HI THERE ..NEW GUY AND CA72..

apolo1100 · Post by **apolo1100** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:14 pm

Hi every one and thanks for take me inn ..!
I'm the new owner of a CA72 Honda dream.
I was doing some research here and there to understand a bit of this one
it looks like is a 1962 with 7,012 miles , pick it up from a guy a few weeks ago ..
Need a few parts like early tank rubber pads and a speedo unit with the cable ., and lower chain case...but over all looks like it was never open and turns with nice compression.
I will try to get it started in few weeks and will give some update on this ..

Oh ..the bike is complete .I just pull as much as I didn't want to loose anything on the freeway..!
Thank you from sunny southern California.
Cheers,!
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conbs · Post by **conbs** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:12 pm

Welcome!

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 12:26 am

Nice find! From the numbers in you photos definitely a '62. The bike would originally have had high bars like my 1960 C77-A project which also came from sunny California.....

G

apolo1100 · Post by **apolo1100** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 10:58 pm

HI G.. thanks for the reply ...i can see the old CA black and yellow plate on your picture ..
I kind of like the front fender do , very desert type from back in those years ..!
I think I like the early version of this ca's but at the same time is harder to find the parts ..
I don't know if you guys have better luck there with it ..
did you finish restoring yours yet ..?
thanks..
Apolo1100

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:45 am

Apolo

Haven't even started work on my bike yet - I've been busy on an early CB72 and other projects.

Although this one was rough it did come with a pile of spares, some NOS. Yes - they are harder to find parts for but that is part of the fun.

Yours being a 250 might make it a bit harder to find parts for in the US as the 305 was more popular. I have a 'sister' 1960 C72 with pressed handlebars to go with this one.

G

deafanddiabetic · Post by **deafanddiabetic** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:31 am

G-Man, I'm always excited to see the rust buckets you've acquired. I'd give them all a good home if I could :')

apolo1100 · Post by **apolo1100** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 2:18 am

Hi there all..
here some progress on my CA72 fender and exhaust for now until I can find the right correct side I need.
For the front fender , I did a lot of work to save this guy.. since is an early one , I just did it ,to save me from looking all over for it... came out just fine.
now the seat is the task for this week.
After realized that I order the wrong one from here in USA...I when and order from pit replica ebay , looks nice and will see if it works now..!
well here some pics..
happy holidays..!