Honda CB550SC
# Honda CB550SC

The Honda Nighthawk CB550SC is a four-cylinder motorcycle manufactured by Honda in the United States in 1983; one other version was sold in Canada in 1984. It had a six-speed manual transmission (sixth was 'overdrive'), shaft drive, single front disc and rear drum brakes, side and center stands, and seating for two, with a "grab bar" mounted at the rear of the passenger seat.

The 550sc was the first 550 Honda offered with a dual over head cam. It actually used the same camshaft as the slightly larger CB650 nighthawk. The engine was very low maintenance with hydraulic self-adjusting valves.

The power was rated @ 75 horsepower and roughly 36 foot pounds of torque. Fuel economy was 41 MPG on average. It would cover a quarter mile in 12.67 seconds @ @102 MPH. Though there have been various claims about the horsepower in magazines the Honda specifications in their Official American Honda Service Manual rates the HP at 64 at 9500 rpm with a torque of 36.5 lb.-ft. at 8000 rpm.

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Standard

CG125

CD125 Benly

CB125 Super Dream

CB250N

CB250 Nighthawk

CB250RS

VT250-FII

VTR250 Interceptor

VT250 Spada

CBX400F

CB-1

CB400N Super Dream

CB400T

CB450SC/Nighthawk

VF400F

CX500/GL500

CX650/GL650

XBR500

GB500

Honda NT650

CB550SC/Nighthawk

CB650 / CB650C

CB650SC/Nighthawk

CB700SC/Nighthawk

CB750SC/Nighthawk

CB750 C,F,K,SC

CB900F

CB1100F

Sabre

Sport

NSR125

CBR250

CBR400

VFR400

CBR600F

VFR750R

CBR750

MVX250F

Sport touring

VF500F

CBX550F

VF750F

VFR750F

VF1000F

CBX750

CBX

CBR1000F

Honda CB1100R

Touring

PC800

GL1100 Gold Wing

GL1200 Gold Wing

GL1500 Gold Wing

Cruiser

CM200 Twinstar

CMX250/Rebel

CM400

CM450

CMX450/Rebel

Shadow

Magna

CB900C

CB1000C

Dual-Sport

NX250

NX650

XL600V/XL650V/XL700V Transalp

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