Honda-SOHC

Here we have for sale my beautiful 1978 Honda CB550k.

This machine rides beautifully, and is a testament to Honda's incredible build quality and longevity.

There are 12 former owners on the V5C. The elderly gentleman I purchased the bike from had a family business restoring and maintaining historic race cars from the 1920s-40s as well as an extensive classic motorcycle collection, all stored in his workshop. As a result serviced the bike on his own - due to this, I unfortunately have no service history, but the beautiful original condition of the bike tells me that it's been cherished it's entire life.

The bike currently has almost 36,000 miles on the odometer.

Collection from London. Please drop me a message on 07491202440 to arrange a viewing.

Thank you for looking!

Hey there,

I had an incident the other day with a front wheel lock - it snapped 4 nipples and bent 4 spokes. The bike is a Cb550k with the twin disc conversion on the front.

Does anyone know where I can buy individual spokes? It seems like a waste to order an entire pack for £90. Potentially I can straighten the spokes and just order nipples, if that's an option?

I'm based in East London, and would be up for taking it to a shop for someone to complete the repair, if someone can advise on a mechanic.

Thanks in advance

Today I picked up my first motorcycle for the road. A 1978 CB550k.

I found an old advert on Facebook marketplace, naff photos, no details in the ad. I thought it would be worth sending a quick message with an offer (the ad was 16 weeks old) - now here we are.

The condition is beautiful. It has 11 former keepers, and 37k on the clocks, which I think might be a lot for a bike? who knows.

The plan is to service it, change a few bits such as the massive indicators, and huge caravan-esque rear light, get a smaller metal numberplate. I initially wanted to turn this into a brat style bike, but I have fallen in love with it's originality. It also helped that I spotted a bike online that manages to keep the original features of the guards and seat, whilst tidying it up the rear end.

I'll work on it over the next couple of months - aiming to have my license by March.
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