I haven't heard that sound since 1972. I bought a 305 in college, ran it all over Los Angeles after classes, then shipped it home to Seattle. It was my first taste of real freedom. Lovely video; thank you.
That very well might be my bike. I bought it used in 1968 from a friend who was a year ahead of me in school. He was going into the navy. He financed me after a $100 down payment for a $200 balance and I made monthly payments to his aunt. I went away that fall to college and used to ride that bike everywhere. I had a friend with a 125 and we had bags of fun chasing each other around a corn field, part of which was muddy. I'd follow railroad right-of-ways and even taught a friend to ride for the first time going right down the middle of the tracks. Importantly, I had one girlfriend in Holland Michigan I would go to see on that bike. My hands would get a bit numb after a while from the vibration of a engine lacking a counter balancer. I'd leave Naperville, IL, my college town and ride around and up the east side of Lake Michigan. I took the girlfriend for a ride once in her college town and the bike suddenly quit. We pushed it back to a Honda shop near the downtown. The points had failed in some way. The next day on the way back to IL on a freeway, there was a "bang" and I popped along to the side of the road having blown a piston. I pushed that bike for a couple of miles to a gas station, parked it and left a note to the owner. I hitched a ride and got picked up by a biker and his father traveling in a car. On the way back, we stopped at the biker's hangout, an abandoned farmhouse with a toilet full and disgusting. They went to a store in long coats and stole cigarettes and snacks. I was dropped off in downtown Chicago at a train station and traveled back to my college town. The following week, I came back for it and my brother & I loaded it in the trunk of a Ford sedan. I replaced the pistons but sold it to a roommate, never riding it again. It had a slight dent in the tank but not that huge one I see in this video. Maybe it's not my bike but, it's darn close - certainly its neighbor. This is a real trip & treat to see this wonderful restoration. Well done! BTW: when I bought the bike it had straight pipes with that baffle set. Inside the pipe it looked like two, loose fitting washers. The knobs were spring loaded. When police were around one could quickly tone it down. These were an add-on: you could purchase them at motorcycle shops or from magazines. I remember seeing new ones in plastic bags with a paper closure above and hanging from accessory hooks.
I bought a 1967 CB77 in 1974, when I was a freshman in college. The previous owner had "worked on" the engine, and tightened the main case bolts without aligning the feed to the main bearings, consequently cracking the case, leaking oil, starving the overhead cams. I found a used engine for $75, from a scrambler, CL77. The top was a little different, so I swapped the long studs to use the correct breather, which mated with the frame. My bike, the SuperHawk, had a forward swinging kick starter, and I was forever getting my right shin banged on the return. The tank was chrome sided with black rubber knee pads. I did my first long rided on that bike, from central Illinois, up through Wisconsin, into Minnesota, down through Iowa and home. It was loud, heavy 365# to my 118, and handled poorly, but I loved it. The third version Honda offered was the CA77, the Dream. It had a swing arm up front, like some BMWs of the time.
An honest review of an owner-built vintage Honda! Several friends bought new 250 scramblers when they first hit the US market in '62. I was 16, riding my '59 BSA 650 Super Rocket. 'Snuff-or-Not' baffles were the first modifications they did. These would fly apart all over the road when they wound the motors up, which was a bit of a problem. The sound of those little 250 twins was amazing, especially with 3 of them flying down the road together!
You have to run them open most of the time or Not only would they explode they would wear out the hole in the exhaust pipe I got more loud exhaust tickets on that bike than any other bike ever owned
Wow, back in 69-70 we were passing around a 66 305 scrambler with twisty knobs on the pipes. It WS yellow. There were 3 of us trying to be the one to own the bike. This brings back good memories. Fortunately I have a couple pictures of it.
My neighbour has one. I thought it was a full restoration but he told me it was a "barn find" sort of situation. It's red, totally original and immaculate to boot.
I remember riding to the pool hall with my mom to tell Dad to come home for dinner. Well, She saw him on a 305 Scrambler without a helmet. That was the best ass chewing I ever saw anyone get. As a kid, I had a 160 Scrambler with 305 forks.
