Honda 550 4 Cylinder

The cb500 4 was a good 60lbs 27kg heavier than the last british 500 in production the triumph daytona but it was a whole 10bhp more powerful.

Honda 550 4 cylinder.

Like new condition except exhaust leak. Cb honda cb550. Excel black with gold and orange stripes 4 cylinder. All original 1976 honda cb550 with clean title little over 16 000 miles.

During this time the japanese economy was recovering from world war ii. Honda s business began as a producer of. The honda cb500 four is a standard 498 cc 30 4 cu in air cooled 8 valve sohc transverse inline four motorcycle made by honda from 1971 to 1978. Good runner new oil gaskets filter spark plugs points.

This honda s four carbs are rebuilt and ready for a good thrashing or a leisurely sunday ride. Compared to honda s 1969 dry sump cb750 both the cb500 and the. Smaller and lighter than its famous big brother the trend setting honda cb750 four the new for 1971 honda cb500 four took all the 750 s fine attributes and focused them into a smaller lighter bike that in many ways was better than its much lauded forbearer. Posted over 1 month.

Cb 1975 honda cb 550 4 cyl. Lately the vintage crowd has begun to cherish older single cylinder bikes and this 550 four bridges the gap between those basic machines and today s high tech road rockets. 4 500 1977 honda cb 550 550 honda north hollywood ca. Everything works but the horn.

Category engine 550. That was cycle magazine s take on honda s half liter four the honda cb500 four. 7 motorcycles find honda cb 550 motorcycles on cycle trader. Bike has been sitting for some time about 15 years non running and will need some maintenance to run again like carb cleaned rebuilt front brake master cylinder for brakes and caliper is not functioning and needs cleaned out rebuilt some old brake fluid flaked away the black paint on the caliper the brown plastic.

It has a four cylinder sohc air cooled wet sump engine. It had launched its cb500 4 in 1971 to complement the class leading cb750 4. 2 995 1972 honda cb 550 4. Over 4 weeks ago on listedbuy.

Honda was founded in 1940s japan by soichiro honda. The first version the cb550k was a development of the earlier cb500 and like its predecessor had four exhaust pipes four silencers and wire spoked wheels. It was introduced at the london racing and sporting motorcycle show in february 1972 and sold in the us market until 1973 replaced by the cb550 in the 1974 model year while continuing in the european market until 1978.