In the 1980's I had a Honda CB550cc that was a great bike loved it. Then I had my accident in the Fire Service which ended that career and riding bikes.
The
Honda CB550 was a 544 cc (33.2 cu in) four-cylinder
standard motorcycle made by
Honda from 1974 to 1978. It is a development of the earlier
CB500, and like its predecessor, the original CB550K had 4 exhaust pipes and 4 silencers. The CB550K went through some minor iterations, the last being the CB550K4. Shortly after the CB550K was introduced, a second version of the CB550 was offered, the CB550F "Super Sport". .The "K" and "F" versions were sold alongside each other, sharing the same engine, tank, instruments, lights, wheels, brakes and frame. The "F" featured a lighter 4-into-I exhaust/silencer kit, fewer chrome trimmings, different side panels and slightly flatter handlebars — as part of the Honda Super Sport range which included the
CB400F, CB550F and CB750F. The "F" (aka "F1") was succeeded by the "F2", which had an additional flash emblem on the fuel tank with deletion of the fork gaiters. The 'K' was styled similarly to the 1969
Honda CB750, and fit into Honda's range as the CB750's junior.
Both F & K models had a drum rear brake and a single front disc brake, although each fork slider had a bracket for a brake caliper.
The CB550 was based closely on the earlier
wet sump CB500, and was the largest factory boring of this SOHC
air-cooled cylinder block. Having a few visual similarities to the
dry sump CB750, the CB550 was much smaller and lighter. The CB550 was replaced in 1979 by the
Honda CB650 which was broadly similar but significantly more powerful.
1977 CB550F SuperSport
