Fletch, The CB550 has dual down tubes from the steering head. I like the Quicksilver fairing just fine. It should be a nice size for the 400. Keeps the wind from blowing on your chest and trying to take off your Helmet. I find this fatiguing when speeds average over 40 MPH. The drawbacks to the fairing are that it doesn't have locking storage. And, that it has a rectangular headlight that has pretty high wattage; 75/90 if I recall correctly. While the brightness is nice to have, the electical load really taxes the charging system. The battery will run down if there is a lot of stop and go traffic when the RPM average stays below 2500. If you still have the stock turn signal flasher, they quit when the battery voltage drops. I haven't looked up the specs. But, I think the 400 charging system has even less output than the CB550. I've not been able to locate a lower wattage headlight for it. Something to think about, anyway.
Cheers, Lloyd SOHC4 #11 72 500, 74 550, 75 550K, 75 550F, 76 550F, 77 550F X2, 78 550K, 77 750F, 78 750F Fletch Bowling wrote: >Thanks Lloyd, >I had heard they were different from my neighbor / buddy down the street >from me. I can't remember, is the 550 single or double frame? If it is a >single tube, I would appreciate some pictures as that might help my buddy >down the street if he has to make one up for me. How do you like your >quicksilver? > >Regards, >Fletch > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lloyd Oliver >Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 1:26 PM >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: Re: Any Vetter experts out there? > >I have both the Quicksilver and the Windjammer fairings. The >Quicksilver receives a mount quite different than those for the >Windjammer. They are NOT interchangeable. The mount platform angle is >very different. > >I have no reliable sources for either of these mounts. Were it me, I'd >probably just fabricate a new mount if I couldn't find one on eBay. If >needed, I can take some pictures of the mount I have for the >Quicksilver, as I believe it is a factory mount. But, note that it is >mounted on a CB550 not a CB400. I'm guessing the frames are different >enough that the mount for a 550 won't fit on the 400. > >Cheers, >Lloyd SOHC4 #11 >72 500, 74 550, 75 550K, 75 550F, 76 550F, 77 550F X2, 78 550K, 77 750F, >78 750F > > > > Fletch Bowling wrote: > > > >>This is a multi-part message in MIME format. >> >>------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C3C61E.E094C2F0 >>Content-Type: text/plain; >> charset="us-ascii" >>Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >>Hello list, long time no type :) >> >> >> >>Any vetter experts out there? After some searching , I found a good >>condtion (no scratches etc) Vetter Quicksilver for my 75 400f. >> >>The seller has 2 mounts, one for larger bike (twin tube) and one for >> >> >smaller > > >>bike (single tube). He's not sure if the smaller mount will fit, but had it >> >> > > > >>One a nighthawk 650. Any idea how many mounts vetter made for the >>quicksilver (not larger windjammer). It hasn't arrived yet so not sure what >> >> > > > >>I am getting into yet. I installed a quicksilver on my dad's 79 cb650 back >>in 1980 but don't rememeber any of the details about the mounts as I was >>about 15 back then.. >> >> >> >>Regards, >> >>Fletch >> >> >> >> > > > > >
