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LOT 468

1973 Honda S550Z "K1" Frame no. SS50Z 239371 Engine no. SS50ZE-241309

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Lot 468

1973 Honda S550Z "K1"
Frame no. SS50Z 239371 Engine no. SS50ZE-241309

1973 Honda S550Z "K1"
Frame no. SS50Z 239371
Engine no. SS50ZE-241309

The Honda SS50 is one of the most famous and iconic Honda mopeds, with the SS standing for 'Super Sports'. A moped for real men! The first SS50s of the late 1960s were delivered with a chrome panelled tank and a frame painted in the same colour as the tank's paintwork. Later on they received a longer and slimmer 7-litre tank in red, blue or gold, and a grey frame and chromed mudguards as we have here. The SS50 was introduced with a four-speed gearbox, while the handlebar controls and switches were of the same high quality as those of other Honda motorcycles, being made from cast aluminium. All these bikes came with a chromed high-level exhaust and heat shield.
This semi-restored SS50 K1 model is one of the most desirable for collectors, and comes with Belgian registration papers and a UK V5 document. It is an original French-market model fitted with a 72cc cylinder for some more power. The gold-finished parts have been repainted in their original colour, but the frame retains its original grey paint.

Footnotes

Honda SS50Z 1973
cadre n°SS50Z 239371
Moteur n°SS50ZE-241309

La Honda SS50 est l'une des motos Honda les plus célèbres et les plus emblématiques, SS signifiant « super Sport ». Une moto d'hommes ! Les premières SS50 de la fin des années 1960 étaient livrées avec un réservoir à flancs chromés et un cadre peint de la même couleur que le réservoir. Plus tard, elles furent dotées d'un réservoir plus long et plus étroit de 7 litres, rouge, bleu ou doré avec un cadre gris et des garde-boue chromés, comme celle-ci. La SS50 a été dévoilée avec une boîte à quatre rapports, tandis que les contrôles de guidon et les interrupteurs étaient de la même qualité que sur les autres motos Honda, en aluminium coulé. Toutes ces motos étaient dotées d'un échappement chromé de grande qualité et de pare-chaleur.
Cette SS50 K1 à moitié restaurée est l'une des plus recherchées par les collectionneurs, elle est vendue avec ses papiers d'immatriculation belge, et un document UK V5. C'est un modèle d'importation français d'origine équipé d'un cylindre de 72 cm3 plus puissant. Les pièces peintes en doré ont été repeintes dans leur couleur d'origine, mais le cadre conserve sa couleur grise originale.

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