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What is a 554?
« on: March 02, 2010, 11:51:06 AM »
Pardon my ignorance about the smaller SOHC4 bikes but is this a bored 550 or did they make a 554 or did he just list it wrong? :)

http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=275119122
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Re: What is a 554?
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2010, 11:57:35 AM »
550cc, 4 cylinders
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Re: What is a 554?
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2010, 11:59:05 AM »
The 550 "four" has an actual displacement of 544cc.

Might this be the first time a posting was made with errors?
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Re: What is a 554?
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2010, 12:00:37 PM »
On second thought, that's just the exact displacement, they round the number off to get "550"

almost every bike under the sun is not the exact displacement of their given name.  Yamaha 650 is actually 647cc, cb400f is actually 408cc, etc.

Edit: sounds like that is incorrect as well, as 544cc is the exact displacement according to Twotired. 
« Last Edit: March 02, 2010, 12:02:22 PM by jessezm »
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Re: What is a 554?
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2010, 12:00:53 PM »
I very much doubt it TT. ;D
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Re: What is a 554?
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2010, 12:05:08 PM »
So, when do you take delivery, Hush?

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Re: What is a 554?
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2010, 12:20:25 PM »
ha ha, I guess I'm a bit slow in picking up on the tongue-in-cheek nature of the question...
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Re: What is a 554?
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2010, 12:20:49 PM »
"Dont email questions...!!!!! listed bikes for a friend"

My money says the Friend says "hey can you put my bike up for sale on the internet" "sure, what is it" "it's a honda 550 four" "honda 554, got it"
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Re: What is a 554?
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2010, 01:39:49 PM »
Quote from: syth82 on March 02, 2010, 12:20:49 PM
"Dont email questions...!!!!! listed bikes for a friend"

My money says the Friend says "hey can you put my bike up for sale on the internet" "sure, what is it" "it's a honda 550 four" "honda 554, got it"

 sounds right to me, I always used to see it as 550/4
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Re: What is a 554?
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2010, 03:30:16 PM »
Actually one of my craigslist searches is coded as 554 due to having seen this a number of times in the past.  It does find an occasional hit. 
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Re: What is a 554?
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2010, 02:57:39 PM »
Looks like a lot of 554's appearing all over the place...

http://wichita.craigslist.org/mcy/1626347443.html
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Re: What is a 554?
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2010, 03:08:09 PM »
Quote from: kck3 on March 03, 2010, 02:57:39 PM
Looks like a lot of 554's appearing all over the place...

http://wichita.craigslist.org/mcy/1626347443.html

..and that's a 500 four!  (498 cc)

They don't know what it is, they just know how much they want for it. ;)
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Re: What is a 554?
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2010, 03:31:00 PM »
"What is a 554?"

Well, if I had one I would ride it around...   ;D
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