch made by Honda?
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Re: Handlebar Grips

Post by LOUD MOUSE » Thu Nov 09, 2017 6:34 pm

Near as I recall it was around 1966.
CB77-1043575.
CL77-1027213. ..................lm
Seadog wrote:As I understand it, there are two styles of handlebar grips - early and late. in the photo, below, left is early, right is late. My question is: when was the switch made by Honda?

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Post by Seadog » Thu Nov 09, 2017 7:17 pm

Thanks, LM. Now I know which to buy.

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Grips

Post by Merz64cb77 » Thu Nov 09, 2017 8:38 pm

Hi lm and seadog

My 67 hawk has these grips? Are these oem?

Thanks
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Re: Grips

Post by LOUD MOUSE » Thu Nov 09, 2017 8:42 pm

Nope. .............lm
Merz64cb77 wrote:Hi lm and seadog

My 67 hawk has these grips? Are these oem?

Thanks

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Grips

Post by Merz64cb77 » Thu Nov 09, 2017 9:04 pm

Ok thanks lm
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Re: Handlebar Grips

Post by G-Man » Fri Nov 10, 2017 2:31 am

Good to know.

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LOUD MOUSE wrote:Near as I recall it was around 1966.
CB77-1043575.
CL77-1027213. ..................lm
Seadog wrote:As I understand it, there are two styles of handlebar grips - early and late. in the photo, below, left is early, right is late. My question is: when was the switch made by Honda?
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