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Thinking of Buying a 1968 CL77

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Nicola67
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Thinking of Buying a 1968 CL77

Post by Nicola67 » Fri Jan 24, 2014 5:56 pm

Hi all I have the chance of buying this,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/121255104927?roken=yc0OLM

and like to get more info and what other CL77 Have to say

Hoosier Tom
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Post by Hoosier Tom » Fri Jan 24, 2014 8:13 pm

Nikola,

It looks like a decent late Candy scrambler, which I think would be rare in the UK. It would be nice if the seller had noted the frame and engine numbers and shown the speedo face for correctness and mileage. I had a low mileage original paint candy blue '67 I sold last July. I hope my link goes through so you can see it. I think your blue looks a little light and may be a repaint. Also your badges are the early Dream 300 badges, not the correct later 300 badges. It has the correct stuff for the most part and in US dollars is close to $3000 which that bike would probably easily trade for or more on US ebay .

http://www.flickr.com/photos/113195568@N08/12126453394/


Cheers- HT

mike horvath
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68 Scrambler

Post by mike horvath » Sat Jan 25, 2014 2:42 am

Tom,
Your sold Scrambler looks nice! Congrats to the new owner. But I must say the one on e EBay-UK looks good too. If it's all the seller states, like you I think it's priced about right.
Nikola,
Better get it soon so you can find a lock smith to make a second or 3rd key. Blanks can be hard to find (at least they were for me here at home) I busted/bent two over the last five years!
I own a silver 1966 CL77. Have had it for nearly 6 years and love it. Any of these early Honda's will turn heads but the CL is my favorite. If I had 50 cents for every guy that said, "I had one of those when I was 17" (or whatever), I'd have enough by now to by a second one!
However...replacement parts on these old bikes can be pricey.

Nicola67
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Post by Nicola67 » Sat Jan 25, 2014 3:45 am

Hi Guys I'm used to cost as I ride a Modern Cruiser Joys of being short and Used to ride a Suzi GT250A & GS750 So used to choose which foot to put down

I owned and restored a few Classic bikes and showed them a long time ago so a matching pair of 305's would be Nice pity its not a 67 as its my birth yr

Pity they went from the lovely red frame and silver tank

Was this the year they put a non removable rear baffle/muffler ?

Main Question what should the Correct Badge look like and where to find a Blank Spare Key ( my geek resto side for my bikes sozz )

mike horvath
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Tank Badges and keys

Post by mike horvath » Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:46 pm

My badges are a plastic reproduction sort, they have the traditional black fisheye look and the Honda "Wing" and name "Honda 300" are a light gold metallic color. I'm not sure which is correct as yours and Hoosier Toms appear silver (maybe it's just the lighting). My badges may be from RRHBYRNE I don't know as I bought them from a third party, but they look pretty good. As far as the key...I hunted a number of locksmith shops until I found one that had several blanks. The key mfg. is TAYLOR and the casting mark on the key says H70H. I bought all he had and the smith even said these were very old keys. I'll let the experts answer the muffler question.
Did you buy the bike?

Nicola67
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Post by Nicola67 » Sun Jan 26, 2014 3:05 am

Well I PM'd the Chap and just waiting to here back its still up for sale which is good

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