i'm posessed!

[tuff cub]

came across this dream at the worst possible time: a week before finals. it hadn't run for many, many years (note the tags from 1970) and the fellow i picked it up from had the tank stripped and it was completely rusted out. he never really got into working on it and needed it gone. i picked up a 6v battery made for "power wheels" toys and quickly discovered the starter button was stuck (clickclickclickclick!). cleaned all the muck out of the carb, changed the oil, and made a makeshift fuel tank from a water bottle- managed to get it running pretty good. so much work since then... valves, tank repair, bars and throttle mech, tires, foam filter, rigged up a 6v headlight bulb in the sealed housing, fixed the rusted clutch discs, new cables, all sorts of wiring, but now she's a runner. the speedo bezel was broken and the mech was locked up. made a new one with lexan and worked the gears back in with a bunch of oil and air pressure... $4 cable and it works again, with just under 6k on the clock. no idea when it quit. my main concern now is the occasional neutral in between 3rd and 4th. bummer. i'm sure i'll put many miles on it before tearing into that though.

[hoghungry1]

That is a purty sonabitch!

Original paint too? Nice find.

[Sam Green]

Hi Tuffy, nice find. not sure on year of bike but it's got the early motor and
It's a Benly not a Dream, they were nick named the Baby Dream because they looked like a smaller version of the CA72/CA77 250 and 305 Dreams.
Still a very nice find, look after it.

Sam.

[aaron7]

Weird, it has the 59-63 motor and the frame is a 64+. It's had an interesting life I'm sure!

[Spokes]

The occasional "neutral" between 3rd and 4th gear is a worn shift shaft. It can be changed with the engine on the bike. Make sure to change the seal at that time.

[tuff cub]

Originally Posted by Spokes

The occasional "neutral" between 3rd and 4th gear is a worn shift shaft. It can be changed with the engine on the bike. Make sure to change the seal at that time.

thanks, good to know. i was dreading having to tear the motor all apart since it's running so well. i'll look at the shift shaft drawing and try to wrap my head around where it's buggered. as long as i shift when the bike wants to things go just fine- but it's gonna be trouble when my gf starts riding it.

[Spokes]

The problem is at the arm that is behind the clutch basket. You will find that the small bushing in the joint is sloppy.

In the meantime when you hit that "neutral" just lightly tap the shifter up or down, then shift. It also helps to snug the shift lever close to the casing.

I did the above until I changed out the shift shaft. Then all was well. About a 2 hr. job if all goes well.

[tuff cub]

rad, thank you. just as you mentioned, when i had the clutch apart i noticed the basket had a good amount of eccentric wiggle. i was just happy to have a functioning clutch after de-rusting the whole deal so i forgot about the play. i'll put that on the list.

[Smithers]

That is sure one NICE looking Honda. You found a good one for sure. Those handlebars are awesome. I like the aggressive looking tires too. Reminds me of a WWII style Euro brand bike for some reason...