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CB550F Double Disc's
LesterPiglet:
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--- Quote from: LesterPiglet on April 16, 2014, 12:50:47 AM ---If you look at Silvers the 550 and Wing master cylinders are the same.
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Just looked Lester and they aren't. They look identical but they have different part numbers plus the 550 does state it's a 14mm bore suitable for single discs whereas the GL version doesn't state the bore but does say it suitable for twin discs.
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The part numbers only differ in the middle 3 numbers which I thought designated the model.
45500-410-000P and 45500-300-000P
Trigger:
Oddjob, You can have identical Honda parts with different part numbers. CX500 had 3 different master cylinders: CX500/A had a round reservoir. CX500B came with a reservoir with 2 screws. CX500 Custom came with 4 screws. Now, back in the 90's we run out of CX500 Custom masters with a part number 45500-463-661 and found the CB250N was a identical part but, with number 45500-442-611. And at half the trade price.
We sat down and found a ton of parts by cross referencing on a microfiche. A brake lever for one Honda Model traded at £6.28. A match was found at £2.42. We also found a lot of interchangeable parts between Suzuki's as well.
The brake light switch which Honda RRP was £17.48 was made by ALPS in Milton Keynes. That switch would leave ALPS in boxes of 1000. Shipped to japan for packaging into Honda bags, Sent on to the european warehouse before been sent to the UK. I know how much that part cost to manufacturer. And it was less than the price of a box of matches.
Trigger:
Well, DSS never came back wih a answer to the piston bore size on his aftermarket masters for the GL1000.
Trigger:
I am not talking about looking identical. I stripped the master on a CB250N and measured up every part to get a match. The CX500 was launched with a single disc in some country's, though using the same master as we had in the UK for the twin disc.
Some parts have different numbers just because of the colour. eg: speedo cable eyes.
Trigger:
Just had a reply mail from Karl at DSS. The question was could they tell me the size of the Piston bore size on the aftermarket master cylinder for the GL1000 part number ect,ect. Karl replied with: Thank you for your email inquiry. Unfortunately we are waiting for new stock to arrive so cannot confirm at this time.
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