1974 Honda CB

CB550-1021538

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1974 / 1974 HONDA CB 550 MANUFACTURED 2/74 TITLED AS 1974 VIN AS 1974 BUT PROBABLY SOLD NEW AS 1975 MATCHING #'S VIN ON TAG: CB550-1021538 VIN ON FRAME: CB550-1021538 ENGINE #: CB550-1023440 CLEAR, NOTARIZED, UNASSIGNED MONTANA TITLE IN HAND BIKE HAS BEEN IN MY DRY STORAGE FOR 1-1/2 YEARS. I PUT A NEW BATTERY IN IT, TOOK CARBS OFF AND DID A MILD CLEANING TO ENSURE FUEL FLOW, CHANGED OIL, FRESH FUEL & TOOK HER OUT FOR A SPIN JUST YESTERDAY. STARTS EFFORTLESSLY, IDLES VERY WELL, RUNS EXTREMELY STRONG THROUGH ALL GEARS, SHIFTS GREAT, FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ARE FINE. FRONT TIRE IS NEW. INSIDE OF TANK IS LIKE NEW WITH NO RUST AND HAS NEVER BEEN TREATED. SEAT FOAM IS NICE AND FIRM AND SEAT PAN IS GREAT. HIGH AND LOW BEAMS WORK FINE, HIGH BEAM INDICATOR DOES NOT WORK. ALL OTHER INDICATORS WORK. ALL FOUR TURN SIGNALS WORK AS WELL AS THE BEEPER BUT LEFT SIDE SOMETIME DOES NOT BLINK UNLESS I WIGGLE THE SWITCH. BRAKE LIGHTS WORK AS THEY SHOULD AT PEDAL AND LEVER. SPEEDOMETER TACHOMETER, ODOMETER AND TRIPOMETER ALL WORK FINE. FRAME IS VERY NICE WITHOUT CORROSION OR MAJOR RUST. ALL WIRING IS CLEAN AND INTACT WITHOUT CORROSION. NO ENGINE LEAKS OR DRIPS, DOES NOT SMOKE OVERALL THIS IS A GREAT BIKE TO RIDE AS IS OR RIDE WHILE YOU RESTORE! PLEASE SEE PICTURES FOR BEST COSMETIC DESCRIPTION. PAINT IS FADING AND THE GREEN IS SHOWING THROUGH THE BROWN. BOTH SIDE COVERS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AND NEED REPAIR BUT ARE COMPLETE. A FEW VERY MINOR DINGS / DENTS IN TANK AS SHOWN. SEAT COVER IS ORIGINAL AND IS TORN AS SHOWN. RIGHT SIDE MUFFLERS HAVE DINGS/DENTS/SCRATCHES AS SHOWN. LEFT TOP MUFFLER HAS TWO PEA SIZE HOLES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE MUFFLER ABOUT MID WAY BACK ON THE VERY BOTTOM SIDE. BOTH LEFT SIDE MUFFLERS HAS SOME RUST BEGINNING JUST BEHIND THE WELD AT THE PIPE/MUFFLER JOINT ON THE BOTTOM ABOUT 1/2" IN AREA. RIGHT SIDE APPEARS TO BE PRETTY SOLID. EXHAUST DOES HAVE MINOR SURFACE RUST. ALL PIPES ARE NICE. OVERALL PRETTY DECENT ORIGINAL EXHAUST BUT KEEP IN MIND THEY ARE NOT PERFECT. HIGH BEAM INDICATOR WIRE IS SHEARED ON THE LEFT CONTROL AS SHOWN IN PICS. THERE IS A MINOR HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE TOP OF THE TAILLIGHT LENS. REAR TIRE IS SHOWING SOME WEATHER CRACKING. GRIPS NOT ORIGINAL BUT VERY NICE (MARKED "MADE IN ITALY"). NO TOOL KIT. FRONT FENDER HAS DING ON TOP FRONT AND A DING ON THE TOP BACK AS SHOWN, FORK SEALS WILL NEED ATTENTION AT SOME POINT, KEY IS NOT ORIGINAL,THERE IS SOME SCRATCHING ON THE RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL HOUSING AND LENS. SEE DINGS ON TOP OF REAR FENDER. AS WITH ALL CBs, A FRESH AIR FILTER, VALVE ADJUSTMENT, THOROUGH CARB CLEANING, ARE ALWAYS RECOMMENDED. BIKE IS SOLD AS IS, WHERE IS WITH NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BUYER TO MAKE OWN SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS OR PICK UP IN PERSON. I DO HAVE THIS BIKE ADVERTISED LOCALLY AND RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END AUCTION AT ANY TIME. PLEASE ASK QUESTION BEFORE YOU BID / PURCHASE! THANKS FOR LOOKING! On May-18-14 at 10:19:57 PDT, seller added the following information: INTENDED LISTING TO READ : 1974 / 1975 HONDA CB500