Handlebar Replacement / Switch Box Mod : Honda CB350 / CB360 / CB450 / CB550

[@Tonygue3978]

A dremel works really well to create those notches. That's what I used to notch my switches. Thanks for the vid.

[@MrWhothefoxthat]

can i borrow your Dremel.

[@Mixerfriendly202]

I had to reposition my switch, so thanks for showing that the pin comes out. You saved me drilling another hole in my handlebars.

[@mitchfountain6523]

Very cool, thank you. Get my 97 Valk tomorrow and those cow horns are the first order of business!

[@mikewings]

Your videos are SO helpful with my 71 CL350 rebuild!!

[@noelleonard2498]

Like those bars, think ill get a set for my 71 when i get closer with it

[@dorianxanyn]

Great video. I see on your store that the switch box is compatible with 350/450/500 and 550. I have a CL 175, would the switch box work on mine?

[@travismorgan8529]

You saved me some $$$$. Thanks guys

[@MrVespafreak]

X that's ugly it's better to make the holes in the bar and run the cables so it won't show

[@MrDjh66]

Are the wires on my 78 CB 750 in bars?

[@emmanuelestrada6936]

Hey what about the cables do I just disconnect them ?

[@woneal]

I wondered the same thing. Disconnecting the cables is the part of this job that worries me the most.

[@emmanuelestrada6936]

I order a new switch for both sides ! They work

[@daveco1270]

I put the holes in my new handlebars using a hand-held electric drill and then a Dremel. Took it a little bit of work, but I like the finished result with no wires showing. I wish I'd seen this video before doing that job. I didn't know those pins in the switches could be pulled out with a vice grips. That would have made my life way easier. I took my Dremel with a small cutting wheel and cut the metal pin down, nearly cutting through the switch wires by accident. I nicked one wire just a bit, but it only cut into the outside rubber coating, not the copper wire. It's crazy how quickly things can go wrong when you've got a Dremel cutting wheel spinning at 3000 RPMS just millimeters away from important wires. I made a similar mistake when I was cutting a bracket off my battery box while it was on the bike. For some reason I didn't think to unbolt the safety unit box and move it out of the way while cutting the bracket nearby. Didn't cut through any of the wires, but easily could have.

[@Common-motor]

Ah man haha we've all been through some head smacking moments for sure. It sounds like things worked out though in the end!

[@JT-bl2so]

thanks, i been trying to find this info all over the web.

[@Common-motor]

Yeah, we understand how hard this stuff can be to find. Kinda the whole reason we do what we do, other than just loving to do it.

[@randmo24]

A cleaner way to feed wires in the bar is Boric Acid Powder. The powder is slick and safe to use

[@ivanjonathanyoutube]

What was the brand/model of the new handlebar? Was it Emgo Superbike 7/8? It looks great and more ergo.

[@JA-gc4df]

I did this mod but I used the correct diameter metal burr on a Dremel tool. You have to be careful but it was done in about 2 minutes. Just an FYI for anyone looking for alternatives.

[@jimflammer9370]

Great tutorial channel.

[@rebelreloading5265]

I hope I don’t have to take the headlight apart to take the handlebars off..

[@Common-motor]

You'll definitely have to unplug all the switch wires in the bucket unless someone has already ran your switch wires outside of the handlebars.

[@Fezzler61]

Thanks. Enjoyed.