1961 CB72 ProjectDJM has corrected me. This picture was taken in Japan....
G I found the right side version of that brochure picture on the jacket of a Honda book. Unfortunately pretty low quality. It would be nice to locate some original photographs. This is a very early prototype bike photographed outside Honda's (actually distributed by Maico in UK) new facility (actually a small town house) in London. That was quite an expensive bike for early 1960s. A lot of different thinking before they really got going. I'm told that this was one of a few hand-built show bikes. G
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'60 C77 '60 C72 '62 C72 Dream '63 CL72
'61 CB72 '64 CB77 '65 CB160 '66 Matchless 350 '67 CL77 '67 S90 '77 CB400F
The carb in #2 pic shows that engine to be a 250 as it has a tube from carb power jet to air cleaner.
As yours G, I've only seen silver LP brackets on the 305 but have seen lots of pics of the 250 with black on black frame. ?????????? Throttle cable behind right side fork tube rather than around front. Notice how thin the foot peg is?. ....................lm
Steve
Yes - oftern referred to as the Dream Supersport in the UK, too. I think the "Hawk" name was already taken in the UK. G
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'60 C77 '60 C72 '62 C72 Dream '63 CL72
'61 CB72 '64 CB77 '65 CB160 '66 Matchless 350 '67 CL77 '67 S90 '77 CB400F
Correctamundo, Arthur Fonzarelli! Dream 250 / 300 Super Sport. My first '64 CB77 had the smaller LP bracket:
That's interesting. You had a ventilated front hub, too!
G
'60 C77 '60 C72 '62 C72 Dream '63 CL72
'61 CB72 '64 CB77 '65 CB160 '66 Matchless 350 '67 CL77 '67 S90 '77 CB400F Chase
No top engine breather on these - just the tower at the back. My bike did have a couple of pipes drilled into the 'condenser' bracket holes on the cam cover with pipes to the license plate bracket. Motivated by the 350 kit I would think..... G
'60 C77 '60 C72 '62 C72 Dream '63 CL72
'61 CB72 '64 CB77 '65 CB160 '66 Matchless 350 '67 CL77 '67 S90 '77 CB400F
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