Awesome exhaust note, brings back memories here too . I had a CL72 as my first bike, hotrodded it to 337cc, domed piston, H&C roller cam, port polish, cb350 CV carbs , HP oil pump, and, of course, snuff-or-nots, turned 12k rpm all day. The needle bearing crank made this bike a candidate for performance mods with a plethora of aftermarket available Hotrod parts. btw, the snuff or nots are aftermarket , as stock it came with a simple set of baffles that inserted into the end of the pipe , 77 brought the combined 2 to 1 muffler . Disappointed to hear it's not worth much as I still have mine. :) Thanks for the ride!
Great to here that amazing bad ass sound again! I had a '62 CL72 back in high school. We rode them everywhere you could think of....endless fun. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
I bought a new CL77 in the spring of 1967, my junior year of high school. I sure had fun that summer and my senior year on that bike. My hearing is bad on my left side because of it.
I just bought a 67 scrambler that looks almost exactly like yours did originally. My winter project, I really like the fenders on your bike, looks amazing! Really makes me want to go home and start wrenching! And my 67 doesn't have the huge muffler on it, straight pipe!
My dad had one when I was a wee little fellow. Beautiful then, even more so now. Appleton Wisconsin is right near where I live now Minnesota! Cold but beautiful area
You are a Fantastic Ambassador for all . I Would only wish. i personally could bring back life to old bikes. I Would have been happier with a full on Brit original bike but respect to Japan .Thank you
Love it. Even if you look forward 50 years to F1, Honda are very determined to produce competitive and durable machines. As a teenager I bought a Honda scooter ('Dominoes pizza delivery bike') it was a wreck, but somehow it still worked. Spent many happy hour riding around fields and lanes. Great that you found this one and gave it some care.
Man you bring back memories for me!! My first bike was a 305 Scrambler or as we called them , the 305 Super Hawk. I had 2 between 69 and 75 I think. I currently own a Harley Davidson and will keep it. Thanks for a great video of a classic Honda. The 305 really impressed me. Thanks again for the memories.
My first bike was a CB77, the street version of this bike. So many things that were ground-breaking with that engine! The oil pump manages to provide *two* pounds of oil pressure. If you ever have the top-end off, check and see if the cylinder inserts haven't dropped as they sometimes do and thus will blow the headgasket.
not snuff nuts, but snuff or nots, wish I had bought one of those back in the day, instead I had a whole series of BSA's, Triumphs and Nortons, probably saved my life because at least half the time I was working on them instead of riding
Very cool bike, as much as I am really impressed by the professional big money builds its well put together cleverly modified classics like this that I really like.
Love it I had a CB77 which I rode and rode the only problem I had was the rear anchor plate on the twin leading shoe brake which broke above the stabaliser and allowed the brake plate to rotate and apply the brake harder and harder, yep I chucked down the road, turns out that the anchor bracket was a weakness so get it reinforced if you ride one of these.
Nice bike, need the cb72 gearbox sprocket, vw beetle tail pipes work well on these, and carb spacer extentsion will help with low down power. A nice fun classic.
Awesome! I loved my 305! It wasn't as fast as the 350 on the street, but in the dirt the 305 was superior and could dice it out with 2 strokes of the time.
A friend of mine had one of these in the Mid 1970's stripped down to ride on his Farm... In his younger days he raced a BSA Gold Star B-50 in Flat Track and he owned a Vincent Black shadow.. While on the Farm he also bought a new Ossa 250 cc Flat Tracker also in the Mid 1970's
Sweet bike. I have a stock ‘72 CL175. After looking at yours. I’m thinking I might slim down my seat. Width is fine, just too thick. Anyways, great bike. Oh yeah, I’ve been to Appleton WI , many times. I wonder where these big stocks of old Honda’s are coming from. Cool. I could use a few parts. Great vid.
I was 11 years old in 1966 when the 3 Chartrand brothers all got Honda 305's. I remember at least one of them had those twist "dampeners" at the end of those straight pipes. Helmets were not required yet in Massachusetts.
Had a CL as my first bike. Bought a 08 last year Nighthawk and modded it to the old seat stance. Closest two drum 20hp feel I could find on a newer bike.
I haven't heard that sound since 1972. I bought a 305 in college, ran it all over Los Angeles after classes, then shipped it home to Seattle. It was my first taste of real freedom. Lovely video; thank you.
