1975 Honda CB

VINTAGE 1975 HONDA CB550 FOUR ORIGINAL 35 YEAR-OLD BIKE. CANDY ORANGE PAINT IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND STILL LOOKS GREAT. THIS BIKE HAS SPENT ITS LIFE GARAGED AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. THE ENGINE HAS NO SCRAPES ON IT AND HAS NO INDICATIONS THAT IT HAS EVER BEEN LAID DOWN. ALTHOUGH THE TANK HAS MINOR SCRATCHES, THERE ARE NO DENTS AND THE INSIDE IS CLEAN. ONE OF THE SIDE COVERS IS CRACKED AND WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER, IT IS NOT VERY NOTICEABLE. CARBURETORS WERE RE-JETTED BY A DEALERSHIP BACK IN THE 70’S WHEN THE DUAL EXHAUST WAS INSTALLED. I HAVE TO SAY THAT ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT MY FIRST 550 FOUR, IT IS DEFINITELY THE FASTEST. IT ACCELERATES WITH NO HESITATION AND SHIFTS GREAT. THE ACTUAL MILEAGE IS REFLECTED ON THE TITLE AND IN THE DESCRIPTION, AS BOTH GAUGES WERE REPLACED WITH TWO IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE OIL GAUGE LIGHT IS STUCK ON, AND AFTER INSPECTING THE VALVE COVER ADJUSTMENT CAPS, I FOUND THEY WERE OIL-SOAKED. THEREFORE, THE TOP END MUST BE GETTING OIL. THE REST OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. THIS BIKE DOES NOT SMOKE AT ALL AND IS A RARE, HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION, SURVIVOR. THIS BIKE IS NO DOUBT, CAPABLE OF A MUSEUM QUALITY RESTORATION. 550 FOURS OF THIS CALIBER AND GOOD MAINTENANCE HISTORY ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, SO THE CHANCES OF ANOTHER BIKE OF THIS COLOR AND QUALITY BECOMING AVAILABLE ANYTIME SOON ARE NOT LIKELY. THERE ARE A COUPLE TOOLS MISSING, BUT THE ORIGINAL TOOL KIT AND TRAY ARE STILL UNDER THE SEAT. I HAVE WAITED A LONG TIME FOR A BIKE LIKE THIS, BUT DUE TO A LAY-OFF, I HAVE TO PART WITH IT. ALTHOUGH THIS 35 YEAR-OLD BIKE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, IT IS A VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE, AND BUYER SHOULD HAVE A QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL GO OVER IT. PLEASE DON’T ASK ME IF IT WILL MAKE IT FROM OHIO TO NEBRASKA OR MARYLAND, AND ALTHOUGH IT PROBABLY WOULD MAKE THE TRIP, I WILL NOT GUARANTEE A LONG JOURNEY. I GOT THIS BIKE OUT ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND WHEN I STARTED IT, IT SEEMED TO IDLE A LITTLE ROUGH. I THINK THAT THE MID-RANGE JET MAY BE GETTING CLOGGED FROM SITTING. BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS AND COSTS. ITEM IS BEING SOLD AS IS. SOMEONE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ITEM TO BE PICKED UP. FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS.