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Motorcycle Discussions => Japanese Bikes => Topic started by: vintage honda on December 12, 2011, 10:42:06 AM
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hi, hes some pics of a couple of my honda dreams , 1953, 1956, i have a few early honda's from the 1950's
53 is a dream 3e 150 http://s305.photobucket.com/albums/nn207/sevenup_photos/HONDA%20DREAM%203E/
56 is a dream mf 350 http://s305.photobucket.com/albums/nn207/sevenup_photos/HONDA%20MF350/
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Fabulous things! Some interesting influence from european designs. I suppose the earlier bike is rarer, but the later one has more of the "early Japanese" design coming through and I find it more appealing. Do you plan to restore them?
Leon
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leon, planing to restore the very early one, honda only started making bikes in 49 i think, the first one i think was a two stoke, not many of these early ones about. the other is a 350 which is at that time, a bike bike for then, when you stand them side by side, the 350 is a big bike, spares are hard to come by, but has had a few of these early bikes, the 350 was purchased as a spares bike. but didnt know it was a 350 till it got here. i have a 61 cb72 as well which iam keeping for now. i do like things that are different. alan
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Good luck with the restoration - at least you have an almost complete bike to start with. I'd hate to be building one of these up from a bare frame and scaps of a motor. As for "different", there can be no argument!
Leon
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Im a fellow Honda Dream 305 owner. Ill be watching your project! I bought mine as an older restoration, but fixed a few things on it like, new seat cover, hi beam electric prob, tail light ground prob and starter button was stuck on.
I dont want to high jack your thread with a bunch of pics but you can see it in my Avitar.
some pics from laste years Indiana Motorcycle Expo Showcase. i have white buco bags on it now.
http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a394/Tango911/Dream/
Steve