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Offline Orcade-Ian

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550 F1 owners handbook availability
« on: December 14, 2022, 06:39:51 PM »
Hi folks,
Is anyone making a repro owners handbook for the F series 550?  I have seen a few K series for sale secondhand in the US for silly prices and even higher shipping costs.

Ian
1953 BSA Golden Flash 650 - still a basket case
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1960 Ducati Elite 200 (nearing completion)
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Re: 550 F1 owners handbook availability
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2022, 06:47:46 PM »
Might have one lying around, did have one and can't remember giving it away. I'll have a look.
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Re: 550 F1 owners handbook availability
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2022, 07:33:19 PM »
Thanks Ken,
No rush - I'm still tinkering, carbs off at the moment and zinc plating all the brackets, springs, screws etc.  plus a bit of detailing on the rest. Lots of Rub N Buff too!
John Kenworthy in Lytham (Sunrise Graphics as was) used to do lovely repros of 400/4 handbooks as well as some great decals but had his collar felt in a big way by the big H and had to give up before they had chance to take him to the cleaners.  Bloody shame - not as if he was taking any of their business, he was just keeping classics on the road - which was Soichiro Honda's original ethos.

Ian
1953 BSA Golden Flash 650 - still a basket case
1960 Norton Model 50 Featherbed 350
1960 Ducati Elite 200 (nearing completion)
1972 Honda CB 350/4
1975 Honda CB 550/4 F1
1976 Honda CB 400/4 F1
2020 Honda C125 Super Cub
2026 Honda ADV 350