The Honda CBX550F is a four-stroke, in line four cylinder, sport tourer motorcycle produced from 1982 to 1986 by the Honda Motor Company. The CBX550F II is identical apart from the addition of a half-fairing. Although the model was designated ''550'', the actual capacity was . Honda developed a completely new, unusual design of engine to compete in the middleweight-sector with twin

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s acting on rockers, having screw-adjusters for clearance which actuated the sixteen valves ( four per cylinder). The engine featured a standard oil-cooler and a distinctive, unusual exhaust system, a first for Honda, with cross-over pipes directly in front of the engine linking cylinders one to four and a separate pair of pipes connecting cylinders two and three. The CV carburettors were of a new type using mixture-enriching internal fuel passages for cold-starts, with careful engineering of the inlet tracts to achieve smooth gasflow.''

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'' (UK weekly newspaper) 5 May 1982, p.21 ''Honda CBX550.This gem sets new standards'', Terry Snelling. Accessed and added 2015-11-02 The machine was noted for its use of inboard ventilated disc brakes, the discs themselves being contained within a "drum" type enclosure. Front suspension was by oil-damped

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with air assistance and incorporating an anti-dive mechanism in the left fork leg. Rear suspension was by Honda's own "Pro-Link" rising rate system, which allows the suspension forces to vary in accordance with rear wheel movement. The machine was equipped with transistorised ignition and electrics were 12 volt.

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