The word from CHP is that they said the K1/K2 bars are "different in every aspect" than the K0 bars. It's not just the perch angle.
Well I'm good with SOME of that.
First, I don't think there is such a thing as "K1/K2" bars...unless yo count CHP's K1/K2 bars.
Honda made K0 bars.
They made K1 bars.
And, they made K2 bars.
But they didn't use any bar on both K0 and K1.
Or K1 and K2.
K2 and K3 etc.
K0 and K1 have different bends.
They are clocked differently where they mount up in the triple top clamp.
AND, and, and, the angle of the perch is different. Beginning with the K2 bars, the perch angle changed. The perch angle on K2 bars... the angle of the brake lever perch...is NOT the same as the brake lever perch angle on K0 and K1 CT70 handlebars.
Plus... and, K2 bars came with different switches installed on them. The K2 CT70 came with the same switches that are on K3 CT70's. Because of that, the right side K2 bar has holes that are for mounting the k3 (and K2) type switches.
I have some bars, and some info that I'd like to share, but no time to do it right now. I've been FORCED...lol, to put my minibikes in the corner and work on some home improvements.
It would surely take up a couple days of my after-work "free time" to do a half ass job of TRYING the show and describe the differences between different model handlebars. It would take a week if I were to try to provide measurements and such.
But I'm with racerx on the fact that genuine Honda handlebars are soo scarce, and soo varied, and so few people are willing to jump thru the hoops, even if we could hash it all out...decide what is actually "correct" for every bike...most folks won't care enough to even look.
CHP bars have become widely accepted. I think in the future, THEY may become the standard.
THEN, there WILL be such a thing as K1/K2 bars.