Wow. Me too. 1971... burned it up and then bought another... great memories. West LA College.
That very well might be my bike. I bought it used in 1968 from a friend who was a year ahead of me in school. He was going into the navy. He financed me after a $100 down payment for a $200 balance and I made monthly payments to his aunt. I went away that fall to college and used to ride that bike everywhere. I had a friend with a 125 and we had bags of fun chasing each other around a corn field, part of which was muddy. I'd follow railroad right-of-ways and even taught a friend to ride for the first time going right down the middle of the tracks. Importantly, I had one girlfriend in Holland Michigan I would go to see on that bike. My hands would get a bit numb after a while from the vibration of a engine lacking a counter balancer. I'd leave Naperville, IL, my college town and ride around and up the east side of Lake Michigan. I took the girlfriend for a ride once in her college town and the bike suddenly quit. We pushed it back to a Honda shop near the downtown. The points had failed in some way. The next day on the way back to IL on a freeway, there was a "bang" and I popped along to the side of the road having blown a piston. I pushed that bike for a couple of miles to a gas station, parked it and left a note to the owner. I hitched a ride and got picked up by a biker and his father traveling in a car. On the way back, we stopped at the biker's hangout, an abandoned farmhouse with a toilet full and disgusting. They went to a store in long coats and stole cigarettes and snacks. I was dropped off in downtown Chicago at a train station and traveled back to my college town. The following week, I came back for it and my brother & I loaded it in the trunk of a Ford sedan. I replaced the pistons but sold it to a roommate, never riding it again. It had a slight dent in the tank but not that huge one I see in this video. Maybe it's not my bike but, it's darn close - certainly its neighbor. This is a real trip & treat to see this wonderful restoration. Well done! BTW: when I bought the bike it had straight pipes with that baffle set. Inside the pipe it looked like two, loose fitting washers. The knobs were spring loaded. When police were around one could quickly tone it down. These were an add-on: you could purchase them at motorcycle shops or from magazines. I remember seeing new ones in plastic bags with a paper closure above and hanging from accessory hooks.
I bought a 1967 CB77 in 1974, when I was a freshman in college. The previous owner had "worked on" the engine, and tightened the main case bolts without aligning the feed to the main bearings, consequently cracking the case, leaking oil, starving the overhead cams. I found a used engine for $75, from a scrambler, CL77. The top was a little different, so I swapped the long studs to use the correct breather, which mated with the frame. My bike, the SuperHawk, had a forward swinging kick starter, and I was forever getting my right shin banged on the return. The tank was chrome sided with black rubber knee pads. I did my first long rided on that bike, from central Illinois, up through Wisconsin, into Minnesota, down through Iowa and home. It was loud, heavy 365# to my 118, and handled poorly, but I loved it.
The third version Honda offered was the CA77, the Dream. It had a swing arm up front, like some BMWs of the time.
Brilliant piece of work...., not fussed....., real.
Ole Blue. A great desert rider. My buddy’s Dad had one. Crazy fast, great sound.
The 305 is scary fast! I would love to have one now!
An honest review of an owner-built vintage Honda! Several friends bought new 250 scramblers when they first hit the US market in '62. I was 16, riding my '59 BSA 650 Super Rocket. 'Snuff-or-Not' baffles were the first modifications they did. These would fly apart all over the road when they wound the motors up, which was a bit of a problem. The sound of those little 250 twins was amazing, especially with 3 of them flying down the road together!
You have to run them open most of the time or Not only would they explode they would wear out the hole in the exhaust pipe I got more loud exhaust tickets on that bike than any other bike ever owned
The older bikes are the most beautiful. Probably, why I cannot decide what bike I want today.
Wow, back in 69-70 we were passing around a 66 305 scrambler with twisty knobs on the pipes. It WS yellow. There were 3 of us trying to be the one to own the bike. This brings back good memories. Fortunately I have a couple pictures of it.
Just love this bike. Third time to visit.
My neighbour has one. I thought it was a full restoration but he told me it was a "barn find" sort of situation. It's red, totally original and immaculate to boot.
What a little gem.
