Since you are new to that model Honda I'll tell you what I remember . Ther front forks are actually a springer the light on the front fender does not belong , the taillight is wrong it did not have a tombstone light. The handlebars are wrong , should be short or lower. On the motor it will have the actuall model # a cb72 or 77 or 74 ? The bike is a 300 Dream I see all the time people saying 305 but the only 305 was the superhawk the rest were 300's or smaller . The tank badge might say motor size. I'm not a know it all but i'm 67 yr old and I grew up with honda bikes At that time 61 tru 67 that was the biggest one honda made ,after 67 they started getting bigger. You have a real piece of history there put it back original. Have fun.
That whole design, including the "leading link" front suspension, dates from a time when the Japanese were inspired by the German motorcycle manufacturers.
@@tuc-dh4df No it's inspired by a dresser! someone added Harley like tail light and front running light! And the "leading link" front end is Hondas version of a SPRINGER! LMAO
Firstly, I've really enjoyed the will it run vids. I've been unable to work on my bikes for the last little while and it scratches that itch. Secondly, clean it up and park it in the office! I've said for years that every good motorcyclist needs a decorative indoor bike. I usually pitch for living room art, but the wife likely won't go for it, so park it in the office!
-Not in my household--That is where i draw the manly line where I'm the boss. My old lady's job is to mop,sweep & scrub the pots & pans and make us both a good meal. Plus to make sure my blanket is folded at the end of my bed. It took me a few weeks to get her trained But in the end it was well worth it. So now when i snap my fingers She ask me How high do i jump sweetheart.
I owned a 305 super hawk in 1965. It was a little heavy and The styling was unique. My Buddies called it the " buffalo". Great times. Great memories. Love your videos.
Great video. If people are comparing you to Mustie1, take it as a compliment! I'm much more interested in motorcycles than tractors, lawnmowers and VWs, but it's still fascinating to watch Mustie1 do his thing. As for the Dream, if you have the time and inclination, how about a running restoration? In other words, return it to stock as far as possible (get rid of the silly handlebars and hacked wiring, do brakes, tires, chain, tuneup, etc.), and get it into safe roadworthy condition. Then someone else could either do a 100-point restoration (if it's a good candidate), or just have a cool, vintage daily driver. Cheers.
Really cool bike ... personally I'd just keep it as stock as possible and clean it up really good. Nice work Taylor, always a good learning experience.
I bought a 1964 Honda Dream 250 and it was a Dream to me! I was 18 years old and I was upgrading from a Honda 50 SuperSport, that I basically wore out in 45 days with 3,000 miles of daily highway commuting. I rode the Dream for a year until Uncle Sam decided it was my turn to serve, so I joined to maybe have a better chance of not being in the infantry. In basic training they had me fill out a "Dream Sheet" that asked where I would like to be stationed in the world. Since I had a Honda, I said Japan. By joining I ended up being stationed in Japan working in Finance. The bike sadly sat outside for 3 years while chained to the front of a mobile home in coastal NC.
Really enjoy the “Will It Run” episodes! Keep up the great work! I’m pretty sure bikes weren’t mandated to have turn signals until 1968 so that bike may not have had them originally. Gotta get rid of the Harley tombstone taillight and mini apes, LOL -They Just don’t fit the bike
Its in such near-complete shape, I'd get it running sweetly, then detail it. The handlebars and rear tail light are easy replacements to source. then consider selling it as "original and unrestored" or keep it and enjoy the hell out of it. Congrats on the score of this lovely little bike. Well done Sir!
Holy crap! My uncle had one of those! It was his second bike. He bought it right before he shipped out to Vietnam. He sold it just before he left or through my grandparents just after he left. I was so excited to get to sit on it, and I was about 7 or 8 at the time, if I remember right. Strange looking tank, but they were desirable back in the day. His first bike was more of a scooter, with a much smaller engine. I think that's a knee type suspension. Old cars had shocks like that, particularly British Leyland cars like the early Sprites and Midgets. A solenoid and relay basically do the same thing, but a solenoid handles a lot more current, for a short time. At least that's how starter Solenoids work. A relay can be on the entire time a vehicle is running or just when you turn on the headlights or when you beep the horn. I can't afford a project right now, but it would be nice to see it restored by whoever buys it. Good luck!
Man I love working on Hondas. My g its the reason we all love Hondas. They never die even after a idiot ownership. Keep it stock and get it cleaned up. It will bring you more I promise. Even if you don't sell it you will get more out of it.
