General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PRESSED STEEL FRAME/ METAL PARTS/ CHROMED HANCLE BARS & WHEEL RIMS/ RUBBER TIRES, SEAT/ GLASS HEADLIGHT LENS/ PLASTIC INDICATOR LENSES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

198.0 cm

Width

73.6 cm

Height

91.4 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Motorcycle vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Honda

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

The 250 cc Honda C71 and C72 Dream, and the identical C76 and C77 bikes with 305 cc displacement, were the first larger-capacity motorcycles that Honda mass-exported.

Function

GENERAL TRANSPORTATION

Technical

The C72/C77 was available from 1960. A 1960 C72/C77 would be a very rare bike; most came out in 1961. The American market CA72/CA77 was available in 1961. These bikes were made until 1967, although it seems that because of the way US bikes are dated, many are referred to in the US as 1968 or even 1969 models. These bikes saw a completely redesigned engine: a wet-sump design with many internal differences, essentially a new motor, with electric start and 12v system. The C72 and C77 had pressed steel handlebars, while the CA72 and CA77 had high tubular bars. Beyond that there were only minor differences, different indicators were fitted to the non-US bikes to suit the countries laws. Bikes built up to 1963 had a different fuel tank shape to later bikes, and the pressed steel bars were discontinued at about the same time (all models using conventional tubular bars) but otherwise the bike stayed much the same for the rest of its run. There was also a version of the bike called the C78/CA78, but visually there were no substantial differences to the C77/CA77.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STAMPED INTO CRANKCASE ON LEFT SIDE IS: `C77E-1004254', & OILMAINTENANCE INFO/ ON PLATE BELOW HEADLIGHT IS: `HONDA'/ STAMPED INTO CRANKCASE ACCESS CAP LEFT SIDE IS: `HONDA'/ STAMPED INTO LEFT SIDE OF ROUNDED SECTION AT FRONT OF CRANKCASE IS: `Denso/ 8000-008-1/ 12V'

Missing

MFR. LOGO PLATE BOTH SIDES OF FUEL TANK/ MFR INFO PLATE/ ACCESS CAP RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER HEAD/ REAR INDICATOR LIGHTS

Finish

FRAME & REAR FENDER PAINTED GREEN/ FRONT FENDER PAINTED BLACK/ FUEL TANK PAINTED WHITE WITH CHROMED SIDE PANELS & BLACK KNEE GRIPS/ WHITE FRAME COVERS ON BOTH SIDES/ BLACK SEAT

Decoration

N/A