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Wow that photo takes me back to my days of looking at the bikes in the bike shed when I attended our local Technical College circa 1964/5. In amongst the old BSA's & Velocettes would be some new Honda's with Square Headlamps. I'd forgotten how the pressed steel looked.I eventually bought a standard red CB250 Dream once they appeared on the used market.
Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on January 16, 2024, 01:06:39 PMWow that photo takes me back to my days of looking at the bikes in the bike shed when I attended our local Technical College circa 1964/5. In amongst the old BSA's & Velocettes would be some new Honda's with Square Headlamps. I'd forgotten how the pressed steel looked.I eventually bought a standard red CB250 Dream once they appeared on the used market.
Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on January 16, 2024, 01:10:44 PMQuote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on January 16, 2024, 01:06:39 PMWow that photo takes me back to my days of looking at the bikes in the bike shed when I attended our local Technical College circa 1964/5. In amongst the old BSA's & Velocettes would be some new Honda's with Square Headlamps. I'd forgotten how the pressed steel looked.I eventually bought a standard red CB250 Dream once they appeared on the used market.That would have been a C72 Dream Ted . The CB250 was introduced in 1968 and had a tubular frame.
Thanks for the various encouraging comments. In no particular order....Ash, yes, the chrome tank panels are satin polished at the knee cut-outs where later bikes would have rubber knee grips.I have been a VJMC member since 1987 - gradually putting the word out via any source I can think of - with patience, most parts turn up eventually.Exhausts - Later C72 exhausts do turn up every now and again, and can probably be used on the earlier C71, but correct C71 items are another matter.Julie, I suspect this year for that cuppa (on the C71 Dream) would be quite an achievement; but who knows.....Tony B. - Interesting 1960 - 1962 Dream (well, pre "A" registration anyway). I have to ask, what are your plans for your C72 project?Move it on (perhaps PM me?), or do something with it?Thanks all for your interest - Chris R