Item: Petcock for Honda CB500T / CB550 K1 - K2 / CB550F / CB750 K5 +1976 / CB750F + 1976
Why You Need This: By the mid 1970's Honda had made many changes to their gas tank designs and therefore to the petcock designs used on those tanks. There was a lot of mix and match parts in this era as Honda was evolving their design and supply chains. Many of these changes were poorly documented at the time. This particular petcock design, identified by its threaded connector to the tank (uses a 24mm wrench), dual outlet body without sediment bowl, we call the "mid generation" style petcock. This design was used through 1976 production bikes.
NOTE: This will NOT fit the CB550K3/K4 / 1977 - 1978 CB750K / CB750F style tank.
Installation Tip: The threaded petcock body has reverse threads to the connector, threads to the tank are normal. Remove the connector from the petcock and reinstall it to the point of where the threads start to engage. Then start the connector on the tank threads. As you tigen the nut, the tank and the petcock will be moving together evenly to meet in the middle of the petcock body, properly compressing the sealing gasket. Use a 24mm wrench or large adjustable wrench, do not over tighten, just sung enough not to leak.
