year of a CD175

[ianh]

I have the following info

Vin is cd175-2004070 and the engine # is cd175e-200420.

images of the bike are here -> http://imgur.com/a/VznHI

I'm looking into restoring it (rusted out tank, rusted out Exhaust, seized engine...maybe not a great idea).

[R]

Looks to be in remarkably good condition, except for the missing sidecovers  - polish it and ride off into the sunset ?  Not from your description though.
Tough little motors though, has it seized from use/abuse or from standing ?

Bit of a description here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_CD175
Many Ondas had a date stamped onto the tag on the headstock, yours doesn't have. ?

Its possible to discreetly weld plates onto mufflers as a repair, particularly if they don't show,  they look too good to discard ??

[Tun up]

Nice bike Have the pipes got holes in them? Coz you can get pattern ones. Spares are dead easy to find and still quite cheap.