The Honda CB550 is a 544 cc (33.2 cu in) standard motorcycle made by Honda from 1974 to 1978. It has a four-cylinder SOHC air-cooled wet sump engine. The first version, the CB550K, was a development of the earlier CB500, and like its predecessor, had four exhaust pipes, four silencers and wire-spoked wheels.

Feb 8, 2021 · The Honda CB550 Four has a significantly better 5-speed transmission than the CB500, Motorcycle Classics reports. It also has a better clutch, upgraded front fork valves, and “uprated rear suspension,” Machiine reports.

Mar 13, 2017 · The Honda CB550 is one of the most nicest and most practical motorcycles to emerge from Honda’s factories – period. It was a well thought out, easy to ride and thus easy to enjoy motorcycle that combined Honda’s reputation for “boring reliability” with good handling and a relatively light weight.

Apr 20, 2020 · Technical Specifications for the CB550 remained virtually unchanged over the model lines. Like it’s larger sibling, the 550 proved a reliable, comfortable, easy-to-maintain, every-day motorcycle. Perfect for the time. The CB550K was introduced in 1974 as an update to the CB500 in the US market.

Note: This is the combined CB500/CB550 Service Manual. Sections specific to the CB550 have been included for your convenience and are noted below. The SOHC/4 Technical Documentation Library is a service of the SOHC/4 Owners Club.

Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, four stroke, SOHC, 2 valves per cylinder. The Honda CB550 was probably the best balanced Honda of the seventies. It did not have the awe-inspiring power of the legendary CB750, but it had a stiffer frame and was a lighter and more nimble motorcycle.

Oct 8, 2015 · The CB550 was equipped with Honda’s single overhead cam, 4-stroke, transverse 4-cylinder engine. With a bore and stroke of 58.5mm by 50.6mm, the powerplant featured a 9:1 compression ratio. Fuel and air were mixed in four 22mm Keihin carburetors, and four exhaust headers led to four separate mufflers — two on each side of the machine.

Mar 16, 2020 · While CB550 owners will often fondly remember its cornering capability, you don’t hear the same nostalgia about early CB750 models. And while it didn’t have the ponies of the 750 (rated for 67ish hp), the 550’s claimed 38 hp was good enough at the time. Supposedly, the CB550 could top 90 mph.

Sep 9, 2018 · The new CB550/4 produced more power in the mid-range than the CB500/4, although tests indicated the two bikes had the same 105mph top speed and testers later found that the CB550/4 was actually 3mph slower than the smaller and lighter CB400F.

Feb 27, 2023 · The CB550 has a significantly better 5-speed transmission, upgraded front fork valves, and uprated rear suspension than the CB500. The CB550 is designed to accommodate dual front discs, making it a good candidate for a café racer, with crisp handling and a …