Honda CB550 Four SuperSport - Review

In a time long before KZbin we had to read Bike magazine or MCN to find out about new bikes. In this case it would have been 1975 and the release of the Honda Super Sport CB 550 Four. Although at this time I was ragging about the fields on BSA Bantams and Triumph Tiger Cubs, I was dreaming of bikes such as this Honda. In later years I was to own and ride just about all the fours but could never have dreamed that I would be riding one some 48 years later. After all, the old folks all said they would have rusted away in a few years 😁 Hope you enjoy this blast from the past.
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[@brwhyon]

I just picked up one of these to restore and get road ready, always have loved the old Honda bikes. I keep collecting these old bikes because they need to be ridden, they're not relics, they're what built todays bike legacy.

[@TAYM]

Absolutely 😁 thanks B 😁

[@scottwallace3050]

Wonderful, a time machine that takes us back to our youth! I had a CB 350 Four, so much character and fun.

[@TAYM]

Marvellous, wouldn’t mind finding a 350/4 myself 😁 thanks SW 😁

[@Peter-Alexander]

Same here! Bought my first bike (CB400F) as an 18 year old in 1980 with all my savings. Great memories with it. Used to ride it in The Netherlands and in Norfolk. Never should have sold it.....cheers.

[@TAYM]

@@Peter-Alexander marvellous 😁

[@Peter-Alexander]

Oh man.....I bought a CB400F back in 1980 as an 18yr old. This sure brings back great memories...thanks for this 😅❤

[@TAYM]

Thanks PA 😁 it was an honour to ride it 😁 brought back a lot of memories 😁

[@chrisandrew852]

I had an orange one of those back in 1975 ..:).. I loved it and wish I still had it now.

[@TAYM]

Thanks CD 😁 it was so lovely to ride 😁

[@PhilipBallGarry]

Absolutely gorgeous 👌. For £4500 I'd be tempted by this over the Triumph Tiger restoration project. Yes, you'll have to keep on top of the cleaning but significantly less time than that needed to restore the old Triumph. 😊

[@ruahinesrider]

More time to ride & less time on the wrenches than old Triumph.

[@TAYM]

Very true 😁 but a tiger 🤔❤️😁 thanks PGB 😁

[@TAYM]

Also true 😁😂😂😂

[@mikehurley5052]

I had a couple of Honda 750s and a 400 four, brilliant bikes with all you need and no crap like on modern rubbish, but back then riders were a different breed. Nowadays some modern bikers cant leave the house without 27 rider modes, cruise control and heated everything, ABS is the only worthwhile thing nowadays. That will sell in days.

[@TAYM]

Thanks MH 😁 absolutely 😁

[@jaysinhoffner2134]

Good show

[@Lanes-Explorer5733]

A work colleague back in the early 70s let me have a borrow of his - a real beauty to ride. That's such a great example and really not expensive. He toured all Europe on it and I believe still has it (bit of a hoarder). I always enjoy these Haywards visits TAYM. Good to hear it's fitted with that indicator reminder - life saver. A bike for high days and holidays 🙋‍♂️

[@TAYM]

Absolutely 😁 thanks LE 😁

[@zaphodbeeblebrox4574]

I had one from new in the 70's. Great bike.

[@TAYM]

Thanks Z 😁 marvellous bike 😁

[@timparish172]

Good job it wasn’t there when I visited, I’d have sold the missus to fund that! 🤭

[@TAYM]

😂😂😂😂 thanks TP 😁

[@pauljordan7249]

Lovely to see an old Honda in such fantastic condition mr Taym, it took me back too I used to hanker after a black Honda 500 four.back in the day .

[@TAYM]

Thanks PJ 😁 I think we all did at one time or another 😁

[@PhilipBallGarry]

Taste: A pack of Trebor Pacers Smell: Hot oil Look: Bridget Bardot Sound: The polar opposite of a two stroke triple. Feel: Like home 👍. A mate had a 350/4 which he imported from the USA. A very rare bike in blighty.

