Lot 100: 1964 Honda 250cc CA77 Dream

Looking back at Honda it is difficult to recall exactly how many different under-350cc motorcycles were unleashed in USA during their first ten years of operation. But it was a massively intense onslaught as Honda personnel quickly familiarized themselves with American 2-wheel culture, while at the same time learning how Sunday riding in Japan bore absolutely nil resemblance to a weekend ride around Ohio, Arizona, or Oregon! Irrespective the statistics quite a few models contained in that intense onslaught continue highly memorable today: e.g. Cub, Benly, Hawk, Scrambler; and who can forget the tinny, square-edged Dream? The Dream per se ran from 1960 to 1967, in configurations of 250cc or 305cc � with innumerable techno updates along the way � plus a Sports (and even a Police) version! They were produced thick and fast, confirmed by reference to The Book of Honda, where we count 11 variations of fuel tanks for the Dream�

Whatever reservations motorcyclists harbored back then about the Dream model�s styling, today�s reaction is invariably one of affectionate approval. The pressed steel frame housed a happy-to-rev overhead camshaft engine, producing � in 250cc form � a healthy 20 bhp. A feature oft resisted by ill-informed macho riders was the full enclosure of a machine�s drive chain. Of course, with such an extensive spread of tin-ware the Dream�s chain could not help but be fully enclosed. Although this refinement might have been deplored by certain consumers at the point of purchase, all was forgiven when came time, eventually, to replace the chain�an item they realized that now seemed to last forever!

With just under 58,000 miles completed, and only two known owners to date, the vendor states the original condition Dream has been the subject of excellent care. Sold on an Oregon Certificate of Title.

Without reserve