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Offline RickThomas

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Hello Everyone
« on: March 04, 2020, 05:24:31 AM »
I have been buying, selling, rebuilding, and daily driving vintage Hondas for about 8 years now. I'm one of the oddballs who prefers the CB550 to the CB750. I sold my pristine '76 750 to get a '74 550 which is my current daily driver.
I have been reading over this forum for a long time and figured its time I contribute if I can. I'm an economist who lives in North Carolina, but I still enjoy these old bikes.
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Offline tool14

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Re: Hello Everyone
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2020, 06:15:52 AM »
Welcome aboard
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Offline BenelliSEI

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« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2020, 06:19:12 AM »
Welcome!
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Offline MD

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Re: Hello Everyone
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2020, 06:47:21 AM »
Welcome from NE MN,

550 can put in some serious miles.

-MD
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1975 CB550F Super Sport;  Lake Superior Circle 1000, 45-90 Saddle 1000, All in Yooper 1000 and SS 2000 in 48 hrs:  1985 GL1200A, MN in State SS1K

Offline Maddevill

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« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2020, 07:28:49 AM »
Hi Rick
My name is Steve.  I'm in Hayward, please read my intro , I may be interested in picking your brain for info on dealing with my friend's 77 CB550.

Mad
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Online newday777

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« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2020, 02:53:03 AM »
Howdy Rick
The 550 is a great and fun bike too. My dad bought a 74 550 after I bought my original 75 750 new and I used to enjoy it every now and then when I work on it for him. I bought a new 77 550 for my ex while I was parts manager back then. Lighter than the 750 but packs a punch.   8)
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Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A
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