We have friends, very helpful friends. The kind who have bots that cruise Craigslist for interesting motorcycles for sale. And then post the best ones to mailing lists with a plaintive “Who’s going to buy this one?” appended. Yeah, those guys. So on a not so sunny Sunday we went off to look at a …
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Part way through disassembly…
Well, I am part way through the disassebly of our Honda 305 Dream project. Some has gpne pretty smoothly, a few bits are being obstinate. One of the easy parts was the cool aluminium carb cover: the right hand engine cover is being obstinate, the screws are rusted and only 4 have broken loose so far, …
The engine begins to reveal it’s secrets
Well, I now have the engine out of the frame, and the cylinder head and both side cases off. The news isn’t all bad. Most of the engine looks in fine shape internally, as you can see here: obviously, this engine has been sealed up, and has the low mileage indicated by the odometer (5129). …
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Nearly ready for paint, prep, and parts-gathering
Well, with a few days off over the holdays, I’ve gotten the 305 Dream to the point where I don’t believe there is anything unsalvagable here, and it won’t take an exorbitant amount of money to put this thing back on the road in nice shape. The last few hours of work have been to get …
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