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Offline UFOwasaband

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Tonights The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
« on: August 30, 2025, 05:01:48 PM »
The title of this thread title is from the #1 song of 1977.

I'm going to try to document the restore and update of this 1977 CB550F Super Sport.

It came from Iowa to Arizona in 2015 and sat since.

Original owner.

Pics are from the original listing.  And the one in the back of the pickup is from 8.30.25.

P.S.  This thread is totally open to comments, suggestiions, arguments, and general fart humor.


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Re: Tonights The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2025, 07:00:56 PM »
Nice looking bike, glad you were able to grab it.

Following for progress.....any plans for it yet?
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Re: Tonights The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2025, 08:56:51 PM »
Congratulations on getting it. Get it running properly and jump on it as it is for 50-100 miles to give it easy exercise to wear off any rust in the valve train and rings from sitting, to see what it does and the experience with the Windjammer so you know how it feels, then you can do as you will on the resto. Love the Blue color on it. I had my eye on one when they were new but chose the K5 750 instead. I have another K5 now.
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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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Re: Tonights The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2025, 05:08:19 AM »
Quote from: newday777 on August 30, 2025, 08:56:51 PM
Congratulations on getting it. Get it running properly and jump on it as it is for 50-100 miles to give it easy exercise to wear off any rust in the valve train and rings from sitting, to see what it does and the experience with the Windjammer so you know how it feels, then you can do as you will on the resto. Love the Blue color on it. I had my eye on one when they were new but chose the K5 750 instead. I have another K5 now.

Love those wheels.......
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Re: Tonights The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2025, 07:07:53 AM »
Quote from: WhyNot2 on August 31, 2025, 05:08:19 AM
Quote from: newday777 on August 30, 2025, 08:56:51 PM
Congratulations on getting it. Get it running properly and jump on it as it is for 50-100 miles to give it easy exercise to wear off any rust in the valve train and rings from sitting, to see what it does and the experience with the Windjammer so you know how it feels, then you can do as you will on the resto. Love the Blue color on it. I had my eye on one when they were new but chose the K5 750 instead. I have another K5 now.

Love those wheels.......
They are Invader Wheels 5 spoke from the early 1980s
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Stu
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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Re: Tonights The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2025, 08:00:04 AM »
Once I remove the Windjammer, what parts will I need for the headlamp and headlamp bucket? 

Will the light it has on it work?  I do see HL buckets on eBay.
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Re: Tonights The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2025, 08:14:04 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, 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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Re: Tonights The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2025, 08:17:22 AM »
Quote from: UFOwasaband on August 31, 2025, 08:00:04 AM

Will the light it has on it work?  I do see HL buckets on eBay.

Yes some of the headlight parts are from the bike headlight but not all are used in the Windjammer.
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Stu
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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Re: Tonights The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2025, 01:32:45 AM »
 We always left the headlight bucket on the bike and put the Windjammer cover on it but I have seen them removed. On the newer windjammers the headlight bulb mount was different than the original Honda trim but there are some nice replacements available.
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Re: Tonights The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2025, 08:03:11 AM »
Congrats on picking that one up! Gonna be a great looking project.
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Re: Tonights The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2025, 11:22:36 AM »
Welp, here is where I ended up.  So, i'll have to source some parts! 

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Re: Tonights The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
« Reply #11 on: September 01, 2025, 03:29:55 PM »
I might have the correct fork ears for that bike -- but I think they are in Seattle and I won't be back there until Dec. unfortunately... I can check here in CDMX and see if I brought them down.

If you see the parts diagrams, you'll notice some smaller parts that go with the ears and headlight, like the little rubber grommets for the fork ears. If it's possible to find the parts complete with those things it'll save you some time and headache chasing them down. You could post an ad here and someone on the forums might have them, or there's fleabay.

I've got a set of stock fork ears that have been pinched a little to fit a smaller chrome headlight, and I've got them here in Mexico if you want a quick solution -- just PM me. They'd have to go DHL or FedEx...
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Re: Tonights The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
« Reply #12 on: September 01, 2025, 07:03:05 PM »
Quote from: newday777 on August 31, 2025, 07:07:53 AM
Quote from: WhyNot2 on August 31, 2025, 05:08:19 AM
Quote from: newday777 on August 30, 2025, 08:56:51 PM
Congratulations on getting it. Get it running properly and jump on it as it is for 50-100 miles to give it easy exercise to wear off any rust in the valve train and rings from sitting, to see what it does and the experience with the Windjammer so you know how it feels, then you can do as you will on the resto. Love the Blue color on it. I had my eye on one when they were new but chose the K5 750 instead. I have another K5 now.

Love those wheels.......
They are Invader Wheels 5 spoke from the early 1980s

Oh yeah I know them, and want a set so bad. But, man, the coin people want for them.
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Re: Tonights The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2025, 08:32:32 AM »
Welcome to the Blue 550F Club!

I may have a spare headlight bucket but would need to confirm it is for a 550.
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