Not over the top like a lot of the modern builds these days.
I owned a CL77 for years. Great bike. Easy to work on.
Good job, dude. Great example of a bike that was my first, second and a solid memory for me from 50 years ago!!
the CL77 is so hot, original too, nice job on the mod
I had a CL175 in Japan when I was at Iwakuni in 1971. Great bike. The whole run of Honda CL bikes were stellar
that thing is a labor of love.
Great video! You just took me back to my childhood with that sound. Love that throttle.
Back in 66 or 67 I had a paper route and one of the older guys had a 305 Super Hawk. He gave me a ride on it and it was a very nice bike.
Hang on, not enough people commenting on the incredible history of this bike! Baja 1000 original? Piece of history. Beautiful.
I remember riding to the pool hall with my mom to tell Dad to come home for dinner. Well, She saw him on a 305 Scrambler without a helmet. That was the best ass chewing I ever saw anyone get. As a kid, I had a 160 Scrambler with 305 forks.
Love the sound, it´s perfect, Elvis has entered the building.
Absolutely beautiful
Awesome exhaust note, brings back memories here too . I had a CL72 as my first bike, hotrodded it to 337cc, domed piston, H&C roller cam, port polish, cb350 CV carbs , HP oil pump, and, of course, snuff-or-nots, turned 12k rpm all day. The needle bearing crank made this bike a candidate for performance mods with a plethora of aftermarket available Hotrod parts. btw, the snuff or nots are aftermarket , as stock it came with a simple set of baffles that inserted into the end of the pipe
, 77 brought the combined 2 to 1 muffler . Disappointed to hear it's not worth much as I still have mine. :) Thanks for the ride!
im speechless that is so beautiful.
Great to here that amazing bad ass sound again! I had a '62 CL72 back in high school. We rode them everywhere you could think of....endless fun. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
That's really sweet man. Always liked those and the blue tank w brown seat sets it off nicely.
I bought a new CL77 in the spring of 1967, my junior year of high school. I sure had fun that summer and my senior year on that bike. My hearing is bad on my left side because of it.
Love the old Honda Twins, l had a 175 then a '72 350 years back. Excellent build.
I just bought a 67 scrambler that looks almost exactly like yours did originally. My winter project, I really like the fenders on your bike, looks amazing! Really makes me want to go home and start wrenching! And my 67 doesn't have the huge muffler on it, straight pipe!
My dad had one when I was a wee little fellow. Beautiful then, even more so now. Appleton Wisconsin is right near where I live now Minnesota!
Cold but beautiful area
Shout MN! From there, living in vancouver now. You betcha!
Damn dude. I’d be so tempted to get a new engine. Great work!
That thing is awwwweeesome!!! And it sounds amazing!
Still got my 305 love it !!
Luv it ! Old Honda's are badass.
Amazing, love this machine
love every thing about it.
13:00 so classy the tool roll message.
You are a Fantastic Ambassador for all . I Would only wish. i personally could bring back life to old bikes. I Would have been happier with a full on Brit original bike but respect to Japan .Thank you
like how vintage, simple it looks. plus it's honda so you know engine is respectable
Flat tracked one of these in the early 1970’s, a barrel of fun.
Dad took me on my first streetbike ride as a kid on his 1965 CB77 with the low pipes. I'd love to have a scrambler version like yours!
Love it. Even if you look forward 50 years to F1, Honda are very determined to produce competitive and durable machines. As a teenager I bought a Honda scooter ('Dominoes pizza delivery bike') it was a wreck, but somehow it still worked. Spent many happy hour riding around fields and lanes. Great that you found this one and gave it some care.
Love the bike really love the tool roll
Just did it and made it work! Nice job. First I hear of snuff nuts...cool.
love that sound love that bike
the best bike for me so far
Man you bring back memories for me!! My first bike was a 305 Scrambler or as we called them , the 305 Super Hawk. I had 2 between 69 and 75 I think. I currently own a Harley Davidson and will keep it. Thanks for a great video of a classic Honda. The 305 really impressed me. Thanks again for the memories.
Gotta love a classic Honda twin.
