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Title: forks
Post by: captaindonutbikes on December 15, 2009, 12:31:45 PM

will a set of 1976 cb550f forks fit a cb550 k3?   ???

cheers

Title: Re: forks
Post by: matthewmosse on December 15, 2009, 12:50:52 PM

I think so I've always treated 550 bits as interchangable but best if you do so as a unit with things like airboxes. Most difficulties are easy enough to overcome as long as you aren't going for detail perfact for year cb55/4 forks are however shorter.

Title: Re: forks
Post by: Bryanj on December 15, 2009, 02:16:40 PM

Yes as pairs, one has gaiters the other little boots but as long as the headlamp brackets stay with whichever they change as well

Title: Re: forks
Post by: captaindonutbikes on December 15, 2009, 03:11:52 PM

Sorry bit confused there BryanJ

So they will fit but you need the 550f headlight mounts also? 550k3 will not fit?

Title: Re: forks
Post by: Yoshi823 on December 15, 2009, 03:49:05 PM

The 550F1 has 35mm forks,the same as the 550F2 and the K3.

The headlights/brackets mentioned are such that all of the electrics are inside the shell of the K3, as against the F1/F2 models had the electrics squeezed into a little box just below the left front petrol tank rubber. As such K3 electrics won't fit behind the F1/F2 headlight shell.The K3 also comes with a Stanley H4 headlight unit, which, although not as good a Cibie direct replacement unit, was far superior to the unit fitted to the F1/F2.

Title: Re: forks
Post by: Bryanj on December 15, 2009, 05:29:01 PM

The gaiters use one bracket the non gaiters a different reason being the gaiters fit to the bottom of the braket. You can put either gaiters or dust caps onto the alloy sliders