DREAM ONE50: Bon Voyage

And so the Honda Dream ONE50 (for the One Moto Show...get it?) build starts.

Bon Voyage tiny engine. Your return is much anticipated.

We usually do our own engine work but this bike needs to be done in a couple months for the show, so it's being outsourced. It'll leave us some more time for the fun bits.

HONDA BARN FIND:

Back in the 60's, when form drove and function followed suit.

BARN FIND HONDA: The Honda Dream 150 CA95 Gets a Bath

Given the 78 miles on the odometer and the history I've collected from this bike, this is likely the first wash it's had in 40+ years. Remarkably the tubes in the tires still held air, however the tires themselves were literally crumbling off. We threw her into the pick-up bed and brought her to the car wash to blast off all the leaves, dirt and straw that had accumulated. Her pending new owner, Lauren, came by for a test fit and everything went well. This CA95 may be next on the build report - a restoration with some tasteful updates. Stay tuned!

HONDA BARN FIND: The Waiting Room

She sits patiently and awaits her turn...

more:

1. A Blind Date

2. The Extraction

BARN FIND: Dreamin' Honda

Here's a little preview of how last night went.

More photos and info to come...

She appears to be a late 60's Honda Dream 305.

EDIT: Turns out she's an early 60's Dream 150 CA95!

GARAGE: Rescuing a Honda Benly

Helping friends move can have it's perks.

I helped move someone into their new apt recently who just happened to have an early 60's Honda Benly that's been sitting in their garage for 10 years now. 

"You can just have it for helping me move in. My parents have been asking me to get it out of the garage for years."

Not to look a gift bike in the carbs, I'll be picking up this condition unknown moto tomorrow after work.

What I've been told about the bike:

- It's a 1961 or 62

- The owner has told me it's a "Benly" "Baby Dream" "150cc"

Some of the above info conflicts so it's still a bit of a guess.

- Hasn't run in about 10 years - parked in a garage.

- No title.

- No key.

- Blue.

In my head, it's a Benly 150 Super Sport (200cc, 16hp, 80mph).

We'll see...