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Honda CB 550F Super Sport 1976 Found in Honda |
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Make: Honda Model: CB 550F Super Sport Year: 1976 Engine: Air cooled, transverse four cylinder, four stroke, SOHC, 2 valves per cylinder. Capacity: 544 Bore: 58.5 x 50.6 mm Compression: 9.0:1 Induction: 4x 22mm Keihin carbs Starter: Battery, with points / Electric starter supported with kickstarter. Power: 50 hp @ 8000 rpm Torque: 4,4 kg/m @ 7.500rpm Transmission: 5 Speed Front suspension: Telescopic fork Rear suspension: Swing arm Front brake: Single 236mm disc 1 piston caliper Rear brake: Drum Front tyre: 3.25-19 Rear tyre: 3.75-18 Dry weight: Fuel capacity: 16 Litres |
| The Atlantic for five years except that in the States it was transformed into the CB550 in 1973 and, subsequently, the CB550F last year. So the latest derivative we've got over here is more than just an upstaged CB500. Having been though its transition period as the CB550 in the States, the bike is just about on the ball and it's been well worth the wait. Honda now appear to be designing machines specifically for the European market rather than merely insulting European taste with that sit - up - and - beg riding position that the Yanks love so much. It's a trend we noticed with the CB400 first tested in these pages in July '75 and which became consolidated in the CB750F, a greatly improved version of four-piper CB750s. Seating position on both the 400 and the new 750 was good and it's equally accommodating on the CB550. Footrests sprout just to the rear of the engine and the rider leans slightly forward on to the handlebars raised a couple of inches above the head-stock. The bars ar | |
