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Offline xsmooth69x

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cb550 flat spot?
« on: August 03, 2012, 06:11:02 PM »
on my cb550 i feel that coming up on the throttle in first gear or any other gear there is a flat spot mid power band is this normal?
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Offline Gordon

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Re: cb550 flat spot?
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2012, 06:23:00 PM »
The "Thoughts of Hondaman" on the 550 flat spot:

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=7401.msg67251#msg67251
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Offline xsmooth69x

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Re: cb550 flat spot?
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2012, 07:10:02 PM »
wow so there is actually a flat spot and i wasent imagining things or my bike isnt messed up thats all i wanted to know!! very nice

next time i take the carb off ill move the jet needle clip thing one notch

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1975 CB550 (FINISHED?!?!?)
first motorcycle ever!!! ow and i dont know how to ride it either :D

raw rust rice venti quad shot cafe racing latte project aka my build..... http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=88853.0

black and white equation godzilla chalkboard 
1972 cb750 - next in line for some <3

Offline DJ_AX

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Re: cb550 flat spot?
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2012, 07:24:12 PM »
Mine has a flat spot. Idle to about 3.5k. The other spot is referred to as the power band I hear. I probably wouldn't have noticed it as much if I hadn't had the 750 first. :)
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Offline Fritz

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Re: cb550 flat spot?
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2012, 07:42:02 PM »
Yes, no fun below 4000rpm with the small fours. A quiet exhaust along with a lot of downshifting helps alot ;)
I just don't get how some people run their coffee "racers" with open pipes. Either they must be deaf or ride them like mopeds.
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