Topic: Battery is not charging

[TwoTired]

Fuses for the The Cb550 F are under the left side cover.  There should be A black box under that side cover.  The black box contains the fuses and it has it's own cover to help keep the elements from getting to it.  The black cover is often discarded by POs.

There should be 5 positions of fuses on the 77.  The spares are located at each end.  The 15A fuse is the main.

Let us know what your voltage/RPM chart looks like.

[TwoTired]

That fuse exists on the 500FFFFF (for clarification purposes so you do not think I am talking about the 500T). 

You have quite a collection of fictional bikes.  500T is a twin and discussion of this belongs in other bikes.

US model CB500 was offered in 71, 72, and 73.  They were K0, K1, and K2 respectively.

In 74, the CB550 (K0) was offered.  The K model 550's continued thru 78.

In 1975 the CB550 F was introduced and the F model was offered up to 77.

Info source is a book published by American Honda motor co. called the Honda motorcycle identification guide.

I suspect that some have assumed that the CB500 Four side cover badge, with it's over sized F in Four, mistakenly call it an F model.

However, I have to assume that anyone thinking or saying they own a CB500F simply doesn't know what they are talking about, to put it bluntly.

Cheers,

[crazypj]

 I had a 1978 CB550F2.
 Pretty much exactly same as F1 except for BNG (Bold New Graphics) 

[75cb550 (kyle)]

in the fuse panel. i think mine is 2nd from the right if i remember right... if its running your main fuse is fine, though. once they pop they're gone. all your fuses should be under that RIGHT side cover, i believe. (if its the same as the 75)

go to the website link and check out the the manuals under cb500

wow i wish i could say i forgot which side it was on... its worse, i still dont know my left from my right....

[camelman]

That fuse exists on the 500FFFFF (for clarification purposes so you do not think I am talking about the 500T).  

You have quite a collection of fictional bikes.  500T is a twin and discussion of this belongs in other bikes.

US model CB500 was offered in 71, 72, and 73.  They were K0, K1, and K2 respectively.

In 74, the CB550 (K0) was offered.  The K model 550's continued thru 78.

In 1975 the CB550 F was introduced and the F model was offered up to 77.

Info source is a book published by American Honda motor co. called the Honda motorcycle identification guide.

I suspect that some have assumed that the CB500 Four side cover badge, with it's over sized F in Four, mistakenly call it an F model.

However, I have to assume that anyone thinking or saying they own a CB500F simply doesn't know what they are talking about, to put it bluntly.

Cheers,

Yay for you.  Able to ejaculate quotidian information on a whim.  Get over it.  I love my CB500FFFF.  I'm going to love it even more when I get the rebuilt swingarm back from Hondaman.

By the way, TT, check out this link.  It is Merriam Webster's definition of "tact".  http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tact

Perhaps you can study the definition of "tact" with as much zeal as you study your quotidian Honda model knowledge.  Then, maybe you can reread my comment on why I put the "F" after CB500 and stop being so pedantic.

Camelman

CB350F daily rider
CB350 customer custom cafe in process
CL350 customer restoration in process
Dream 305 customer rebuild in process
CB400F #1 sold
CB400F #2 customer cafe build in process
CB450 customer resto sold
CB500FFFFFFFFFFFFF customer rebuild almost complete
Among others...

Just in case - Pedantic: Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules

[TwoTired]

I had a 1978 CB550F2.
 Pretty much exactly same as F1 except for BNG (Bold New Graphics) 

1975 CB550 F  (F0)
1976 CB550 F  (F1)
1977 Cb550 F  (F2)

I've no doubt some of the F2s were sold in 1978.  But, they were still 1977 models, and almost certainly said so on the head stock. (At least in the US.)  Euro models were probably a different story.

The F2s had different forks along with no accordian boots, a black seat, darker gauges, and of course different colors.

Or, are you saying that American Honda Motor co. printed wrong information in the Identification guide for their bikes?

Cheers,

[crazypj]

It's a European one, I lived in Britain at the time and had a collection of 550's (F1, F2, K3)
 F1 is in avatar
 I still have F2 frame but sold engine out of it in 1986.
My brother had the K3 for a long time, don't remember what happened to it (wasn't really my type of bike, just seemed a good idea at the time)
 I still have house in Britain and about 20+ bikes in various stages of 'restoration' (in lots of pieces, spread out everywhere  )