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Offline Rmak98

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« on: September 20, 2022, 03:45:40 PM »
Hello: From Norman, Okla. Have been looking and getting info to help get the 76 550F I found about 2 months ago running.  was driven 11 years and parked for the last 35 in a garage. Lots of issues. 'You guys have been a great help. Had a '64  50 sport cub, then Yamaha 80, CL450 Scrambler, thru the 60's and early 70's, then Family and life got in the way, so just been scooters around the neighborhood, 1957  Cushman Eagle,  1970 mini trail. 81 Express SR, 85 50cc Aero.


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Offline newday777

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« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2022, 03:50:26 PM »
Welcome aboard
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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

Offline Kevin D

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« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2022, 04:44:29 PM »
Hello Rmak. There was a time that a CL450 was the fanciest bike in Hondas lineup. Was is Candy Apple red or blue, or something else. Do you still have it? Or any of the others you mentioned?
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Offline Rmak98

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« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2022, 05:56:48 PM »
    Mine was Blue. Should of kept that one, the only ones I have  are the wife's 1970 50cc mini trail, the 1981 and 1985 scooters, my folks bought them to throw on their motor home when they traveled. Been working on the 76 550F i was given a couple months ago. it only had 9500 miles, and a gas   tank with so many holes in it you could see thru it. parts missing, carb 3 and 4 froze up, lights, elect  issues etc, etc. but it's running now, so I'm really having a blast.
Thanks for all the info and expertise you guys provide on the forum
Rod.
 
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« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2022, 04:16:00 AM »
welcome aboard
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Offline Stev-o

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« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2022, 07:46:24 AM »
Welcome from Texas....
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« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2022, 03:23:13 PM »
Hello from MN,

CB550 can sit under a tarp outdoors for twenty years and be revived.  Keep plugging away doing the normal, clean carbs, points, oil, and gas tank.

A revived 550 can do a 1000 miles in less than 24 hours more than once.

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« Reply #7 on: September 21, 2022, 04:19:13 PM »
Thanks MD  and all the warm welcomes from you all. i'm impressed with how well it cleans up and started fairly easy after setting since 87. Have 135 to 145 compression, not the best, but enough to start and run.
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« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2022, 06:51:19 AM »
Quote from: Rmak98 on September 21, 2022, 04:19:13 PM
Have 135 to 145 compression, not the best, but enough to start and run.


When it comes to compression numbers on these bikes, the 4 numbers being within 10% of each other is more important than the number itself.  Compression has been known to rise with running time.
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