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Offline Blackhorse

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'75 550K tank on a "75 550F SS
« on: February 01, 2010, 08:15:45 PM »
It would appear to be an obvious swap, but is there anything I should be concerned with?
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Re: '75 550K tank on a "75 550F SS
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2010, 08:43:21 PM »
you may need a different seat, I did the same thing with my 76 f.   it now has an early tank, with an early custom seat.
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Re: '75 550K tank on a "75 550F SS
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2010, 03:02:18 AM »
I sometimes swapped over the tanks on my 550F2 & 550K3 without any problems. The frame is essentially the same as far as the tank & seat are concerned.
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Re: '75 550K tank on a "75 550F SS
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2010, 04:24:06 AM »
The cb550f tank and seats are longer than the cb550k.  Probably cant use one item from each bike.
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Re: '75 550K tank on a "75 550F SS
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2010, 03:45:24 PM »
Quote from: Yoshi823 on February 02, 2010, 03:02:18 AM
I sometimes swapped over the tanks on my 550F2 & 550K3 without any problems. The frame is essentially the same as far as the tank & seat are concerned.

So, you had no issues with the rear rubbers lining up. Because if Egor is correct then the K tank would be too short. Seating is not a problem as I am installing a cafe seat and can adjust accordingly.
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Re: '75 550K tank on a "75 550F SS
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2010, 05:46:35 PM »
Seats are def differant [as already stated]. I found out the hard way, bought a K seat for my F and it won't fit.

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