[@TAYM]

😂😂😂😂 absolutely 😁

[@Stefan_trekkie]

It is very interesting for me to see that classic bike. We did not have this one and many other classic bikes during iron curtain times. But we did have lots of Ural M-72s 😂😂

[@TAYM]

Not a bad substitute 🤔 bet you’d like a Ural now 😁

[@Stefan_trekkie]

@@TAYM Urals now are deemed an vehicle of the enemy and we must not buy it 😂😂

[@TAYM]

@@Stefan_trekkie 😂😂😂

[@davgb7904]

As a 16 year old, I went to the Colchester Honda dealer every day after school with my mate. The 500/4 sat next to the 750/4 - usually the gold paint ones. The 500/4 was the prettier of the two and likely to offer everything one could want for any UK trip (much as you've said). The 750 was, then, the biggest and probably most refined, sophisticated contender on the market (until the Kettle, and then Z1 hit the shores) - the choice for the intercontinental travellers. Five years later, Mick - a fellow instructor friend - had a personal 550/4. He could ride that to keep with anyone inside (approximately) legal speeds, and probably way beyond. Helped perhaps by the fact that he was an older, experienced Class 1 Traffic bike Officer and rode an R80RT daily. Wherever you wanted to go on the road, he was there already and the 550/4 was as nimble as his wits. He loved his 550/4 and it lacked nothing to give him all the motorcycling anyone could want. It wasn't pristine, had a four into one exhaust, and indeed, the weather was never kind to any chrome lagged Japanese bikes back then. How times have changed, where we believe the 500-600 class is mid, even small capacity...although that may be reverting now with the current crop of offerings. However, the newer mid-range machines offer the performance of the old CB750/4 now.

[@TAYM]

Fantastic comment 😁 love it and of course you are right 😁thanks DGB😁

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

Yes, times have changed. Gone are the days when motorcycle reviews would read something like "the bike accelerates briskly from a standstill before settling into a steady and comfortable rhythm at motorway speeds, at which speeds it is more than comfortable and capable. While a little bit hefty pulling her in and out of the garage, good steering and suspension make her very nimble once underway. Braking is more than adequate, with a large twin leading shoe front drum and a smaller single cam affair on the rear..." These days it's more like "0- 60 mph in 1.8, top speed 300, trail rake blah blah blah... 15 spot opposing piston Brembos on six foot wide discs..." It tells you nothing. We have lost the plot when it comes to what is "important" on a road going motorcycle. I'm not discounting modern engineering, but for 90% of riders, bikes that were designed and built 40 or 50 years ago are still more suited for everyday use than many of the bikes that you see on the road, today. But hey, why buy a thousand cc bike that's only 195 horse power and weighs two 440 pounds when you can buy a bike that's 196 horse power and ways 439 pounds.

[@volt8684]

750/4 I had was 70bhp but in the day felt like 120 bhp now?? People poo poo 700cc with only 70bhp.

[@davgb7904]

Absolutely! I find the journalistic reviews which conclude a near litre machine is pretty good "however, will struggle two up" to be laughable (those where a 800cc has a 1200cc bigger brother. Aware that the VStroms get similar comments between the perfectly capable 650 against the 1000 and larger ones. We only have to be realistic rather than starry eyed and try, as TAYM has proven again and again, something like a Royal Enfield 650 to experience the essence of motorcycling. No wrestling a large machine around small lanes, no noticeable struggling on dual roads at legal speeds (any extra is a pleasure I can forgo - or take the car), and perfectly capable with two people. We all fall for the bigger bike at some point, and often end up staying there for questionable reasons. I was a proud owner of a 900 sport boxer for many years, but acknowledge the smaller models were just as suitable - and all weighed no more than a modern 650-750. Coming back down to the mid-range has been a revelation for me - and, lamentably, a missed experience for many years. @@davidbrayshaw3529

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

@@davgb7904 60 years ago, something like the Royal Enfield 650 of today would have been considered a superbike. And in my mind, it still sort of is. It's a 100mph. bike! How much more do you need in the "real world". Yes, there's a place for the big machines. If you do most of your miles on freeways or highspeed roads such as autobahns or you like going on track days, get a big bike, it's probably best for you. But the reality is that the vast majority of riders don't or can't ride their bikes in those circumstances. As a white western male, I've got to say, we get motorcycles all wrong. Throughout the Asias and India, where the true "hardcore" bikers are to be found, they predominantly ride motorcycles that are suited to the conditions that they live in and in accordance with the budget bestowed upon them. Silly westerners like me buy bikes that are least suitable for the conditions that we live in, that we can't afford to operate, and we take out a loan to do it!!! Well not me, at least, and I'm guessing, not you, but you know what I mean. I had a Kawasaki W 800 turn up on my doorstep last week. 47 bhp. Over 200kgs. air cooled, disc/drum and a five speed box. Paid for in full. Why did I choose that model? Experience. The experience I know that I'll have based on the experience that I have had.

[@frankmlchaelglasscock6539]

A fantastic bike i have had quite a few Honda's can't go wrong

[@TAYM]

Thanks Frank 😁

[@paulegerton2012]

I rode a friends CB500 four back in 1976, nice bike and fantastic sound, but i preferred the extra torque on my Yamaha XS650B, the 550/4 seems a real bargain at £4500, great video TAYM, keep them coming.

