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Offline Valentinik

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Cb500 550 Kickstart
« on: January 28, 2016, 10:43:39 PM »
My CB550K3 was missing a kickstart when i bought it. So I'm looking to buy one.

Would a kickstart from a '73 cb500 be the same as a 550 k3 kickstart?

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Mike

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Re: Cb500 550 Kickstart
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2016, 06:59:10 AM »
Not if you have K3 exhausts and not sure on clearance with aftermarket either

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Re: Cb500 550 Kickstart
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2016, 06:51:40 PM »
I have swapped them aroud between those 2 bikes with abandon, not realising they are any different, same with pattern exhausts, only issue I ever encountred was centrestand stop on exhausts, but I never tried standard exhausts on either bike, just cheap and second hand.
Got a 500/4 with rust and a sidecar and loadsa bits. nice and original and been round the clock

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Re: Cb500 550 Kickstart
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2016, 10:05:56 PM »
I put K3 exhausts on a US 550 K0 and had to cut and shut the rear brake pedal plus bend the kickstart, didn't realise at the time just how unobtainium K3 exhausts were!!

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Re: Cb500 550 Kickstart
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2016, 11:40:12 PM »
Thanks for the info, il look at for one from a K3. Il be using an aftermarket exhaust, the motad one that came on the bike was rotten and i didnt like it much anyway.

Mike

 

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