1979 Honda CB550 K4 Registration Number: YDT 419T Frame Num...

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£1,300

1979 Honda CB550 K4

Registration Number: YDT 419T
Frame Number: 2023139

- Recently recommissioned
- Offered with No Reserve

The CB500 appeared in 1971, just as well specified as its larger CB750 brother, boasting an overhead-camshaft engine, five-speed gearbox, electric starter and disc front brake. The uprated CB550 offered the same blend of performance and civility when it first arrived in the USA in 1973. UK buyers had to wait another three years to sample it, by which time the model had been joined by the CB550F, with 4-into-1 exhaust and sportier styling. Bike magazine considered the CB550 "one of the better bikes to emerge from Honda's design team in recent years". The passage of time has, inevitably, transformed what was once a cutting-edge sports bike into an increasingly collectible classic.

First registered in February 1979, this CB550 has recently been subject to various recommissioning works. The carburettors have been professionally vapour-cleaned by specialist Llandow tuning, and fitted with new jets, needles and seals. To improve starting a new battery, points and condenser have been added, as has a new air filter. Finally, the bike has been fitted with new wheels, tyres and front brake caliper. 

The CB550 shows 54,000 miles recorded, is clean and tidy, and said to run well. Offered with No Reserve to the highest bidder on the day.