1966 Honda Cm91 on 2040-motos
Newington, Connecticut, United States
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Honda CM91 description
Extremely Rare Honda Rally Kit.
Please research this option fully if you are not familiar with this rarely seen and even more rarely available to purchase kit. Due to rarity I can find very little information on the specific components included but here is what I can identify so far; Special Handle Bars, Controls, and Cables, Handle Bar Clamp, Fender, Speedometer, Underseat support, Sport Seat, Race inspired Tank. This Rally Kit appears to be all original and complete except for the missing seat covering and decals. Seat upholstery was deteriorated beyond repair and removed to show the condition of the seat pan. A Rally Kit gas tank alone can run $950 or more. This is a complete kit. No more shopping for the other parts. Any missing parts on the shown bike are the more commonly available base Super Cub parts. All the rare kit parts appear to be present on the motorcycle. I welcome any assistance from well known Honda experts with this listing and will gladly post your comments and advice regarding this kit. This kit can be used on any CM91. I will consider selling just the kit if the buyer has another CM91 donor bike they wish to use during the restoration. Please contact me to negotiate a kit alone purchase. There are no dents or deep scratches in the tank. It just has some surface dirt and that can be removed by cleaning with soap and water. The AMA Museum has a 1969 Rally Kit in their collection - See sample photo I have included. I am in the process of contacting the Barber Vintage Museum to see if they have one of these. Write up from the AMA Museum "Would you believe this sleek-looking road rocket started life as a pedestrian Honda step-through? Underneath this conversion is that most basic of bikes, the Honda 90—just the ticket for meeting the nicest people when it was first built in 1966. An upgrade of the venerable 49cc step-through that made Honda a worldwide name, the 89cc CM91 sported a centrifugal clutch, a three-speed transmission and leg shields to keep those khakis clean on the way to the Peter, Paul & Mary concert. The CM91 had only one real problem as the 1970s approached: Americans weren't buying them. With bikes like the groundbreaking CB750 on the way, interest in small-displacement "scooters" was waning. Thus began Honda's brief experiment with the "Honda Custom Group." The idea was simple: boost sales by supplying sets of parts that would change the entire look and feel of the CM91. "They provided what I call a radical facelift," says Jerry Taminini, who owns this kitted CM91 previously on display at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum at AMA headquarters in Pickerington, Ohio. "By the time the dealer installed all the parts, it looked totally different." The Custom Group consisted of four different conversion kits, offering all the parts needed to transform a CM91 (or its 49cc little brother, the Super Cub) into something completely different. The "roadster" kit featured a bigger gas tank for longer hauls; the "boss" took things in a custom direction; and the "student" provided a plastic insert for the step-through area that created carrying space for books and other school supplies. But the hot set-up for wannabe cafe racers was the sleek "rally" conversion kit, complete with a steering neck, handlebars, triple clamps, seat, tank, front fender, side covers, headlight nacelle, speedometer, cables, wires and all mounting hardware. All for an extra $50. Still, Taminini notes, a kitted bikes main selling point was also its Achilles heel. "The kits did nothing to upgrade the bikes performance or handling," he says. "It was purely cosmetic." So potential buyers were still looking at a claimed 7.5 horsepower at 9,500 rpm, and the same top speed of about 59 mph. Ultimately, the kits weren't enough, and the CM91 was discontinued after 1969, leaving the now-rare kitted bikes to be rediscovered among the collector set." International bidders please contact me for approval before bidding. The spark plug on the motor of the bike shown was removed and the motor spins freely and the transmission shifts thru the gears when rolled. The kick start lever spins the motor with no issue. |
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