The 550,s were a bag of shite, rust, corrosion and electrical and mechanical problems, certain spares (at the time) were very hard to come by, and Suzuki GB would do their best to avoid helping.....
Flares or a Austin 1100....not sure which is the worst....
But in all honesty, I stopped wearing flares on the bike, got them caught on the foot pegs at some traffic lights. And over I went..