My peg bar seems to be bent/twisted unless I am missing something. I don't recall seeing this on the tear down. If I bolt down the left side, the right side doesn't line up and if I bolt down the right side, the left doesn't line up. The pics are kinda hard to see but I am hoping someone can have a look and help me out if I am missing something.
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Last edited by ancientdad; 01.29.23 at 6:44 PM.
I remember having a similar issue with my 350, although yours seems much more exaggerated.
If you loosely bolt up one side (not even hand tight) can you maneuver it to a point where you can get all the bolts started?
That’s how I usually did mine up.
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Ed
1972 CL350 K4
1985 VF700F
I might be able to get them started but man will there be a lot of torsion once I tighten it all down.
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Loosen the engine mounting bolts so there's clearance to move, then thread all the bar bolts in a little. Tighten the bar bolts and then the engine mount bolts.
Jim O'Brien
1979 CM400T aka the Roadbike, 1978 CB400T1 semi restored, 1972 CL350K4 restoration and the 1971 SL350K1 disaster zone.
Plus 2 SL350K0's , 2 SL350K1's, 1 CL350K0 and 1 CL350K1 waiting for space and time
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That’s how mine typically was.Originally Posted by JLatimer
Jim - are you basically just saying that the engine mounting bolts torque the frame a bit, causing it to deform enough to cause this issue?
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Ed
1972 CL350 K4
1985 VF700F
Exactly, the frame has some flex and by tightening the engine mounts the frame will flex inwards. The peg bar add rigidity to the frame. It's a mod that the racers use when they toss the bar in favor of rear sets.
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Jim O'Brien
1979 CM400T aka the Roadbike, 1978 CB400T1 semi restored, 1972 CL350K4 restoration and the 1971 SL350K1 disaster zone.
Plus 2 SL350K0's , 2 SL350K1's, 1 CL350K0 and 1 CL350K1 waiting for space and time
Contact: 408-239-9580 or [email protected]
Oh wow! I never would have thought that I will give that a try and check back in here with results
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By this point in these bikes' lives they've all been down on one side or the other at least once and footpegs/mounting hardware takes a beating from the 350+ lbs of weight crashing it into the pavement at some level of speed.
Thanks all. That worked. I loosened off all the engine bolts. Put all the peg bar bolts on by a few threads, then the last one I had to force down with a lever. Once I got that in place by a few threads I was able to tighten it all back down again.
There is definitely a lot of tension on the whole assembly but nothing broke :)
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