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CB550 F2 Clock Cushions
Oddjob:
I’d imagine that as the 550f has a 19” front wheel and the 400f has an 18” front wheel the speedo will not read true. Plus the F2 got blue faced clocks like the 550K3, the F1 got green faced clocks just for info. So the smaller clocks fitted would imo look out of place and reduce its value if you came to resell. Personally I’d find and fit some genuine F2 clocks, you can find them cheaper sometimes.
Neilw:
--- Quote from: Oddjob on June 18, 2026, 12:51:26 AM ---I’d imagine that as the 550f has a 19” front wheel and the 400f has an 18” front wheel the speedo will not read true. Plus the F2 got blue faced clocks like the 550K3, the F1 got green faced clocks just for info. So the smaller clocks fitted would imo look out of place and reduce its value if you came to resell. Personally I’d find and fit some genuine F2 clocks, you can find them cheaper sometimes.
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Thats a good point, I hadn't thought of that.
The joys of the bike just keep giving :-)
Neilw:
I'm finding it a bit of a challenge to find the correct clocks on Ebay. There are lots of KPH clocks, but not so many MPH clocks with the correct faces.
Just a thought, if I got a KPH clock and then put a correct mph replacement face on it, that would work, wouldn't it?, as long as it was off one of the compatible bikes? Or am I missing something?
kent400:
You can put a MPH face on a km/h speedo but the distace counters will still read in kms as the counters are gear driven from the cable drive spindle.
Neilw:
--- Quote from: kent400 on July 07, 2026, 09:57:25 PM ---You can put a MPH face on a km/h speedo but the distace counters will still read in kms as the counters are gear driven from the cable drive spindle.
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Good point, I knew there'd be something. Thank you.
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