[@TAYM]

Thanks PE 😁

[@Apollo949]

I would never trust the XS engine as much as the CB, but that's just my personal opinion.

[@pointman028]

Just as I remember them. Buitifull sound. Cheers mate

[@TAYM]

Absolutely 😁 thanks E 😁

[@2wheelvintage361]

For a bike in that condition, here in the US, it would be a good deal. Especially from a dealer. The smile it puts on your face is worth the price alone!! 😊😊

[@TAYM]

Absolutely 😁 hopefully my joy was clear to see 😁 thanks 2WV 😁

[@loicgalmiche5821]

Magnificent, wonderful test ! What a bike, just what you may need...Thanks

[@TAYM]

Thanks LG 😁

[@garryclarke-kray4071]

What a lovely looking bike , this is what bikes should look like , great sound also . Thanks TAYM

[@TAYM]

Absolutely 😁 thanks GCK 😁

[@TimCausleyhorsemanship]

Nice bike-I started in 1977 on a Honda 400F-and then a moved to a 1978 750F around 1981 (had many others since)-but those 2 Hondas were reliable and indestructible and could be shifted at or near redline in every gear all day every day without complaint-almost no maintenance--the little 400F-cruised on trips in 6th at 7-8000 rpm --never felt these bikes were stressed in any way-and the exhaust note-cannot be duplicated with being on a great 4 inline--not even my KZ1100 sounded as good to me

[@TAYM]

Thanks TCH 😁 they were certainly marvellous bikes 😁

[@markpercy4277]

Well that put a huge smile on my face, l had one of these back in the 80s, bit of a rat compared to that one but great memories of riding with my mate on his XS750 when we shared a flat together. £4500 sounds good if l had a garage l'd buy it

[@TAYM]

My brother had a silver xs750 😁 he loved it 😁 thanks MP 😁

[@daveyjones6465]

Excellent review taym it brought back memories for me too,I also owned one of these it was comfortable to ride and it handled well and as you said it was considered a big bike back in the day

[@TAYM]

Thanks DJ 😁

[@Suzuki_Ste]

What a trip down memory lane Mr taym, a mint bike if I could fit that in my shed would get it at a drop of a hat, love the honda fours in blue as well. Keep the videos coming and ride safe.😊

[@TAYM]

Thanks S 😁

[@simonhall5086]

Now you're talkin TAYM. What a wonderful bike. Goes, looks and sounds good, with two clocks as well! What more could you wish for. Cheers 👍

[@TAYM]

😂😂😂😂

[@TAYM]

Thanks SH 😁

[@franklowry4852]

Another great video! My very first street bike at age fifteen was a 1972 CB500 which I bought from my father. He decided to buy a fully dressed 1976 CB750. I had been riding dirt bikes since I was 10 so my father was not worried about me riding the CB500.

[@TAYM]

Fully dressed 😁😂😂 they knew how to make Fairings in those days, that’s for sure 😁 thanks FL 😁

[@thomasgadsby7263]

What a beautiful bike Mr TAYM; reminds me of the good old days, sounds marvellous. If i had the spare money I'd be very tempted. Ride safe and take care TAYM.

[@TAYM]

It was so nice to ride 😁 so easy 😁 thanks TG 😁

[@bally632]

That brought back some great memories for me 😀, when I was 13 my dad's mate Eric used to take me to oulton park to watch the bike racing and I couldn't believe how great that bike was as at the time my dad had a mz250,so the 550 felt brilliant sat on the back. I loved it when we were joining the motorway as he used to go flat out in 3rd and I couldn't believe how it just reved for ever and sounded brilliant. I think you have bought it as I couldn't see it for sale 🤔😅

[@TAYM]

Brilliant 😁 memories are great aren’t they 😁 sadly I haven’t bought it and as I only filmed it yesterday afternoon, I doubt it’s gone yet 😁 thanks B 😁

[@anthonybahrawy5183]

Omg that has just put a great big smile on my face I had one of those in that colour mine was a P reg I still remember the reg number as well I loved that bike went everywhere on it camping touring to work and back I wish I had never sold it now 😎

[@TAYM]

😂😂 marvellous 😁 yes, I think they only made this model for 75 and 76 N and P 😁 thanks AB 😁

[@blearyview2254]

What a stunning motorcycle, it would certainly be a Sunday bike and like all old ladies, you take car of her so that she stays in that condition.. All that chrome, my type of bike. Great vid TAYM,

[@TAYM]

Absolutely 😁 thanks BV 😁

[@mikegermain7033]

Great video my good sir I have an original 77 it’s my favorite bike of all.

