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Offline marksman

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CB550 with weird brackets mounted above the shocks
« on: March 15, 2021, 03:31:46 PM »
I saw these bikes on an upcoming Las Vegas Auction site.
Does anybody know what the round gray things are mounted above upper shock bolt?
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Offline Scott S

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Re: CB550 with weird brackets mounted above the shocks
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2021, 04:14:09 PM »
 Tax discs, from European countries.
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Re: CB550 with weird brackets mounted above the shocks
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2021, 06:59:42 PM »
Wot he sais--------or bongos for mice
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Re: CB550 with weird brackets mounted above the shocks
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2021, 11:17:09 AM »
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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, 1 K2, 4 K6, 1 K8, 1 F1, 1 F3
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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