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Finally finished the wheels. I was able to clean up the original spokes, but got new bearings, Vesrah brakes, brake springs, rim strips, Avon Roadriders, tubes, and dust seals. They turned out great!

I bought a kit of electrical connections from Vintage Connections. It came with different size connectors, plastic tubes to cover the connections, and a pair of crimpers that are meant to crimp down on the wires. The kit worked great and was about $100. Part of that cost is for the crimpers. Once you have those, the connectors are sold seperately and are pretty cheap.

SeanCB77 wrote:I thought I'd post a picture of my Superhawk in it's current state. I purchased this bike last October and began a nut and bolt restoration. Thanks to all of you who post information on these bikes - there is a wealth of information on this forum. Also, I'm trying to do this as period correct as possible, so if anyone sees anything that is not, please let me know.

The bike is looking good. That blue really stands out. Your Honda Manufact tag is placed incorrectly. See my photo of original tag on my '66 for placement.

I bought the sticker from Tim @Classic Honda Resto and he said that depending on the year, the sticker could go either place. Is this the case? Were there certain years where the manufacturer sticker went on the lower downtube rather than the front of the steering head?

I was wondering if anyone can identify these exhaust headers as original or aftermarket. When I bought my CB77, it had aftermarket straight pipes on it. The original CB77 mufflers came with the bike, but Im not sure about the headers. Ive seen pictures of other Superhawks where it looks like the headers come closer to the starter in the front. I have it mocked up in the photo and it seems to fit...