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Will a CB500 BUMPER, REAR fit a CB550F2?
Bryanj:
If what you are talking about is the grab rail and not the mudguard the UK 500 never had one and the US ones have different sized blinker mounts,rubbers and sleeves. Also seat lengths are different so that may foul as well
deltarider:
I've made it a habit to use 'Hondaspeak' whenever I talk OEM parts to avoid any misunderstanding. (I wish more would have that habit). That's why I said BUMPER, REAR which is how that part is exactly described in the CB500 Parts Lists. Yes, it's a grabrail. The grabrail UK CB500s never had. You overthere had the poorman's edition ;). But now that all models surface anywhere, I thought it safe to also ask here.
Oddjob:
A bumper over here is a mudguard not a grab rail. Why Honda would call that a bumper is beyond me, it's not protecting anything really.
The grab rail off a 500 may fit but the 550F has a slightly longer seat so even if it did fit, the passenger may not be able to get their fingers around it. The 550F grabrail fits the 500 quite nicely.
As Bryan says though, it's really difficult to find the indicator mounts to fit the 550F grabrail.
AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: deltarider on November 14, 2023, 09:31:52 PM --- You overthere had the poorman's edition ;)
--- End quote ---
Not quite true as the genuine UK versions of most Honda models particular the CB500K0, CB750K0 and CB250K0 now command a much higher price than those imported from any other country. (OK they all came from Japan anyway :) ) So we may have had in your opinion the 'poor man's version' when they were new but not now. Anyway, a lot of the UK differences were for practicality in our climate rather than cost cutting. Like the deeply valanced mudguards (sorry fenders ) on some models like the CB250/350K series.
Interestingly, Honda did use the word 'mudguard' on some models but for the 'fender' but the little rubber flap attached to the rear mudguard.
deltarider:
@ Oddjob Ofcourse I realise the terms in the Parts List are sometimes odd, but - once again - to avoid any misunderstanding, I always represent the original term, often accompanied by the PN and to make it even clearer it's Hondaspeak, I always write them in CAPITALS font size 8pt.
@ Ash Don't you agree everything in the UK becomes more and more valuable just by the pound sinking and sinking deeper? Can't blame that on me; blame it on Cambridge Analytica. ;)
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