[@TAYM]

Wonderful 😁 you are a very lucky man 😁 thanks Mike 😁

[@KTR2020_1]

Hi TAYM. I stumbled across your channel while researching the Moto Guzzi V7 a while back. I had a 2016 Indian RoadMaster that I adored but at 65 years realized it was perhaps a good idea to downsize a little lol. Anyway. I eventually traded in my RM for the MG and must confess it has rejuvenated my love for motorbikes. It's the first "naked" bike I have ever owned and it's been a blast. This video brought me back to the 70s as well as I had a Honda CB 360T and one of my best friends had the same bike you are riding here (this pal actually taught me how to ride the 360 CB.....my first motorcycle). Just a note to say I've been enjoying your channel....love the area and scenery where you ride. Thanks for sharing!! Cheers Kevin Caledon, Ontario, Canada

[@TAYM]

Wow, what a fantastic comment 😁 thank you KTR 😁

[@michael37570]

What a stunningly beautiful bike! Love the chrome edging around the tank and how practical that little rack is for your shopping. C'mon Honda a dare you to bring it back?

[@TAYM]

That would be fantastic 😁 thanks M 😁

[@henryhartley9993]

Nice one TAYM, what a beauty, just buy it.....

[@TAYM]

Thanks H 😁 certainly is 😁

[@neilrichardson3986]

💙 Buy it 💙

[@TAYM]

Thanks NR😁 if I had the dosh I would 😁

[@johnpawson7400]

Really spurring me on to finish my CB750

[@TAYM]

Yes, stop all this over exertion trig walking and cycling and get the bike built 😁😂😂😂 thanks JP 😁

[@moto-jeff]

Lovely. I've a real soft spot for air cooled IL4's, as they were the bikes i wanted at the start of my biking life in the mid 70's. Never had a 550 four, but i did have a CB650Z from that era. Same shade of blue as well. I'd have this in a heartbeat over the orange thing you were riding in the last vid.

[@TAYM]

😂😂😂 yes me too 😁 and for less money 😁 thanks MJ 😁

[@patrickdoake6022]

Nice just loaded up my 78 very tatty cb550 chop in mates van, off to Yorkshire from me in caithness for him to put together get back next spring(I hope) for all you purists out there bought it as chop! Love rigid 60 70 chops, but like standards also!!

[@TAYM]

Thanks PD 😁 you must send a photo when it’s done 😁

[@patrickdoake6022]

@@TAYM will do, celtic themed bike (pictish artwork on tank from stone in caithness horizons in Thurso)

[@TAYM]

@@patrickdoake6022 excellent 😁😁

[@iantownsend17]

Beautiful old girl m8. I bet that was hard walking away.😮😊

[@TAYM]

Certainly was 😁 thanks IT 😁

[@simonbowen6653]

For me the 550/4 got slightly lost between the magnificent 400/4 and the 750/4. Still a wonderful bike though. This and the Norton, you're a lucky boy Mr TAYM.

[@TAYM]

Thanks SB 😁 I certainly am 😁 and there is more to come 😁😁

[@stuart4478]

Stunning ! Looked like you was going 150 at 40mph !!

[@TAYM]

😂😂😂 thanks S 😁

[@GapBahnDirk]

A wonderful bike. Buy it 👍👍. You can't lose. It sounds better than my '82 Kawasaki GPz 550 did, as it was all air intake. I don't know how it can still be in such good condition.

[@TAYM]

I know it’s incredible 😁 my dad reckoned they would all be rusting in a ditch within ten years 😂😂😂😂 thanks GBD 😁

[@GapBahnDirk]

Instead of which, the British Motorbike industry was in the ditch....😲@@TAYM

[@TAYM]

@@GapBahnDirk absolutely 😁

[@chrislaunders8283]

Had one from the late 70s until 1996, lived out on the roadside the whole time and was the daily ride to work in all weathers bike, no idea how many miles it did as the speedo cable went every couple of years and wasn't replaced until MOT time, but is was showing 85k. Fitted twin discs, someone gave me some 600cc pistons so had a barrel bored out, had the usual problems with the abuse it got, rear drum cracked, spokes rotted, eventually replaced with Comstars after about 3 sets of spoked wheels, made my own stainless 4 into 1 at work, swinging arm seized and had to be sawn out, made a box section one, got crashed, bent the frame and forks, changed them, eventually sold it on, still running several years ago

[@TAYM]

😂😂😂😂 brilliant 😁 what a great bike 😁 thanks CL 😁

[@billellis6538]

Well worth the £4.5k. I had the CB750F1 back in 76 and was looking at getting one to restore. Found a ratty one at just over £3k but once I had priced up the bits needed a brand new Super Meteor would probably have cost less. Love the nostalgia rides 👍

[@TAYM]

Thanks Bill 😁 yes, this doesn’t need anything apart from to be ridden 😁 unfortunately beyond my budget 😕

[@lauriebloggs8391]

Ahhhh...an F1 in red......gorgeous............

