Author Topic: CB550k 4:4 exhaust coupler rubbers  (Read 1166 times)

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Offline RainyRider

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CB550k 4:4 exhaust coupler rubbers
« on: May 17, 2009, 07:41:41 PM »
Hi there - does anyone know a place to buy (or does anyone have) those little rubber tubes that connect the mufflers to each other on a 1976 CB550K? Mine are shot and after taking off and reinstalling the pipes they are trashed and the bike sounds like a rat (not that there is anything necessarily wrong with that...)

Also - the pipes are now misaligned, like even if i had the little tubes it would be some feat to get them to line up again. I was guessing that once I get the new rubbers I'll figure out how to align them :)

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Re: CB550k 4:4 exhaust coupler rubbers
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2009, 07:55:38 PM »
Hi rr,

I can't help you for sure on the CB550k; I do know that they are available from Honda for the CB750K.....

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Re: CB550k 4:4 exhaust coupler rubbers
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2009, 10:05:05 PM »
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Re: CB550k 4:4 exhaust coupler rubbers
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2009, 02:36:57 AM »
You sure they are rubber? Maybe some type of compound, rubber would melt wouldn't it?
You could use old bicycle inner tubes rolled on if rubber was OK, how about exhaust tape, that stuff is heat resistant.
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