If one side is visually straight to you, lay them on a flat surface and measure the side you favor, the other side will be it's mirror. This way you can get an idea for the rise, run, and width in the case you decide to order replacement. Or simply straighten the bent side. Clamp the bar into a sturdy vice in a spot just short of the bend and visually line up the bent side with the straight side. Use a cheater on the end of the bent bar to muscle into place. if it looks visually straight to you, then job well done- Slightly bent is easy to fix!
On Apr 26, 6:18 am, Kevin Green <[email protected]> wrote: > So I've got almost 700 miles on my resurrected 450 and I just realized that > the handlebar is bent. It's obvious this bike fell over in storage at some > point so I had to replace the drivers peg on the ride side and the throttle > grip has a little tear in it that allowed rust to develop between the grip > and the bar, which I sanded and lubed to get smooth throttle action, but it > took me this long to realize the bar is slightly bent. Of course now I > can't stop staring at them so I need to replace the bar. I'm sure I'm not > going to find a factory duplicate replacement so I'm wondering if anybody > know what the Width, Rise and Pullback on the 450 bar is. > partsnmore<http://www.partsnmore.com/parts/honda/cb450sc/?filters%5Bcategory%5D=...>has > lots of universal handlebars, including a couple that have a similar > shape, but I'm not sure how to measure the bar on there now to be able to > order a replacement. Any help or tips? > > Thanks, > Kevin > > -- > Kevin Green - Orlando, FL > --------------------------------- > 1982 Honda Nighthawk 450 - CB450SC -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