[@billellis6538]

Mine was yellow, I'd part exchanged my CB250G5 for it . The dealer only had yellow in stock and being a 19 yo I could not wait. I think the red did look better though.@@lauriebloggs8391

[@Peter234100]

In 1970 started on a cb175 followed by a cb350 then a black cb500 also had a blue cb400 all great bikes that as we all know killed off the British bike industry. A nostalgic trip back in time seeing those Nippon clocks ! 😊

[@TAYM]

😁 thanks Peter 😁 what a collection of bikes 😁 would be nice to have any of them now 😁

[@einspurig1]

In 1976 I was infected of motobike freakness at all by a 750 four of a neighbour, especially the sound. Actually there are very very few old K2 with the old original balanced sound of a big wild cat even if restored. But this smaller one has it, this special sound note!! Wow, be carefull, its really a rare bike!!!

[@TAYM]

Thanks E 😁 yes, I feel very privileged to have ridden it 😁

[@daintree2455]

Love that mate, buy it it will takes years of you life, late teens again. Never insured mine thought if the bike goes I'd probably go with it haha... fatalism I know but...

[@TAYM]

😂😂😂 thanks DT 😁

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

Morning Mr TAYM. Very late to the party, sorry. I never had the 550, but I did have 3 400’s over the years, and 1 750. Cracking bikes. One of my 400’s had the Marving exhaust which I cut down in length, and had a washer welded in to combat the “truncheon test” the Rozzers used back then 😂 Marvellous bike, Marvellous video.

[@TAYM]

You naughty naughty boy 😂😂😂😂 weren’t we all 😁 thanks Ian 😁

[@ianhughesroyalenfield]

@@TAYM and still are 😂

[@lauriebloggs8391]

As you rightly say.......and arguably the best of the CB fours of the era

[@TAYM]

Thanks LB 😁

[@robertboomsema4422]

Like some others already stated; buy it😊👍 What an awesome looking piece of machinery 👌👌👌

[@TAYM]

Thanks RB 😁 if only I had the cash 😁

[@robertboomsema4422]

@@TAYMsell a ”kidney”🤣🤣🤣

[@TAYM]

@@robertboomsema4422 what another😁😂😂😂

[@robertboomsema4422]

@@TAYM 😂😂😂

[@volt8684]

Oh Taym when I saw the notification I had palpitations in anticipation of viewing this. I had a cb360 a cb550k not the f like this one. Then a 750/4. The 550 was lighter and nimbler than the 750 but slower but still did not stop me at going everywhere I could at 80 (in the 70s when you could). What I liked is I could rag it all the time. Those clocks same on all my Hondas. That style, performance, the 4 exhausts design, and the sound. I am sorry but these were the best bikes ever built for ethereal pleasure. It properly gave me butterflies. Worth every penny imo. Trouble is now with e10 fuel those carbs will want stripping yearly🙈🙈😢😢as I know to my cost of my last carbed bike with slow running jet gelled up and inside carbs full of congealed crap even after a few months. But if honda rebuilt this with fi I’d sell everything to buy one. They were 50hp and a not so light 204kg but when I owned these bikes the pleasure they gave me. So same bhp ish as an interceptor but for me. Honda all the way. This is my fave vlog of yours Taym and I think I asked previously if you could do some 2nd hand reviews. This has got to help it sell. If not for my not long distance issue with carbs I would have it. One thing I noticed is the exhausts on mine had twin silencers either side? Not like that on this one. Was only onthe k not the super sport f

[@TAYM]

Thanks Volt 😁 I am with you, I think this was one of the most enjoyable vlogs to make 😁 but, I have another to come that might just top it 😁😂😂😂

[@volt8684]

Oooeeer😊

[@TAYM]

@@volt8684 😂😂😂

[@exporter_CA]

What a marvellous, lovely, beautiful bike! ❤ That beeper is kinda annoying, though. I'd get rid of it asap if it was my bike. 😅

[@TAYM]

I wondered what it was to start with 😂😂😂 thought my battery was running out on the insta 😂😂😂 thanks ECA 😁

[@Grumpy-Goblin]

A trip down memory lane for TAYM. I reckon it would tast of a 10p mix-up and make you feel like a kid again. How many smiles for £4.5K? I think that looks amazing value I reckon you should get that bought TAYM you've had that classic itch for a while and this clearly makes you smile and that is priceless.

