What is special about a CA78 Dream?

[albano.martins]

I have a C78 305 dream, and i woul like to know which is the difference too?

Just a Honda designation frame number ?


Thanks.

Albano Martins

[LOUD MOUSE]

HONDA didn't run out of numbers.
The CA78 was used to denote a US market bike. ..............lm

I have a C78 305 dream, and i woul like to know which is the difference too?

Just a Honda designation frame number ?


Thanks.

Albano Martins

[albano.martins]

I understand now. Thanks LOUD MOUSE.

Albano Martins

[wombat200]

CA78 was American market - it is the 'A' that denotes this, not the '78'.

I have a C78 in Australia & our friend has one in Amsterdam, so the '78' obviously doesn't refer to an American market model.....

[Gun]

and here i thought the ca77 and the c77 were different sized engines :/ doh.

[wombat200]

'CA' is purely an American designation, 'C' was used for the rest of the world.... For the early Dreams - '61-early '63, there were some differences - the 'C's had low pressed steel handlebars, and usually were fitted with indicators, so also had different switchgear, including the ignition switch.

In the US, the 'CA's had higher tubular bars from the start & were not fitted with indicators.

By late '63, the late model tank was introduced & all markets had swapped to tubular handlebars of various heights. US bikes were stil not fitted with indicators & the appropriate switchgear, as far as I know.....

Different markets also used different indicators - I have three completely different rear indicator configurations at home......

We all (including myself) tend to get very focussed on the bikes in their American configuration (and lets face it, the majority of these bikes were sold in the US), but outside of America there were many different options available & the bikes were slightly better equipped with indicators, etc. Single seats were common on Japanese market bikes & also some turn up in Australia.....