1976 CB550F new member

[Towsejames]

Hi, I’m James from Hull East Yorkshire.

I’ve just took delivery of my 1976 Honda CB550F. My dad used to own one and I love the way they look.

I’ve got a few jobs to do on the bike and a few bits I need to work out - I’m currently waiting for my logbook before I can get it registered as historic and insure it. (Assuming all is well)

The bike is a runner with lots of bits that need tweaking - I actually thought I’d bought a 550K but reading the frame number it turns out it’s actually a 550F with K tank and side panels. I actually really like the 550K style though. Bike is fitted with a Laser 4into1 exhaust and looks like it has the F bars with rear grab handles removed.

I’ve got a few issues with missing parts which I need to investigate and track down but I’ll take it one step at a time - I’ve had the bike running and all sounds okay at the moment.

My biggest issue is the kick start lever hitting the rear brake lever making it unusable at the moment.

Thanks for the welcome.


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[Laverda Dave]

Welcome to the forum James and for getting yourself a project.
The issue of a lazy kickstart has been covered previously, here's a link to the thread:
http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,29348.msg281554.html#msg281554
Others maybe along soon with some more advice.

[Nurse Julie]

Welcome to the forum James.

[Orcade-Ian]

Hi James,
Welcome to this wonderful forum - lots of great advice and ideas for sourcing parts - many of us have been where you are with a bike and me, literally I'm from 'Ull too.  I have a 76 reg 550F1 and a few others from Honda.  My mate, also from Hull bought a new 550 F2 back in the day from Hull Motorcycle Centre in Witham (salesman was Stuart Myers, who I went to school with but sadly no longer with us.)

Ian

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Welcome to the sohc community James.

[Towsejames]

Hi James,
Welcome to this wonderful forum - lots of great advice and ideas for sourcing parts - many of us have been where you are with a bike and me, literally I'm from 'Ull too.  I have a 76 reg 550F1 and a few others from Honda.  My mate, also from Hull bought a new 550 F2 back in the day from Hull Motorcycle Centre in Witham (salesman was Stuart Myers, who I went to school with but sadly no longer with us.)

Ian

Wow thanks for the welcome! And so close by!

Would you have any photos of your bike, some nice close ups of the rear brake pedal lever around where the rear brake lamp switch is and the set up for reference? This could be really handy.

Thanks in advance


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[Orcade-Ian]

Hi James,
From Hull, not IN Hull, we are on the West Mainland of the Orkney Isles (so about 550 miles away by coincidence) but yes, I will get a few pics of what you need - will have to be tomorrow though - a few bikes need moving as always!

Ian

[Orcade-Ian]

Me again,
Just found a couple of general pics of right hand side, not specifically taken to show the set up but if you zoom in you might just see how it all goes.

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They should be expandable if you click them, then zoom in.

Ian

[Orcade-Ian]

A few better pics (hopefully). Not too easy to see everything - lots of black bits in the way!

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Hope this helps,
Ian

[Athame57]

Welcome here James! 

[Oddjob]

That all looks to be ok. Not a K model, that’s all off the F model and yours looks to be an F1. It should have green faces on the clocks. The F2 and the K3 both had blue faces.

There is a possibility the lever has been bent in the past, any damage on the underside of where your foot would push down? I do have a NOS one left if it is.

[Towsejames]

Ahh so here is mine. A lot more grubby I know. The kick start lever looks to have a shorter length where it pinches to the shaft?


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[Towsejames]

And my brake switch is fitted incorrectly I believe?


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[Towsejames]

Thanks for photos, muchly appreciated. My foot peg also looks different, yours is bolted to where mine has nothing there and tucks up out of the way to use the kickstart I see, and mine is in a different position all together?.


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[Oddjob]

500 kickstart and footrest. No wonder it is causing problems.