Wow! What a find! I had a Honda 175 Dream when I was in high school in the early '70s. It had 14 inch wheels, a four speed transmission and it did have turn signals. I want to say it was a '69 but to be honest I'm not dead sure of the year. I do remember the Honda 450 was considered one of the big bikes. The hot bike back then was the Suzuki 3 cylinder 2 stroke. Good luck with yours!
Talk about some good memories, one of the first bikes I ever rode was a 305 Honda. I would love to have the money to buy that machine off of you. That ride was in 1966 from Oklahoma City to Tulsa and back.
Smiling! I used to drool over that bike as a teenager, did get the 305 superhawk when I was 20 used not a good bike. Traded it for a 71 CB350 new and it was a good bike.
You could always call yourself rusty 1 😁 I absolutely love mustie1's channel and I could watch him all day. So if your compared to him slightly, I'd see it as a compliment! I much prefer the slightly longer videos. Great channel 👍
You're very calm in your narration of what you're doing. Occasionally you say " Well Shit... or Holy Shit!" Keeps it interesting. Really dig the channel. Keep it up.
When I was 12 my uncle bought a Honda 305 and he took off the headlight, put on knobby tires and turned it into a dirt bike. We would go to Hollister to a motorcycle park and I'd ride it up steep hills and on the trails. Heavy bike for a 12 year old riding up steep hills, but I managed.
Here's a story. Consider it's relevance... Guy Martin wrote in his last book about blowing up 2 freshly rebuilt and heavily tuned motors, for the team classic Suzuki GB GSX katana endurance bike. On his new dyno, engines built by himself, he knew they were both perfect... well the frame had just been done. There was media contamination inside the remains of the bandit 12 case. The media particles got through the air filters. The frame had debris inside that shook out. That's all it took. Be careful with that stuff in the workshop dude. Separate the blast cabinet and materials from open engines and live bikes completely first chance you get with new workshop!? Surgical style clean up dude lol. Keep the ape hangers! Cool af 😁🙌
I’m definitely gonna use this video as a step by step diagnosis as I go to rebuild my grandfathers 65 dream 305. He recently passed but I still mow for my grandmother anyways, and it’s parked in the far back of the shed the mower is kept. (I’ve been mowing for them since I was 15, and have always brought up interest in fixing it to him and my dad, and tbh.. the things been there as long as I can remember, so easily 20 years atleast, possibly more)
4 months later I finally got around to testing it. Zero spark, haven’t cleaned the carb yet so haven’t gotten around to checking fuel, compression is ABSOLUTELY SOLID AT 155, and still working on finding an air filter. Definitely going to need to redo the wiring harness entirely though, everything’s shot to hell.
I really liked your video. I owned a similar bike in Japan in the 1960's but it was a 250 cc version. Looked a lot like the one you worked on. I put a lot of miles on it touring around Japan and wish I had one right now. I loved it, and hated to sell it when I left Japan in 1963, but I couldn't bring it back to the U.S.A. with me. I had to replace a bushing on the output shaft to the primary sprocket and dissembled the entire engine to do that. My wife thought I was crazy as I had hundreds of parts laying on my deck during the project. I eventually got it all back together again and it worked oK. The model I had was a CB 72. Yours looks like what was sold in Japan as a CL 77 in Japan at the time. Several different models of the 250 cc and 305 cc twins. Mine used the British way of using two cylinders. They both went up and down together and both sparked at the same time. But only one was in the compression stroke, so both cylinders sparking at the same time didn't matter. One 305 cc version had an opposing cylinder method . They both went up and down opposite each other mode. The engine sounded somewhat different. I think your model is the British method as it sounds normal.
Love it I think this bike is just screaming out for a cool custom job something that is sympathetic to the era it comes from & accentuates those lovely lines
I remember these. One time I dropped a hit of LSD in the late 60's, jumped on a friend's Honda Dream and went for a ride in the country. WHAT A RIDE. :)
New watcher....have been into Mustie 1 for several years.....and I could tell that you watched his videos..... but I like what your doing....and will continue to watch....best of luck to you and your shopp.
I believe the difference between this 305 and the Super Hawk engine was in piston phasing. As I recall, the SH pistons rose and fell alternatively while the same engine in the Dream moved together. The exhaust sound was considerably different. My 1966 SH had no turn signals.
