1966 Honda Cl on 2040-motos

     Up for auction is my 1966 CL77 305 Honda Scrambler.  This bike was restored in 2009 and won 2^nd place in the 2009 Keeneland Concours  d’elegance show, losing only to a mint condition 1968 rare Triumph Bonneville.  As you can see from the pics, I have replaced or restored almost every part in this bike, and mostly with OEM Honda parts whenever available.  This is strictly a show bike as I have only ridden it about 135 miles since restoration but it starts great, rides and shifts good and has that famous 305 sound that you can recognize anywhere.  The serial number on this bike is CL77-1031422 and the motor serial number is CL77E-1031461.  If you don’t know this already, Honda did not match up exactly the motor and serial numbers but they should be close like this one.  It has been garage kept, covered, and has only had a misting rain on it once during my last motorcycle show.

    This bike was like a barn find, stored for almost 20 years till I bought it from a man in Indiana.   I have most of the receipts for the work that was done to this bike along with an original Honda Owners Manual,  a like new original CL77 tool kit, and a clear Kentucky title.

Details:

     All the electrical system works great, horn blows (squeeks), Lights, Hi-Low beam, Brake/Tail light, charges good. 

This bike has 4478 actual miles.  I have an Indiana title that shows 4340 miles on it when I purchased it.

a)      The bike was torn down completely and the Frame, Swing Arm, Kickstand, Skid Plate, and rider footrest bracket were powder coated

b)     All the chrome parts were triple chromed by Browns Plating in Paducah, KY.

NOTE:  The muffler baffles have been removed and sounds good.  On this serial number bike, the muffler is removable.  After serial number 1033482, the muffler was welded to the exhaust pipes.  Many people took off the muffler and replaced them with Snuff-or-Nots for a more open sound.

c)     All the zinc parts were zinc plated locally.

d)     The tank, fenders, side covers and upper crankcase cover were painted by a professional who paints Harley Davidson custom parts for the local Harley shop.  The gas tank was primed with epoxy primer to protect against gas spills and then everything was painted with Mazda’s Sunbeam Silver, which is DuPont Centauri 45040A,  the closest paint color to the original Honda’s Cloud Silver. 

e)     The speedometer was sent to a restorer in California, Bucks Vintage Gauge Restoration, for complete restoration.

f)       The engine was bored .75mm over, to match the OEM Honda pistons and rings I found on ebay, and the heads had a valve job, replacing one valve that was out of tolerance.  This work was done by Mike Wells Racing who races vintage motorcycles and has been a Honda mechanic for over 30 years.

g)     The following parts were purchased for the bike for assembly:

a.     New OEM front fork inner tubes (still in the box), fork boots, and fork clamps.  One of the old ones had a leak in it.

b.      OEM kick starter and passenger peg rubber

c.       aftermarket seat cover

d.     OEM DID drive chain

e.     Correct size street tires, 3.00 x 19 front and 3.50 x 19 rear

f.       New OEM brake switch, main switch, fork lock switch, clutch and brake handles, clutch/brake/gas and speedo cables and headlight.

g.     Bike has original wiring harness, A and B.  I installed new vintage connectors on all ends that match the originals

h.     OEM rectifier

i.        Transmission was inspected, no gears were worn but the 1^st gear brass bushing was worn and replaced with an OEM one

j.        OEM cam chain, chain tensioner, head studs and all cover and head screws were installed

k.      Every o-ring, gasket, and seal was replaced

l.        OEM hand grips, clutch and brake adjuster’s w/springs

m.  New clutches and clutch springs

n.     Coils were tested with new wires and spark plug connectors

o.     Yuasa 12N5 4B battery

p.     Brakes were checked, cleaned and new springs.

q.     New spokes, laced by Mike Wells Racing

r.       New gas cap

I probably didn’t list everything I did,  I had recorded everything in a composition book as it was built but it is packed away somewhere since we have recently moved.   The trophy, ribbon and plaque goes with the bike however, they are also packed away so I will have to ship them to you when we go thru all our boxes.  This might not happen till the end of the year. 

CONS:

a)     When the gas tank is full, gas septs out the vent hole in the gas cap sometimes.  This was a problem for Honda and not sure what to do about it.

b)     The tires are new and correct size but they are not the nobby tires that came on the Scramblers.

c)     There is a small scratch and a paint blemish on the rear fender, see pics

d)     Paint is worn off the end of the chain guard where it goes into the right side cover.  Probably needs to be re-adjusted.

if your going to ship it, you can arrange everything with the shipper and I will work with them to have it loaded up.

A $500 down payment must be made within 48 hours thru paypal after the sale unless you email me or it goes back up for auction.

Final payment can be with paypal or cash only, no checks of any kind.

If you have any question, please email me and I will get back with you as soon as I can.

Good luck and happy bidding.

JDSurge