Honda-SOHC

Andy.

When posting pictures from Photobucket, paste in the code from the "IMG Code" box rather than the url. It makes the thread much easier to read.

I've done the first one for you 

Steve

That's a good description Nick.

If you have the bike in bits, another way is to hook the caliper to the garage ceiling so that all the pipework is above the master cylinder and then bleed in the normal way.

Found it in the FAQ on .net

Although it has my name on it, I didn't write it (I'm just the "curator")   

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=265.msg435880#msg435880

It is 1-2-4-3

Your posting times and IP indicate that you may be in North America?  You might find some more local help on our sister forum www.sohc4.net - use the same username so that we recognise you.

Steering head bearings definitely!

I did them on my VFR800; it's not difficult.

You can easily damage the bearings by simply riding up a kerb - it's not necessarily a feature of miles covered.

That was a rhetorical question Mike...   

There is no pressure - it's just a grease seal for the front wheel.

I have the 550K3 parts book and it shows the harness as 321000-404-670

The 670 probably doesn't matter as I believe that Honda just used that to identify their supplier (Bryan?)

The 550K (not shipped to the UK but there are imports) was model number 374 and the 550F was model number 390. The K3 was 404

That helps to identify any part number by model.

To the best of my knowledge, all 500/550s had the horn/pass button (unless it was an import) as that was std for the UK. My 500K1 and 550F2 certainly do.