Since this video was done back in August of 2019, I wonder what has happened with this old 305? They are a comparatively easy restore project due to their over-all simplicity. *Unless someone replaced the tank, this is an early-mid 1960's 305 Dream. The tank on later models had a sharp sweep back from the front-top of the tank, downward and under. The tank is the most difficult thing to replace. I believe some restorers give theirs to a professional who can cut away the rust, then patch and shape using steel stock. *I can see the seat is recovered. I think the "new bike" covering was vinyl which became brittle and cracked. When recovered, the seat appeared like a plump french roll. *The front suspension is "leading link," which had the effect of smoothly going over bumps and ruts. Engine-wise, the crank on the 250 and 305 Dream engines is 360 degree. *The ape-hanger handlebars were a popular custom item in the 1960's. Standard bars on new USA bikes had a little rise to them (the Japanese called them "western bars"). *Unless some aftermarket house today is making the pressed steel mufflers, they are hard to find and expensive. A lot of restorers have taken to fabricating their own variations using bullet mufflers -- or even just chrome straight-pipes. Aftermarket mufflers can't readily accommodate the close fit of the stock units. *There are no electronics on these old bikes, only electrics. Looks like this one has sadly undergone a lot of jerry-rigging. The battery is definitely wrong. Of course the start button and adjacent switches are not correct. Original location of start the button is up by the handgrips. Hard to understand why anyone would do these relocations except that maybe they got some shorts in the wiring and bypassed them.
keep it up, if it'll take too much of your time to film, just set the camera in a corner of the shop and let it run, time lapse vids of you working with quick updates every once in awhile are still better than nothing, i admire your balls to do this full time, that's a tough decision
There was two types of ignition type I and type II type I mostly on the dreams where are the cylinders fired simultaneously type II on the scramblers was a wasted Spark engine and the cylinders compression stroke were out of phase. Type one has one set of points type II has 2 set of points. Also the dream was interesting because it had a stamped steel frame monocock ahead of their time I think Scrambler had a regular tube tube frame with tube type front forks there was also a 150 version of the drain
glad I ran across your channel. my late brother had a dream and it needs to be restored. you gave me some insight as to what it needs. I just hope I can talk his wife and kids into letting me give it a go.
Based on the gas tank and rear shock mount ornament the bike is an early 63 or earlier. If the engine number starts with a 3, its a 63 if its a 2 its a 62 and so on.
Fantastic video; thanks so much for sharing it. I'm just now discovering it, led here by the inevitable Google searching of a person who just took custody of a 1965 CA77 and is learning all I can. Particular moments I loved: 20:55 Hands together; a less astute person might suggest you were praying 25:12 You utter “Well, shit” and remind me of, oh, roughly every mechanical project I’ve ever undertaken, which invariably hit some sort of similarly stumpy wall. 28:17: “I love Hondas; they just want to run!” 43:37: That’s… that’s a pride stance, yes?
I once owned a 250 Dream. Later I had a 305 SS, a rather different animal, much peppier. I'm surprised to read that the claimed top speeds are not very different (99 and 105 mph). My 305 had a rather serious engine problem, which was the result of a bad design decision. The camshaft was in two pieces, made to come apart. I can't recall the details now, but the way the two pieces were connected was troublesome. I think it used to come loose and mess up the valve timing. I spent quite some time trying to fix this (the guy I bought the bike from told me about it) but I think it was never really fixed. I have never heard of another bike - or any other engine - with this scheme. Watch out for it!
I would pull the tank and the seat and get to the bear bones of the thing before attempting to start it to make sure wiring is correct first. Plus I would get a circuit schematic on the bike and return it to stock wiring, but that is just me. That way the next owner will have a stock bike that is original, and complete like it came from the factory. Could test that coil and see if there is any resistance threw it or if it is open and no continuity, that would show it burned up and shorted out. I would imagine that the condenser might be bad as well. There has to be an air cleaner on the bike somewhere, could pull that and shoot a small amount of starter fluid thew that opening as well. If it is going to run at all it will pop with that starter fluid in it.
I watched this before going out to pick up a cb 450 motor. The person i bought it from told me he had a couple of dream 305 parts one of which is a side cover (has a crack) and a headlight. If you still have this bike the cover and headlight are yours if you need them.
The lack of endcaps on rear fender brackets to shocks indicates a 62. The tank having a center position gas cap and lateral lines on the knee pads also indicate a 62 Dream. It is possible it was not titled till 67.
45:19 Very good video I have 2 of those Dreams 66 n 67 both black. One runs great but jumps out of 2nd gear, the other 67 I have to get running but have no key for it so I have to pull the ignition tumbler and get the key code to order a new key. Your video will be very helpful in getting it running. These old Dreams are very cool bikes they never die just like the old Indians who they copied with the full skirted fenders.
