Back in '64 I bought a 125 Bentley. It was a beautiful bike, white and quiet and fast enough, compared to my step thru 50. or my 90.
My friend bought a 305 Super Hawk and had his engine balanced and blueprinted and a cam put in it. That wasn't fast enough so he bought a Triumph 650. Quite a bike back then. Even a 125 is better than a 150 scooter. ________________________________ From: Hawaii Sean <[email protected]> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, June 24, 2011 12:23:42 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Now HERE'S a classic motorcycle There's one here in Honolulu - the guy owns a surf shop and has has 5 or 6old bikes including this one and a really nice Triumph. His bikes are amazingly clean and all look like they just rolled of the production floor. My kids (Girls 16, 14 and 12) really like the Dream and want me to buy for them instead of a 150cc moped / scooter. Sean On Jun 24, 3:12 am, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > All, > Seeing as my Dad was around during this era of Honda production, I sent > him this thread and asked for comments. Heres what he said: > > <Dad> > > > > > > > > > > > That is about 5 times what it sold for new. > > >> This may be a 250cc, I can't remember when they went to a 300 which was > >> actually a 305. They made 3 models of the 250/305, the Dream (I can't > >> remember the model letters they used on the Dream), the Super Hawk (CB) and > >> the Scrambler (CL). Honda also made the same models in a 160cc offering. The > >> touring model, the smaller Dream was called a Bentley and initially it was > >> 150cc. It maybe that the other models were 150cc s also, I don't remember. I > >> had a 160 Hawk, that I bought used, before I got my license! > >> The 300 series Hondas were small bikes by today's standards, but a mid > >> range motorcycle in 1968. > >> The Dream I had was a 1968 305cc. (red). I bought it used with 581 miles > >> on it, for $500.00. > > > Triumph Bonneville 650s and BSAs were pre-dominate, with Nortons and Royal > >> Enfields trying to make it into the market also. At the time they were > >> large machines that performed and handled very well. British quality > >> workmanship with good fit and finish. They had their issues with the > >> infamous Lucas electrics and Zener diodes. > > Harley 883 Sportsters were out there (XLCH) models but didn't start good > because of the magneto. XLH models of the Sportster were battery/coil and > had electric start. All the Harley models were pretty crude compared to the > other offerings, (no belt drives back then)! That was before AMF bought HD > out. AMF just kept HD alive, not really doing anything. It must have been > discouraging sitting in the Sales Office seeing the numbers declining while > the Japanese imports were gaining market share, they really kicked Harleys > butt. So much so that HD went to court getting a surcharge put on the > imports larger than 750cc, that is why they rolled back the displacement on > some models. > </Dad> > > Enjoy! > -Joey > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 6:32 AM, jaybird248 <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Dream (CA-72 or CA-77) featured Japanese "pagoda" styling. This > > angular form appealed to the Japanese eye, though many Americans found > > it odd. It also fit the pressed steel frame and leading link fork > > construction of late 50s-early 60s Japanese bikes. Many Dreams also > > had whitewall tires, as this one does. By the end of the 60s, all the > > Big Four Japanese makers were doing tubular frames and forks, a look > > more responsive to the likes of the U.S. market. > > > Jay S > > 92 NH750 > > South Florida > > > On Jun 24, 2:26 am, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *Ever seen a Honda Dream? > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > *http://boise.craigslist.org/mcy/2458418172.html > > > * > > > -- > > > * > > > > Paul LeBoutillier <http://www.facebook.com/paul.lebout> > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > *www.hondanighthawks.net* > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > -Joey Kelley > JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! > JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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