[@TAYM]

If only I had the dosh Mike 😁 I can dream 😁

[@Grumpy-Goblin]

@@TAYM The story of my life mate 🤣🤣🤣

[@TAYM]

@@Grumpy-Goblin 😂😂😂

[@crumblymal8479]

Aww TAYM what a beauty N 74 the year I got my GT250 in orange brand new ,the golden years good price good bike super reliable I went from my GT to my KH500 and oooh it did feel big to start with 🤣that bike won't be there very long me thinks 👌👍

[@TAYM]

Thanks Crumb 😁 no, I reckon it will go pretty sharpish 😁

[@KevinGoodley]

really good to see it on the road,love the older bikes,the only 550 i had was the yamaha xz 550 v twin ,shaft drive,do you ,

[@TAYM]

Thanks KG 😁 I remember the XS and the XJ but not the XZ 🤔 interesting 😁

[@alanspence1716]

That is a lovely bike and you've sold it a few times over I should think. Nearly 50 years on and despite bikes having multi axis thingies and ABStoZ electronics, most still don't have self cancelling or bleeping indicators - go figure!

[@TAYM]

😂😂😂😂 ridiculous isn’t it 😁 😂😂😂 and most don’t have centre stands 😕 thanks AS 😁

[@paulcooper5610]

Loved your review of the CB550, makes much more sense than the 400/4. For me my 16 to 17 years were Suzuki AP50 to GT185 to Honda CX500, therefore nowadays I have a CX500 as my daily bike, it's a 1978 in Blue (the naughty colour!) and I absolutely love riding it. 50 bhp is enough, I'm happy riding it on motorways or A roads and like you said it's not going to get you into too much trouble but has plenty for overtaking when you want it, plus being water cooled and shaft drive it's very smooth. Also the CX is a bit cheaper than the cb550, as most people go for the 4 cylinder bikes or dare I say it two strokes, for me it's V twins, that's why my other bike is a Moto Guzzi. You can't beat the sound of a V twin, just something majestic about it, a bit like a V8 in a car engine. Bikes over 40yrs old make great sense as they are so cheap to insure, free to Tax and no MOT plus change the Oil and filter every now and then and you're sorted, plus if you buy something that was popular in it's day then spares are readily available.

[@TAYM]

Thanks PC 😁 you make a lot of sense 😁 got me thinking now 🤔

[@Snapper2110]

Hiya Mr. Taym. Now that`s a bike, wow what fantastic condition, do you know if it has been a restoration. It is my type of bike, makes you think though doesn`t it, how wrong have the big 4 been to try to better this machine. Only have to look at your comments to see what a lot of us would like to see from Honda. A Japanese Bonnie perhaps?

[@TAYM]

Absolutely, why haven’t they done it🤔 it just doesn’t look like a restoration, it looks like it has been kept in a air conditioned time capsule. Just loved it 😁 thanks M 😁

[@KevinGoodley]

sorry meant to delete last to words.

[@jaysinhoffner2134]

You're awesome that beeping has to go man.....

[@TAYM]

😂😂😂

[@volt8684]

No … I d have that on all bikes as I am guilty of inadvertently leaving them on

[@Apollo949]

The nearest modern equivalent I can find to the CB550F is the CB650F which I've owned for 18 months, but I'm looking for an early 1970s CB550 and think it would be great to own the grandson and its granddad. I have had the CB650Z but they are hard to find now with only 14 left in the country and were never as good as the 550 apparently.

[@TAYM]

Brilliant 😁 it would be nice to have the whole family 😁😁 thanks S 😁

[@Ainsworth-Rider]

Afternoon Taym 🙄 Winter Bike don't be silly she should be your bike night bike you need too do a deal because she needs to be in your garage 😊 she really does 😊 and you know I'm right. Breaks are fine just use your right leg a bit more just like we did back in the day. Shame she has the front disc brake they only work when its warm and dry. Made in 1975 she needs a good home and it will soon be Christmas (Mrs Taym)

[@TAYM]

I did remind Mrs TAYM it was Christmas soon 😁 All she said was, what do you think James would like for Christmas 🙄😂😂😂

[@leeperola7023]

When bikes sound amazing. (Yummy) 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@TAYM]

Absolutely 😁 thanks L 😁

[@gvinrad]

As you say that indicator bleeper would have to go ! The Gentleman who owned it fitted them to all his bikes, I had a 400-4 in my youth & used it a lot attending many rallies up & down the country. Can you believe when I bought my 1969 T150 Trident I gave the Honda away to my then Girlfriend as a present for passing her bike test !

