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My latest addition.

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Many (and I do mean 'many') years ago, a friend of mine had one of these in this colour and I wrenched for him, rebuilding the engine for him once and then some years later doing a restoration for him as well. Always wanted one the same and finally found one this week. Its a 1968 CL77 Honda with 1500 miles on the clock and is all original (even the tires :wth: ), although it is missing the tool kit - heck, it even runs ! :D

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Very nice looking bike!!
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Oh nice! Mighty fine looking little bike. I had never seen one before. Cute.
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I love the look of those Honda CL's with their high pipes.
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That's awful OJB, missing toolkit what a rip-off. Better to cut your losses and ship it over to me now :D

Fantastic find and it looks terrific. You don't see many like that in the UK.

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Ian, great score on that CL, so tell me, how are those original hard plastic tyres working out.
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Great score on the late model CL305 Ian. Is that left header really blue or is that a trick of the light? Twin wall headers were supposed to eliminate blue pipes, but maybe that radius is so tight that they get hot there.
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its a peach :up:
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tz375 wrote:Great score on the late model CL305 Ian. Is that left header really blue or is that a trick of the light? Twin wall headers were supposed to eliminate blue pipes, but maybe that radius is so tight that they get hot there.
Yes - the pipes do have a blue tinge - I'll have a better idea of exactly what surprises I've bought in a few days after I get back from Toronto and have had a chance to spend some time with it. I'm on my way down east to attend the CVMG annual general meeting there - actually just outside Hamilton. Another fellow and I have taken on the role of web master for them so I wanted to meet the executive etc. There are about 2000 members across Canada and they are into all makes and models. Quite an interesting group of folks. :up:
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Suzsmokeyallan wrote:Ian, great score on that CL, so tell me, how are those original hard plastic tyres working out.
They are hard enough that I'm sure they would last forever Allan :D :D I'll have to shop around as inch size tires are not common up here - Dunlop K70/K81 replacement seem popular and match the original look, but we will see.
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Gotta love that exhaust system. Looks like something out of Flash Gordon :lol: 8)
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In an old Honda, I have always wanted a 305 SuperHawk. (red one) Then get the transmission replacement from England, do the alternator upgrade, and get the electronic ignition kit too. Then I would have a proper motorcycle. (for a 4 stroke that is) I also would like to try a Bridgestone 350 GTR too.
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Looks nice. I have a CL90 that someone painted the tank red, it looks pretty similar.
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Sweet. May I suggest, not to wear shorts while riding it. :mrgreen:
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rbond wrote:In an old Honda, I have always wanted a 305 SuperHawk. (red one) Then get the transmission replacement from England, do the alternator upgrade, and get the electronic ignition kit too. Then I would have a proper motorcycle. (for a 4 stroke that is) I also would like to try a Bridgestone 350 GTR too.
I just sold a race bike with most of those parts inside it. 5 speed Nova transmission and Dyna on the crank and so on..

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