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Offline nteek754

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550 side cover I D?????
« on: January 13, 2007, 08:52:25 PM »
Hey all well mostly 550 owners 31 year veteran off the the ole  750 K dinasours need some help with identifying some  550 side covers and where I dont have my camera workin  if someone could post some pics of them or just one with the badges  where i can id the year of the set Ive got thanx sevenfifty four ever Craig in Maine
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Re: 550 side cover I D?????
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2007, 04:25:01 AM »
Look on the inside of the covers and if you can find "323" somewhere they will fit any 500 or 550 K to 76 otherwise not sure
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Re: 550 side cover I D?????
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2007, 07:13:40 AM »
Hey thanks Bryon you know if it was the 750 I would know with the differant fonts they used on the badges but just not so sharp on the  550s  and dont know if they spread out the badges like the  72 73  maybe late model 71  u no with the small chrome  750 font then  they went to the bigger plated font 74 75 76  all Ks of coarse but gonna look on te back thanx again  seven fifty four ever Craig in Maine
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Re: 550 side cover I D?????
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2007, 09:22:48 AM »
If there are any 3-digit numbers on the inside check against the model codes here
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« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2007, 10:57:14 AM »
If it has a badge attached to the cover, it is a K model, as the F side covers had vinyl letter applied.
The 74-76 cover badges had a plastic orange "F" embedded into the molded badge itself.
78 CB550K badges were molded and gold in color with black paint in the shadow of the letters.

Not sure I've seen 77 badges, if they are different from the 78 models.

Picture : top 75 CB550F, Left 74 CB550K, Right 78 CB550K)
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Re: 550 side cover I D?????
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2007, 05:37:41 PM »
hey all thanx a bunch  Ive Id them they are the 74 550  thanx to the pics Twotired put up  and I did look on the back and  it had 323 on them but goes against what the codes that was posted  here thanx again seven fifty four ever Craig in Maine
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Re: 550 side cover I D?????
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2007, 11:13:15 PM »
If the 74 550 sidecover has 323 on the back then it'll fit both models.

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Re: 550 side cover I D?????
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2007, 01:30:47 AM »
Same side cover from 1971 500 to 1976 550 all with 323 part number just different colours depending on year
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« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2007, 06:37:57 AM »
    GOY IT!!!!  thanks a buch guys  Craig in Maine  oh by the way they are for sale complete with the badges all thats missing is one of the  orange plastic insert to one of the Fs other than that they are perfect profetionaly painted basecoat clearcoat  going for I hink the fourth  shot of clear  oh they are gloss shiny shiny black  have fun seven fifty four ever Craig in Maine
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