Hi all, I have just acquired my 1979 CB550 F2, and, like most new owners have a couple of questions if you don't mind.
One of the previous owners has had the frame powder coated, but either through laziness or incompetence did not bother to take the VIN plate off and it has also been coated, so I am on the look out for a VIN plate. There are various ones on the 'net but I do not know what info is on it as I cannot find a clear picture of one. I would be grateful if someone could either direct me to a picture of one or maybe take a picture of theirs. I understand some people would not want to show their frame numbers, so even one with the frame number blanked out would do , it's just to give me an idea of what I am looking for to enable me to get another one.
I also acquired a full original exhaust system and silencer with the bike, while the silencer is solid and the chrome excellent, the No. 1 pipe, has a bit of a tear in it from the head joint end, it's about 3"- 4" long, dear knows how it happened as it is a tear rather than having been down the road as there are NO scratches or road rash on it, (I am a Road Traffic Collision Instructor, part of that is wreckage reading, and there are no rash signs at all!)... strange! As I would like an original system I was thinking of getting it cut out and a steel patch put in and rechromed, does anyone know of a company who would do the repair? I had it done to my BSA years ago but I can't remember who did it.
I'm sure I'll have a few more questions before I finish, but any help would be gratefully received.
Thanks