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Offline speeed001

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Howdy from South Bend, IN
« on: December 21, 2014, 04:45:18 PM »
Howdy all. (That's the former Texan talking). Just picked up a 1975 CB550F (I think F?) on Craigslist a few months ago. This site has already been a huge help in rebuilding carbs, tracking down oil light issue (replaced sender, all good), replacing mystery oil with Rotella, and fixing a cracked overflow tube on carb #4. So, thank you! Look forward to learning more and hopefully posting something of my own soon. -Scott
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Re: Howdy from South Bend, IN
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2014, 05:11:36 PM »
Welcome from Michigan.
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Re: Howdy from South Bend, IN
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2014, 06:03:08 PM »
Hi Speed, and welcome.  I am not far from you, up in Kalamazoo, MI....your bike looks to have all the makings of a K model, not F.
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Re: Howdy from South Bend, IN
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2014, 10:03:55 PM »
Hey thanks, good to know. What are the signs? I know the exhaust is not stock. The carbs had 100 main jets, but that could be related to the exhaust. What are you spotting?
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Re: Howdy from South Bend, IN
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2014, 11:12:20 PM »

Quote from: speeed001 on December 21, 2014, 10:03:55 PM
Hey thanks, good to know. What are the signs? I know the exhaust is not stock. The carbs had 100 main jets, but that could be related to the exhaust. What are you spotting?

Welcome.  Everything on the bike says it's a K model
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Re: Howdy from South Bend, IN
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2014, 03:20:21 AM »
Welcome, nice bike.
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Re: Howdy from South Bend, IN
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2014, 03:27:38 AM »
You got k tank, seat, sidecovers, all instantly recognizable, and all different on the f.  There are further less obvious differences in the f frame such as passenger footpeg mounts and the brake pedal arrangement.
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Re: Howdy from South Bend, IN
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2014, 06:42:58 PM »
Thank you, good to know. The guy who sold it to me billed it as an F, but I had suspicions and just didn't know what to look for. I still dig the bike either way!

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Offline Valhad

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Re: Howdy from South Bend, IN
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2014, 04:46:27 AM »
Hey, welcome! I'm also in south bend. I'm fairly new at all this myself, but it's awesome to see someone else from town on here.
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Re: Howdy from South Bend, IN
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2014, 05:58:25 AM »
Howdy from Texas.  Looks like a nice K model.  Many guys mislabel the K's due to it being a 550 F(our)
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Re: Howdy from South Bend, IN
« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2014, 04:31:11 PM »
Hey Valhad, I'm on the South Side off Miami near Donmoyer. Do you have a shop in town you like?
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Re: Howdy from South Bend, IN
« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2014, 06:08:29 PM »
Not in town. So far I've done all my own work, although i do like north end cycle over in Elkhart for parts, fluids, and supplies.
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