Comments on: 1976 Honda CB550 https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/05/1976-honda-cb550/ Home Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:08:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.6 By: Steve https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/05/1976-honda-cb550/comment-page-1/#comment-905588 Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:08:34 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=17953#comment-905588 Owned exact bike and color. Bought it used in 1981 had about 2600 miles on it. Paid 500.00 for it. Perfect shape and had sissy bar with backrest and carry bag attached. Used it mostly for transportation to work and back. Sold it in 1985 for 450.00 needed the cash towards a down payment on my first house. Had around 4000 miles on it then. I remember 1 day after a bad day at work. Hit the HWY wide open thru the gears. Got to about 80mpg bike shut down. Removed side cover if I recall on that bike. I blew the main fuse. Luckily was a spare in there to use. Anyways the guy was happy to get a nice bike in great condition. Nice to see it on the truck. Too bad you did not leave it stock.

]]> By: Scott Acheson https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/05/1976-honda-cb550/comment-page-1/#comment-659647 Sat, 09 May 2020 01:05:41 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=17953#comment-659647 Nice! I was surfing for parts for my CB550 K4 When I bought mine it had no carbs…slowly rebuilding it. Hope I can make it turn out as nice as yours. I like to see your mods because I am new with this motorcycle….I had a 1976 Honda 360T, back in the day, and this motorcycle is one of my projects! Keep on Truckin! Thanks!

]]> By: Jason https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/05/1976-honda-cb550/comment-page-1/#comment-622771 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:56:24 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=17953#comment-622771 Do you know the SKU on the seat?

]]> By: Tim https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/05/1976-honda-cb550/comment-page-1/#comment-621580 Thu, 02 May 2019 23:28:52 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=17953#comment-621580 Just right. Love the seat – based on the original pan?

]]> By: Jan https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/05/1976-honda-cb550/comment-page-1/#comment-610347 Wed, 11 Apr 2018 14:29:34 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=17953#comment-610347 which bar is this? any issues with hitting the tank or gauges?

]]> By: Boogie https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/05/1976-honda-cb550/comment-page-1/#comment-583152 Sat, 24 Jun 2017 13:01:38 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=17953#comment-583152 thanks! which clubman bars are those? any issues with hitting the tank or gauges?

]]> By: Adam https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/05/1976-honda-cb550/comment-page-1/#comment-582723 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 14:19:09 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=17953#comment-582723 It’s a reupholstered stock pan that uses all the stock mounts. I’m a big fan of keeping seats with the stock functionality so that I can still keep things under the seat. I got the seat from Texavina.

http://texavina.com/

]]> By: Boogie https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/05/1976-honda-cb550/comment-page-1/#comment-582709 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 03:57:18 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=17953#comment-582709 is that an aftermarket seat, or a stock seat shaved down and reupholstered? and did it require modifications to the frame? clean bike

]]> By: Mike https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/05/1976-honda-cb550/comment-page-1/#comment-580522 Tue, 09 May 2017 19:32:43 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=17953#comment-580522 Gotta love this bike. Thank god Ed broke down am I right?

]]> By: Adam https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/05/1976-honda-cb550/comment-page-1/#comment-580517 Tue, 09 May 2017 17:42:34 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=17953#comment-580517 Tom your 500 is so unique. I’d love to see a write up of your history with it.

]]> By: Tom https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/05/1976-honda-cb550/comment-page-1/#comment-580511 Tue, 09 May 2017 17:00:48 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=17953#comment-580511 Good stuff. This post just got me to thinking and realizing I have owned my CB500 for almost 20years! First bike I have ever owned and last I would ever sell.

]]> By: Nate https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/05/1976-honda-cb550/comment-page-1/#comment-580494 Tue, 09 May 2017 12:57:24 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=17953#comment-580494 I’m disappointed you removed that sweet sissy/rack. Bring it back!

]]> By: Adam https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/05/1976-honda-cb550/comment-page-1/#comment-580493 Tue, 09 May 2017 12:52:24 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=17953#comment-580493 Thank man. I want to do a few more of these type of posts with you guys.

]]> By: D Car https://www.chinonthetank.com/2017/05/1976-honda-cb550/comment-page-1/#comment-580463 Tue, 09 May 2017 02:30:23 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=17953#comment-580463 Cool post. I’m not in to the buying and flipping thing. Taking care of something for a long time instead of looking for the next come up is rad.

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