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Title: Unusual twin carb set-up on this one
Post by: andy120t on October 18, 2023, 07:00:16 PM

https://www.gumtree.com/p/honda-motorbikes/1978-honda-cb550-petrol-manual/1466852070I

Title: Re: Unusual twin carb set-up on this one
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 18, 2023, 07:28:47 PM

Can't see anything about twin carbs?
Looks good value if it's cosha.

Update: Different 550 on the site a tidy black 550 with a Kerker  a member here £2895 ?

Title: Re: Unusual twin carb set-up on this one
Post by: andy120t on October 19, 2023, 07:28:31 AM

...link seems to have failed😕. It had two two-into-one manifolds which each then had a carb...ie twin carbs.

Title: Re: Unusual twin carb set-up on this one
Post by: SteveW on October 19, 2023, 09:28:55 AM

There is a company in the States called Murray’s Carbs, they do a twin carb set up with the manifolds.
Think they Use Mikuni VM34 carbs.

Title: Re: Unusual twin carb set-up on this one
Post by: Oddjob on October 19, 2023, 10:30:15 AM

https://www.gumtree.com/p/honda-motorbikes/1978-honda-cb550-petrol-manual/1466852070

Try that.

Title: Re: Unusual twin carb set-up on this one
Post by: andy120t on October 19, 2023, 05:22:25 PM

Yes - the ad references Murray carbs.

Title: Re: Unusual twin carb set-up on this one
Post by: Oddjob on October 19, 2023, 05:38:18 PM

I've actually bought grotty clocks just to get the bulb holders. Saw somewhere the other day some site selling the rubber surrounds for the bulb holders but they were only for ND clocks, didn't know they were different from Nippon Seiki clocks. Might have been DS.