Topic: Best Place for Side Covers

[VitaminCB550]

Where is the best place to buy a new sidecover for my 1975 CB550? Do they make repro's?

[stevej]

Not sure which model you have but Dave Silver spares sell 550 side covers,look on their web page good luck.

[caferacer550]

you can always check out ebay.
good luck.

[VitaminCB550]

I was hoping for something a little under $100 (I only paid $500 for the bike)... Does anyone have any lying around... CB550K

[bryanj]

Cheap sidecover are made from unobtainium. Old originals crack up due to age and ultaviolet degredation. The Dave Silver Replicas are excellent quality as good as Honda but better as they are a more Pliable plastic that dont break as easy as the originals. Only come in black so you have to paint them and dont have the emblem holes you have to drill them

[csendker]

I was hoping for something a little under $100

I'm in the same boat, both sides have cracks.  I haven't decided which way to go but i have found these:

Dennis Kirk: $27.99 each side

(http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/product_catalog/MMYSkuDisplay.jsp;jsessionid=A43MKP02V0FPNLA0WTISM4VMDK0NCIV0?leafCatId=40602&catId=406&store=Main&mmyId=9297)

J.C. Whitney: $25.99 each side

(http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/ItemBrowse/c-10111/s-10101/p-100000146551/mediaCode-ZX/appId-10382884/Pr-p_CATENTRY_ID:10000014655110382884)

These are the "unobtainium" versions.  Cheap repro's that bolt on (no mounting tabs; line up w/tab slots & drill bolt holes). I'm not sure about the Dennis Kirk version, but the JCW clearly states that these are for the K, not F model.

[VitaminCB550]

Thanks very much for your help!