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Offline Sdsbassist

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Cb550 paint
« on: June 25, 2023, 07:11:01 PM »
Can anyone tell if this is a repaint with a stock honda color?

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Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"

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Re: Cb550 paint
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2023, 08:31:55 PM »
Quote from: Sdsbassist on June 25, 2023, 07:11:01 PM
Can anyone tell if this is a repaint with a stock honda color?

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I think the color looks similar to a 1973' CB350G twin;it looks like an excellent color.
« Last Edit: June 26, 2023, 12:08:12 AM by grcamna2 »
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Offline newday777

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Re: Cb550 paint
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2023, 11:12:15 PM »
From those 2 pictures it appears to be a repaint(no stripes on the tank is a clue).
New bike to you?
Not enough information given on your part to know if it is even a Honda color, year, model of 550.
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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!
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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.....
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Offline bryanj

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Re: Cb550 paint
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2023, 01:54:39 AM »
Might be the 550 Boss Maroon Metallic, as far as i know that was the only purple used by Honda on these, i have a nos tank but pictures never show the correct colour. Definately a repaint as no stripes or black panel
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Offline jlh3rd

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Re: Cb550 paint
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2023, 06:58:43 AM »
Quote from: Sdsbassist on June 25, 2023, 07:11:01 PM
Can anyone tell if this is a repaint with a stock honda color?

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yep...and what color are the side covers...
what are the eng. and frame #'s...only way to tell what model you have, to know what color it should be...
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