1965 Honda CA-77 Dream

“Regardless of how you feel about the blocky and chunky machine, for many who came of age in the era of the Dream the model brings back happy memories.  From the first motorcycle Honda built, the designer believed that small displacement multi cylinder engines were superior to large, thumping singles.  And in 1957 Honda wasn't beyond riffing on a concept that worked when the fledgling motorcycle maker introduced its C70 Dream.”  Motorcycleclassics.com, December 2013

For consignment, a 1965 Honda CA-77 Dream motorcycle showing 722 miles which are not actual.  This bike has been fully restored and presents in a striking color combination that will surely be a crowd pleaser.  In fact, it already is! 

Exterior
Neptune Blue is a fantastic color on its own, but when you combine it with a bright red vinyl seat, it's an instant winner!  The narrow front fender's blue paint is contrasted by the chrome fender rail which protrudes just past the edges like a little battering ram.  From there blue forks seem to meld into the headstock, fronted by a decidedly squarish leading light and a frameless windshield rises like a clear wave above.  Moving rearward, we note the chrome sided tank with the now vintage Honda logo with a bird wing that became more stylized over the years, settling on the current iteration in 1988.  Behind the engine, it's all blue components including dual hard cases, each showing some touched up love scratches, and providing storage that visually and functionally widens the bike.  A chrome rear rack hovers over the blue fender with a flared bottom and modest tail light.  Chrome wire wheels are looking sharp and measure 16-inch in front and 17-inch in back wearing correct white wall tires for the model. 

Functionality
The lone gauge in front of the gas tank and perched on the headlight housing, is a speedometer, simple, clean, and easy to read with numbers that reach 100mph.  Simple also describes the handle controls and few switches available, which was ideal for novice cyclists, and handlebars play home not only to the brake levers, but the turn signals as well.  Rubber coated foot pegs and starter lever mean slippage is minimized.  There's room for too here and rear grab handles and flip down foot pegs are provided for your passenger.  We fired the 2 cylinder up and the high revving engine settled into a smooth idle.  All functions worked as designed, but we noted that the throttle must be rolled back to idle manually.  While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase. 

Drivetrain
Presenting cleanly is the 305cc air cooled OHC parallel twin, rated at 23 horsepower.  As Motorcycleclassics explains, “fuel and air mixed in a single 22mm Keihin carburetor, and exhaust left the robust cylinder head via dual wall header pipes before exiting through mufflers equipped with removable baffles.”.  A 4-speed manual puts the bike through its pace and drum brakes hug the hubs on each wheel.  

About 250,000 Dreams were produced in 1965 making them quite common and often someone's first bike, so there's a level of nostalgia with each one.  They were available in white, blue, black, and red and it's hard to argue that this blue bike with the red seat is an outstanding spec and looking fresh for a 60 year old, vintage motorcycle. 

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