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[travsfrankenhonda]

hello everyone, today i picked up a 1983 honda cb550 for $450 but motor doesn't match can you help me out??..have no idea what year or series of motor..
FRAME VIN JH2PC0900DM000871
ENGINE VIN PC09E-2000953
thank you

[TOOLS1]

I never knew Honda made a CB 550 in 83. I thought they stopped in 78. However up to 78 the engine number never matches the frame number. They were stamped on different lines, and came together at the end. You frame VIN is the one that has to match the title. However up until 78 they had a "K" designation. This was a number right after the "K" in the VIN.  such as "K-2, K-3, K-4..." This will be your model designation. Since the only changes Honda made to the CB 550 was different carbs, and seat/tank styling for the 77-78 years, parts will not be hard to find. vintagecb750.com and cb750supply.com have sections for the 500-550 models.
A call to your local Honda dealer should answer all your questions.
TOOLS

[travsfrankenhonda]

yea the title says 83 cb550..guy i bought it off of said the motor was a cb750 but he didn't know what year or series

[TOOLS1]

I hate to imagine what you have there. Pictures would help.
TOOLSW

[Maz]

I think the only Cb550 made in '83 was the CB550SC Nighthawk. That could be fun with the 750 sohc motor!
Maz

[travsfrankenhonda]

[Maz]

Now I'm confused. Looks almost like a Nighthawk motor but.........shaft drive!

Maz

[TOOLS1]

That's a Yamaha. Probably a Maxim.
TOOLS

[travsfrankenhonda]

honda frame and motor......i'm starting to think could it be from an 83 nighthawk 750?

[TOOLS1]

I can't tell for sure, but it looks like it says "Yamaha" on the engine cover.
TOOLS

[travsfrankenhonda]

Nope says honda

On Aug 30, 2015 2:42 PM, "TOOLS1 [via Honda CB750'S]" <[hidden email]> wrote:

I can't tell for sure, but it looks like it says "Yamaha" on the engine cover.
TOOLS

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1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-K X 2
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1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
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[travsfrankenhonda]

Thanks anyways guys..I'm gonna go to the dealership tomorrow and ask them

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I can't tell for sure, but it looks like it says "Yamaha" on the engine cover.
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[Re-run]

You have what is called a "custom" bike. The wheels scream yamaha, that's for sure.
The tank is not a honda tank. Looking up the models for the year 1983 and there was:
vt500
cx500
ft500
cbx550

And not a 1 looks like your bike. Not even close.
 the vt would be a twin if honda used their typical scheme.
The cx was a v-twin mounted sideways.
FT was more dirtbikeish in looks.
And the cbx was cb900 styled.

Normally I would say that the vin tag would give the type of bike, but in this case, being bobbed and all, it is possible the tag came from a different frame. In 83, the only bikes honda had as shaft were the cx500, vf bikes, and gold wing, I think. Ultimately, I think you will need to take the vin model and try to match it to another of that year and hope it is the same. The engine, you will need to use the # off that to determine your exact model and year engine.

[travsfrankenhonda]

The FRANKENHONDA!!!

On Aug 31, 2015 9:28 AM, "Re-run [via Honda CB750'S]" <[hidden email]> wrote:

You have what is called a "custom" bike. The wheels scream yamaha, that's for sure.
The tank is not a honda tank. Looking up the models for the year 1983 and there was:
vt500
cx500
ft500
cbx550

And not a 1 looks like your bike. Not even close.
 the vt would be a twin if honda used their typical scheme.
The cx was a v-twin mounted sideways.
FT was more dirtbikeish in looks.
And the cbx was cb900 styled.

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[TOOLS1]

I like the name!
I think this is going to get very interesting. I'm going to the store to stock up on popcorn.
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[travsfrankenhonda]

So I got ahold of the guy I bought it off off and he said he was told it was a cb 750 motor when he bought it...some where someone is lying cause it's a 550..found the stamping behind the oil cooler lines this morning while enjoying my coffee & farting around looking it over more..not upset, it's still going to be a fun build...plus, i only paid 450!!..

On Aug 31, 2015 1:36 PM, "TOOLS1 [via Honda CB750'S]" <[hidden email]> wrote:

I like the name!
I think this is going to get very interesting. I'm going to the store to stock up on popcorn.
TOOLS

Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."

1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-K X 2
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)

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[Maz]

I thought you had a CBX600 or CBX650 engine. The 600 was a Swedish Market model and the 650 was a US model. Both with shaft drive but if you say it's a 550, it must be a CB550SC, called "Nighthawk", only in the US (which was also shaft drive).





Maz