top fork clamp clip ons

[Waveblaster]

Hello

I was curious to know what people use for the top fork clamp when using clip ons. Is there a clamp suitable that doesnt have the regular bar mounts, or do folks grind them off?

regards

Greg

[Vince Lupo]

You may want to have a look at the 'CYB Parts' thread just below yours.

[Waveblaster]

Cheers Vince

I did admire those NOS components but they are expensive. I should have clarified a cheaper non CYB NOS option.

regards

Greg

[Vince Lupo]

I've seen some vintage photos of cafe'd CB77's, and it seems that many people just kept the original upper clamp and left the handlebar mounts as they are. I think that would still look fine, and you'd keep the option of going back to standard bars if you so desired.

BTW have you tried just using the flat bars? I have them on my bike and I find them to be pretty comfortable, and you can 'hunker down' if you need to.

And I just thought of something else -- I guess you'd have to remove the upper fork shrouds to accommodate the clip-ons? Then I suppose you'd have to figure out something with the headlight, and the forks themselves aren't polished underneath those shrouds (not that it necessarily matters). I went through all that when I did the external spring front end, and I ended up getting a new set of forks from Frank's Engineering, as well as a nice pair of vintage John Tickle headlight brackets.

Maybe I'm making more out of it than it needs to be!

[jensey]

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/NOS-GENUINE-JOHN ... 1209523956

[Vince Lupo]

My headlight brackets came from there -- woo-hoo! Too bad I don't need those clip-ons.

Apropos of nothing - I had been looking and looking and looking for anything about Bill Selby (who made my 'bacon cutters'), and found this:

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/ton-u ... ble-beware

[malcolmgb]

A picture of my CB72 in the 60's with clip-ons and headlight bracket, the gauges are mounted in the headlight shell, the original handlebar mounting is still on the top yolk (triple tree). Always had to bump start it, no kickstart and the starter/battery never too good. If you look closely the carbs were mounted on extended fibre manifolds and had cast alloy bell mouths without filters, think they are the cyb one's.

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