Love the bike , love the vid, especially the clowning around at the end . Quick lil bike !
best bike ive ever seen
My first bike was a CB77, the street version of this bike. So many things that were ground-breaking with that engine! The oil pump manages to provide *two* pounds of oil pressure. If you ever have the top-end off, check and see if the cylinder inserts haven't dropped as they sometimes do and thus will blow the headgasket.
it sounds amazingly like a scaled-down 2 cyl version of the mustang 5.0 coyote, thanks to the flat plane crank. awesome sound.
A lovely machine! Only a genius can see a jewel un a rock...fantastic transformation!
I used to have a cb 360 scrambler with open pipes, brings back sweet memories.
What a brilliant bike....super cool! And it has as much Baja heritage as my XR650R! Steve
I remember these very well.
my first bike, a 62. what fun
What an absolute beaut!!!
not snuff nuts, but snuff or nots, wish I had bought one of those back in the day, instead I had a whole series of BSA's, Triumphs and Nortons, probably saved my life because at least half the time I was working on them instead of riding
I didn't even know about the Bike Shed Scramble, but its basically on my doorstep...
What a nice story
Got me excited to work on the stripped down CB360 sitting in my garage right now. Good motivation!
How's yours coming along. I just started buying parts for mine
very nice build very impressive well worth the work looks like alot of fun to ride
Beautiful
I had the 72 250cc way back in the sixties, but as a cafe racer bigger tank and solo seat, same pipes though.
Very cool bike, as much as I am really impressed by the professional big money builds its well put together cleverly modified classics like this that I really like.
What a sound!!!
that velcro plates are just brilliant. thumbs up!
Love it I had a CB77 which I rode and rode the only problem I had was the rear anchor plate on the twin leading shoe brake which broke above the stabaliser and allowed the brake plate to rotate and apply the brake harder and harder, yep I chucked down the road, turns out that the anchor bracket was a weakness so get it reinforced if you ride one of these.
Nice informative and interesting talk about your Bike - Thanks for Sharing 👍🏻
Nice bike, need the cb72 gearbox sprocket, vw beetle tail pipes work well on these, and carb spacer extentsion will help with low down power. A nice fun classic.
I'm having that number plate velcro idea. Consider it done!
Sounds amazing!
beautiful
Awesome! I loved my 305! It wasn't as fast as the 350 on the street, but in the dirt the 305 was superior and could dice it out with 2 strokes of the time.
Love the bike!
A friend of mine had one of these in the Mid 1970's stripped down to ride on his Farm... In his younger days he raced a BSA Gold Star B-50 in Flat Track and he owned a Vincent Black shadow.. While on the Farm he also bought a new Ossa 250 cc Flat Tracker also in the Mid 1970's
Sweet bike. I have a stock ‘72 CL175. After looking at yours. I’m thinking I might slim down my seat. Width is fine, just too thick. Anyways, great bike. Oh yeah, I’ve been to Appleton WI , many times. I wonder where these big stocks of old Honda’s are coming from. Cool. I could use a few parts. Great vid.
Bravo! Puka inside.
Proper love these videos, I sit and watch for ages. Thank you!
Gorgeous. Love it.
Gorgeous, so clean. 👍🇺🇸
Not often I hear a city near me referenced in videos like this. (Appleton)
Oh man.. Now I want one myself to mess about with!
I was 11 years old in 1966 when the 3 Chartrand brothers all got Honda 305's. I remember at least one of them had those twist "dampeners" at the end of those straight pipes. Helmets were not required yet in Massachusetts.
look like a great build
I never knew that so many motorcycle companies had built the Something Something, knowledge is power.
Had a CL as my first bike.
Bought a 08 last year Nighthawk and modded it to the old seat stance. Closest two drum 20hp feel I could find on a newer bike.
Nice job, wish I could find one
A beauty
That is one sweet bike
That was cool. 😎
Royal Enfield something something... LOVE IT!
the energy from it!isnt it kind of fast out of corners?
thats before I saw the ending!!!!
I fucking love this bike! Bravo!
Lol that ambulance siren was probably saving someones life "but lets wait till that siren fu&@$ off"
That sound man, it´s nasty
Superb mate😎👍
Used to have the CB72 back in the 70s, the screw slots should be vertical to shed water.
Clasic beauty 😉👌