[@TAYM]

😂😂😂😂 far too generous 🤔 unless you married her, in which case, good move 😁😂😂😂 thanks G 😁 see you next Saturday 😁

[@gvinrad]

The next REOC meeting at Haywards is on the 21st October, not next Saturday.@@TAYM

[@TAYM]

@@gvinrad thanks Gerry 😁

[@sambagogo777]

The cap on the front brake reservoir looks more stylish than the cheap-looking tat that most new motorcycles, premium brands included, have today! P.S. What was that cool-liking bike with the red tank featuring a white stripe pictured at the end of the video?

[@TAYM]

Totally agree, just wonderful 😁 the other bike was Guzzi V7 😁 another splendid motorcycle for sale there 😁 thanks SB😁

[@jaysinhoffner2134]

Ahhhhhhh

[@caroljones3252]

Well I didn't think twice, I brought it 😊

[@TAYM]

You are a very lucky man 😁 I suspect there are a few disappointed people now 😂😂😂 a cracking bike 😁 thanks Chris 😁

[@mred7030]

it`s a beaut , bikes had character then .

[@TAYM]

Thanks MrEd😁 certainly did 😁

[@wboeren1]

How can you polish up a cilinder with those fins. Toothbrush? What product? Very nice Honda

[@TAYM]

Yep, toothbrush and autosol 😁 thanks WB 😁

[@Swedenbonnie]

Buy it TAYM, 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Makes you feel younger😂 Naughty boy warning

[@TAYM]

😂😂😂😂😂 thanks Lilian 😁

[@greywolf9292]

Nice bike though it needs more ORANGE ( they did a rather Splendiferous shade) but 'S got a centre stand, so perhaps it's ORANGE enough 😂 Bloomin emmision's reg's, I'd have the CB1300 Super Four in the blink of an eye if only they'd sell them over here 👍😊😀😁

[@TAYM]

😁 😂😂😂😂 thanks GW 😁

[@WyreForestBiker]

Hi TAYM , in my opinion a bargain at £4500, bet it didn't hang around long!

[@TAYM]

This was only filmed yesterday 😁 and they are closed until Tuesday😁 so a few days to think about it 😁 thanks DJ 😁 now for TFT screen video 😁

[@mr1bienvenu1]

😍🤤

[@TAYM]

Thanks Mr1B😁

[@Fezzler61]

I am restoring and reassembling an abandoned '75 cb550f SS. I also have a '78 and '71. On those bikes, the lower engine support bolt that the rider foot pegs also attach to is threaded on both ends. This '75 parts bike seems to have a hex bolt head on the left side of that bolt - not threaded. I looked the part up on the CMS parts site and sure enough it shows the lower engine support bolt having a hex head on one side. Can you confirm on your cb550f?

[@TAYM]

I will email the guy that bought it and ask 😁 you are a very lucky chap to have such a collection 😁 thanks F 😁

[@Fezzler61]

@@TAYM I asked on the SOHC4 site and a member said yes, indeed, the '75 cb550f SS uses a different lower engine mount bolt. You learn something new every bike!

[@TAYM]

@@Fezzler61 interesting 😁 was probably a widely known thing at the time but over the years things got forgotten 😁

[@splodge5714]

Looks and sounds a good bike. You cant get many classics at that price. I'd rather a Suzuki GT 550 but in that condition it would cost twice as much.

[@TAYM]

Me too 😁 probably easer to fix too 😁 thanks S 😁

[@ruahinesrider]

New Honda Cb 400 Super Sport four cylinder water cooled coming out next year & maybd a 500 too for Yonfour 50th anniversary.

[@TAYM]

Exciting 😁 that will be interesting 😁

[@tomstockell9481]

That is awesome ! Ive missed a few recently due to parenting duties but this was top draw draw...proper Honda

[@TAYM]

Thanks Tom 😁 isn’t that giraffe trained for baby sitting yet 😂😂😂😂

[@tomstockell9481]

😂 😂😂 thanks again for the generous preset- hes on the mantle piece next to his cot 👍

[@pinkiewerewolf]

Awesome vintage bike. I'd bet it was hard taking it back. It would be worth the price just to ride to bike nights or Sunday rides.

[@TAYM]

Yes, if only I had the cash 😂😂😂 thanks PW 😁

[@pinkiewerewolf]

@@TAYM I can empathize there Mr TAYM. 😊

[@TAYM]

@@pinkiewerewolf 😂😂😂

[@BlakesPipes]

Third video not notified. Not getting YT!

[@TAYM]

Very strange 🤔

[@The_real_Y2]

Bought one new. Sorry now I sold it.

[@TAYM]

😂😂😂 thanks Y2😁

[@davidconnelly2096]

A lovely bike for the money.. In line 4 format their best but I assume they have decided the twin format is easier to meet modern emissions etc..Great shame..

