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Anyone in the EU (not UK) who has a spare front and rear mudguard for a CB550F?
Oddjob:
Interesting question Alex and one I can't say for certain if it will or won't as I've never owned a 750. However the front wheels are both 19" so the blade will fit, the brace however is different as are the stays. If you still have the brace off your old guard you could in theory swap them over, just use some 5mm bolts and domed headed nuts. This would also give you the brake line clamp which is welded onto the brace on the 550. The braces should fit the forks BUT the braces aren't the same as the 550 ones, whether the 550 braces if you still have them will fit the bolt holes in the guard is a question you should ask.
Depends on price, if it's a good price buy it and see if it fits, if it doesn't swap the brace over and it should then.
Sesman:
Yes.
alexdecker:
--- Quote from: Oddjob on February 03, 2023, 02:28:09 PM ---Interesting question Alex and one I can't say for certain if it will or won't as I've never owned a 750. However the front wheels are both 19" so the blade will fit, the brace however is different as are the stays. If you still have the brace off your old guard you could in theory swap them over, just use some 5mm bolts and domed headed nuts. This would also give you the brake line clamp which is welded onto the brace on the 550. The braces should fit the forks BUT the braces aren't the same as the 550 ones, whether the 550 braces if you still have them will fit the bolt holes in the guard is a question you should ask.
Depends on price, if it's a good price buy it and see if it fits, if it doesn't swap the brace over and it should then.
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Ah, thanks for that thorough explanation! It's not too good of a deal. Problem is my own braces look like sh** as well. So installing a new fender on old braces seems counterproductive :(
Bryanj:
Dave Silvers sells the same front fender for both 750 and 500, as far as i know the one he sells has rubber mounts and top hat washers at all the mountings where the 500 didnt so you need either all the mounts or penny washers
Oddjob:
I'd rather chance being wrong that say it's 100% correct then find out after you splashed out the money that it isn't. I knew DS was selling 750 ones as fitting the 500/550 but which model 750 I wasn't sure and there are so many variations in the 750 I wasn't about to advise you wrongly Alex. Got to say though, the brace on the 750 looks different to the 550, if it turns out to be a problem just rechrome your old brace. Do not throw it away, it can be reused for other applications, like fitting a different blade on, the CB900FZ is perfect for the 500/550 and no more rust.
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