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Offline rocs

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It was finally my turn.... Purchased a Candy Jade Green 550
« on: September 23, 2014, 07:19:44 PM »
So after 10+ Honda CB's the last 4 months, I finally managed to get a Candy Jade Green cb550. I was so jealous of everyone in here posting pictures of theirs. I purchased this 1975 CB550 from a guy about two hours away. It was completely restored from the ground up (minus the paint. Luckily he kept the tank and side covers original). It looks amazing and was replaced with all Honda parts mins the DID wheels.

Has anyone seen this bike on any of the motorcycle forums? I am curios if the guy had a build thread anywhere I could read up on. I purchased the bike in eastern Pennsylvania.

Any help is appreciated.

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Re: It was finally my turn.... Purchased a Candy Jade Green 550
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2014, 07:32:03 PM »
That one's a beauty. You did good. Worth the wait eh?
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Re: It was finally my turn.... Purchased a Candy Jade Green 550
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2014, 07:36:30 PM »
In this case it was. I usually prefer to buy bikes that need work but made an exception for this one. I will still be on the hunt for a "barn find" type. I am actually going to buy an other one this weekend. The guy says its a 1974 but the tank is not the period correct color scheme. It is supposively a 1974 but it has the 1975-1976 style tank stickers. It is green however.

when it rains it pours i guess??
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Re: It was finally my turn.... Purchased a Candy Jade Green 550
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2014, 07:56:04 PM »
That is a beauty one. Congrats!

74 is orange,
75 is green,
76 is brown
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Re: It was finally my turn.... Purchased a Candy Jade Green 550
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2014, 09:42:30 PM »

when it rains it pours i guess??
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You must be in the right pipeline....as for "rain"?  I feel like I'm livin in the desert ;D ;D
Seriously tho, that is a nice one. Best of luck with it.
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Re: It was finally my turn.... Purchased a Candy Jade Green 550
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2014, 10:12:19 PM »
Nice looking machine  ;D
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Re: It was finally my turn.... Purchased a Candy Jade Green 550
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2014, 10:30:31 PM »
Nice very nice. I hope my turn comes with the candy green or red(?) with 4-4 pipes in a condition like that. Time will come for sure!
Grats again
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Re: It was finally my turn.... Purchased a Candy Jade Green 550
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2014, 02:47:15 AM »
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mins the DID wheels
I believe DID wheels were stock.
Superb bike.
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Re: It was finally my turn.... Purchased a Candy Jade Green 550
« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2014, 03:11:28 AM »
good catch! with my 550F i followed the same route, searched a long time until i found one in great original shape. but it wasn't restored the way yours is.

how does it run?
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Re: It was finally my turn.... Purchased a Candy Jade Green 550
« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2014, 08:18:40 AM »
That looks a great bike, good luck with it. Why do some people cover or remove the number plate when posting photos?
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Re: It was finally my turn.... Purchased a Candy Jade Green 550
« Reply #10 on: September 24, 2014, 10:20:30 AM »
outstanding.  love the color
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Re: It was finally my turn.... Purchased a Candy Jade Green 550
« Reply #11 on: September 24, 2014, 02:28:33 PM »
Because home addresses can sometimes be traced via the plate #
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Re: It was finally my turn.... Purchased a Candy Jade Green 550
« Reply #12 on: September 24, 2014, 06:31:12 PM »
Quote from: Deltarider on September 24, 2014, 02:47:15 AM
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mins the DID wheels
I believe DID wheels were stock.


+1.  Congrats, a nice addition to your collection. 
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Re: It was finally my turn.... Purchased a Candy Jade Green 550
« Reply #13 on: September 24, 2014, 08:50:30 PM »
Love the Candy Jade color.  It is the prettiest
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Re: It was finally my turn.... Purchased a Candy Jade Green 550
« Reply #14 on: September 24, 2014, 09:06:02 PM »
So nice.
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Re: It was finally my turn.... Purchased a Candy Jade Green 550
« Reply #15 on: September 25, 2014, 07:36:15 AM »
Really beautiful bike!!!  Wonderful to see a CB like this in good OEM condition. One of the best CB500 I have ever seen.70's included.

 I have seen too many transformed to an old UK bike a la Norton Manx style. CB's have their own history well worth to maintain. My bike is in the transformation back to almost Honda original.
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