[@TAYM]

Thanks DC 😁 I guess so to 😕 sad isn’t it 😕

[@colinhoyle1695]

I’ve had 17 bikes . Had a Honda 550 in orange 1976 rode it like a rabbit. I was only 17 yrs old and fell off numerous times. I rate the 550 as a decent bike. Later I had a Honda 750 F2 one of the worst bikes I’ve had ( heavy& slow) . Out of interest best bike I’ve owned Yamaha TZR 250 a rocket.

[@TAYM]

Thanks CH 😁 I never had the 900, was that any better? Don’t remember the TZR 🤔

[@BlakesPipes]

I would never make a turn if I had that beeping going on each time. Or would I be a hooligan and never use blinkers? 😂

[@TAYM]

😂😂😂😂 thanks LoY 😁

[@ruahinesrider]

Didn't everyone over 45 have a Honda 350-400-550-750 four at one one stage either new or used or 10yrs old to blat roun on back in the day.The 350 four are worth heaps now due to only being made for a couple of years.A lot of old Cb 750 been turned into Cafe racer's & are harder to come by so 550 are being used for Cafe racer's.A unmolested mint model are hard to come by & they're ultra reliable as well.

[@TAYM]

I reckon so 😁😂😂😂

[@martinowl]

I had a 400/4, back in the late 70’s into 80’s. Great bike apart from the brakes. To think Honda dropped the 550/4 to bring in the CX.😱

[@TAYM]

Thanks M 😁 having had a go at destroying the British motorcycle industry I guess they fancied their chances against the Italians 🤔😂😂😂

[@martinowl]

Lol👍😀

[@RG9591]

TAYM are you losing it man, you finally get to ride a proper bike with a center stand and don't give it the honor of mentioning it ?? 😂😂😂

[@TAYM]

😂😂😂😂 I just assumed that everyone would know because it was built in the 70’s 😁😂😂😂 thanks RG 😁

[@Ainsworth-Rider]

I bet you felt dead comfortable on her and you look 16 on her so you know what you have to do she will look smashing parked next to your Suzuki 😊

[@TAYM]

Certainly would 😁

[@The9meister]

Trade in the royal enfield, this classic is all you need...

[@TAYM]

Thanks T9 😁 it was sold almost straight away 😁

[@johndavy8801]

Chop in Bertie & re- live your youth again TAYM 😂😂😂

[@TAYM]

😱😱 wash your mouth out with bleach immediately 😂😂😂😂 thanks JD 😁

[@jaysinhoffner2134]

Sorry im a horrible American quite brash and unrefined again cultural things here are way different i love my older brother from across the pond a proper chap that i aspire to be like..

[@TAYM]

😂😂😂

[@Tommy-Atkins]

Wow….look at that..mudguards that are actually fit for purpose and would work in keeping the road detritus off the precious pipes and undercarriage!…and on a street bike from the 70’s!…what an astounding and simple innovation….wonder if it will catch on?!🙄🤦‍♂️…brilliant video pal…what a a fab stable mate! 😎👍

[@TAYM]

Thanks TA 😁 😂😂😂

[@jaysinhoffner2134]

Bastard ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉 party time

[@jaysinhoffner2134]

Mfer I'm back bitch

[@jaysinhoffner2134]

Too drunk 😈😈😈😈😈

[@TAYM]

😂😂😂

[@TAYM]

😂😂

[@jaysinhoffner2134]

My wife has girlfriends but mrs.taym wouldn't be having it

[@daviddavies5347]

And how much is it worth now you’ve soiled it? 🤣🤣

[@TAYM]

😂😂😂 very funny DAVE 😕 twice as much if you must know 😕😁😂😂😂😂

[@daviddavies5347]

Just thought of a point? Was watching a video about people complaining about sponsorship and how little they got from it anyway? Just HOW MUCH do you get from the Giraffes? WE demand to know? 😡🤣

[@TAYM]

@@daviddavies5347 I pay the giraffes, it’s a racket 😂😂😂😂

[@daviddavies5347]

Can see that as they view you as a midget! ME they’d see as cute! 🤣🤣🤣@@TAYM

[@TAYM]

@@daviddavies5347 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ruahinesrider]

1😂

[@jaysinhoffner2134]

Ahhhhh

[@ruahinesrider]

Who?

[@TAYM]

RR 😁

[@TAYM]

Marvellous 😁

[@jaysinhoffner2134]

She wants a bike or one I can't TOUCH just for her damn it

[@michaelfirth1075]

Beautiful bike, buy it looks great.😊

[@TAYM]

😁😂😂😂 thanks MF 😁 would love to 😁

[@scottsperico2098]

This bike should be in a nice collector's hord.

[@TAYM]

Thanks Scott😁 I think it needs to be ridden 😁