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SOHC.co.uk Forums => CB500/550 => Topic started by: Davecrook1 on November 04, 2016, 07:13:51 PM

Title: How To tell if my 500 is an import
Post by: Davecrook1 on November 04, 2016, 07:13:51 PM

I bought a 500f last weekend but it's in a sorry state. Wrong parts and random nuts and bolts.
So there are a few parts that make me wonder if it was an import. The v5 was an old style one as it's been sat up for a long time.
But rear mudguard looks non uk. Handlebars arent uk ones either.
But either someone's changed it over time or it's an old import.
Anyway of telling? Chassis number ?

Title: Re: How To tell if my 500 is an import
Post by: Davecrook1 on November 04, 2016, 08:57:03 PM

Thank you..
  My bike is black. Has the higher bars and doesn't have the seperate headlight switch.  But has the 4 hole mudguard. So it's a bit all over the place

Title: Re: How To tell if my 500 is an import
Post by: Woodside on November 04, 2016, 09:06:43 PM

Didn't us bikes have a vin plate riveted to the frame on the head stock. ..uk didn't?

Title: Re: How To tell if my 500 is an import
Post by: Bryanj on November 05, 2016, 03:27:10 PM

PM me the frame number and I will give you a build date

Title: Re: How To tell if my 500 is an import
Post by: Davecrook1 on November 11, 2016, 09:24:32 PM

Pm sent . .
  The chassis number is stamped onto the frame stem same as the normal U.K. Bikes.