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Offline Johnny4428

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Re: CB550F2 1978 left switch
« Reply #15 on: March 11, 2023, 02:25:30 PM »
Sorted now Roo, that was the 750 switches that are on the bike now. The right hand one was the same. Happy days! 👍
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Offline Sesman

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Re: CB550F2 1978 left switch
« Reply #16 on: March 11, 2023, 02:26:30 PM »
 I think the entire ensemble is very ‘period, It’s just patina. If our town planners had a motorcycle restoration interest they would insist on that appearance so as to ‘read’ the machines history.
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Offline McCabe-Thiele (Ted)

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Re: CB550F2 1978 left switch
« Reply #17 on: March 11, 2023, 05:05:01 PM »
Quote from: Sesman on March 11, 2023, 02:26:30 PM
I think the entire ensemble is very ‘period, It’s just patina. If our town planners had a motorcycle restoration interest they would insist on that appearance so as to ‘read’ the machines history.

It would then be a "Listed Bike Building" so no alterations allowed,
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Honda CB400NA Superdream (current money puddle)
Honda CB500 K1 (second money pit)
https://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,28541.0.html
Honda CB400 four super sport (first money pit)
Link to my full restoration http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,23291.0.html
This is a neat 500 restoration in the USA.
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Re: CB550F2 1978 left switch
« Reply #18 on: March 11, 2023, 06:13:26 PM »
He, he. I do love a bodge though…..😁
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Offline Laverdaroo

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Re: CB550F2 1978 left switch
« Reply #19 on: March 11, 2023, 07:23:19 PM »
Evidently, so does the bloke who built our house!


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1992 VFR750 FN (oldie but goldie) 'Betty'
1977 CB550F (current money pit!!) 'Mejima'
2002 VFR800 VTEC (The Beloved) 'Rose'
1977 CB400F (the last money pit!) 'Chewy'
1998 Ducati 748\853 conversion(sold :()
1980 ish CB750KZ in a billion bits (need to get rid, anybody want one?))
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