1976 Honda CB

CB5501232177

I WAS LOOKING FOR A 550 TO MAKE A CAFE RACER, WHEN I FOUND THIS. THIS IS, AS IT TURNS OUT, A ONE OWNER HONDA CB550 FOUR IT HAD SOMEHOW BEEN PRESERVED IN TIME IN A WARM SHOP COVERED WITH A FILM THAT SEEM TO MUMMIFY IT. AFTER SPENDING SOME TIME CLEANING, I STARTED TO REALIZE, THIS WAS NO AVERAGE CB550. I GLANCED AT THAT SPEEDOMETER AND SAW 3800 MILES AND REALIZED THAT IS WHAT IT WAS, A 3800 MILE 76 HONDA CB550. I CAN'T TELL YOU THE HOW CLEAN THIS MACHINE IS. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES THE BEST I CAN, ITS SNOWING OUT SO, THIS IS AS GOOD AS THEY GET FROM INSIDE THE PAINT IS GORGEOUS WITH SOME SLIGHT DISCOLORATION AROUND THE GAS CAP. THE CHROME IS FANTASTIC WITH NO SCUFFS, DENTS, DINGS, OR SCRAPES THE SPOKES ARE SHINY AND BRIGHT THE TIRE ARE LIKE NEW AND GET THIS, THEY ARE THE ORIGINAL "BRIDGESTONE SUPER SPEED" TIRES, WHICH ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND, NO WEAR, NO STRESS CRACKS OR WEATHERING, MINT, 3.25 S 19 FRONT AND 3.75 S 18 REAR THE SEAT IS AS NEW. THE GAS TANK INSIDE IS JUST AS NEW. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT, INCLUDING PLUG WIRES. OBVIOUSLY I HAVE CHANGED THE BATTERY AND PLUGS. MISSING RIGHT SIDE COVER AS SHOWN, I HAVE BEEN LOOKING RIGHT HAND SWITCH WORKS EXCEPT STARTER BUTTON AND HAS BEEN JUMPED WITH A TAGO SWITCH FOR NOW EXHAUST IS BEAUTIFUL HMCB500SL AND SR HM323 AND SR AND IR HM323, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RIGHT INNER HAS SOME BATTERY ACID DAMAGE, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT HAVE A VERY SMALL RUST SPOT HOW DOES IT RUN? IDLES AND RUNS BEAUTIFUL, ALL INSTRUMENTATION WORKS AS WELL AS WARNING SOUND FOR TURN SIGNALS GAUGES ARE PERFECT, ORIGINAL, AND FUNCTIONAL THIS IS A VERY HARD MACHINE TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION AND THE CB'S ARE ON THE RISE IN VALUE SHIPPING QUOTES ARE AVAILIABE USA, OVERSEAS WILL HAVE TO CONTACT OVERSEAS SHIPPING COMPANIES I CAN HAVE THIS PROFESSIONALLY CRATED FOR $200 BY LOCAL KAWASAKI SHOP ANY QUESTIONS, EMAIL ME OR CALL ME JIM 720-352-3991