Also, even earlier, was the so called baby Dream, it was 160cc. Same stuff, the CA160 was similar with box frame and fireman fenders. Then the way more popular CB160 and then the CL160 Scrambler. Soon afterward came the larger 250/305s, way more popular due to displacement and power.
Also, you should have connected the plug wire back to the plug before you tried to start it because if the plug wire is not on the plug, you have no spark.
A normal coil produces high voltage with respect to the unswitched low voltage connection. I think I'm right in saying the idle spark arrangement you have (with a coil with two high voltage wires coming out) produces high voltage on one wire with respect to the other. I would always test such a coil with both plugs connected and with the outer parts of the plugs earthed. You can still put an indicator in series with one or other plug.
Great job. I've been watching your videos every night, catching up. The Honda 305 Dream has been on my wish list since I was kid. My cousin used to have one for a field bike. This one needs some loving to bring it back to showroom condition, but you got it running and that's a good start. What did you do with it?
They're far from a scooter, dude, they're a full on motorcycle. Respect the Dream.
I wish that would fit on a license plate, I’d so slap that on my 65’ Dream
It is basically a two cylinder super cub
Are you still doing videos?
Respect? Respect needs to be earned. The underwhelming performance numbers don't demand respect
@@davidparsons4625 words of the dude who rides a triumph
Wonderful classic bike , should be fully restored to its original condition IMHO
Keep it stock. Clean it up and get it running. Please don't cut it up.
instablaster...
😂 make him an offer !
Thank you for making these "Will it run?" videos in the longer format. They are very informative.
Being compared to mustie1 is a compliment if we all had his knowledge experience great American man we'd be better off
I wanna be just like musty1 and I don’t care who knows....
Chris from B is for Build is awesome also
haha, just don't make a brat scrambler out of it! love that engine style & the art deco.
Since you are new to that model Honda I'll tell you what I remember . Ther front forks are actually a springer the light on the front fender does not belong , the taillight is wrong it did not have a tombstone light. The handlebars are wrong , should be short or lower. On the motor it will have the actuall model # a cb72 or 77 or 74 ? The bike is a 300 Dream I see all the time people saying 305 but the only 305 was the superhawk the rest were 300's or smaller . The tank badge might say motor size. I'm not a know it all but i'm 67 yr old and I grew up with honda bikes At that time 61 tru 67 that was the biggest one honda made ,after 67 they started getting bigger. You have a real piece of history there put it back original. Have fun.
That whole design, including the "leading link" front suspension, dates from a time when the Japanese were inspired by the German motorcycle manufacturers.
And British!
@@tuc-dh4df No it's inspired by a dresser! someone added Harley like tail light and front running light! And the "leading link" front end is Hondas version of a SPRINGER! LMAO
Firstly, I've really enjoyed the will it run vids. I've been unable to work on my bikes for the last little while and it scratches that itch.
Secondly, clean it up and park it in the office! I've said for years that every good motorcyclist needs a decorative indoor bike. I usually pitch for living room art, but the wife likely won't go for it, so park it in the office!
Drew I’ve been itching to hang a little red Italian 125 on my living room wall. Something like an early 60s Stornello.
-Not in my household--That is where i draw the manly line where I'm the boss. My old lady's job is to mop,sweep & scrub the pots & pans and make us both a good meal. Plus to make sure my blanket is folded at the end of my bed. It took me a few weeks to get her trained But in the end it was well worth it. So now when i snap my fingers She ask me How high do i jump sweetheart.
I owned a 305 super hawk in
1965. It was a little heavy and
The styling was unique. My
Buddies called it the " buffalo".
Great times. Great memories.
Love your videos.
Oh wow you have a Dream?! I am super interested in this one! Hope you make lots of videos on it!
Great video. If people are comparing you to Mustie1, take it as a compliment! I'm much more interested in motorcycles than tractors, lawnmowers and VWs, but it's still fascinating to watch Mustie1 do his thing. As for the Dream, if you have the time and inclination, how about a running restoration? In other words, return it to stock as far as possible (get rid of the silly handlebars and hacked wiring, do brakes, tires, chain, tuneup, etc.), and get it into safe roadworthy condition. Then someone else could either do a 100-point restoration (if it's a good candidate), or just have a cool, vintage daily driver. Cheers.
Really cool bike ... personally I'd just keep it as stock as possible and clean it up really good. Nice work Taylor, always a good learning experience.
I bought a 1964 Honda Dream 250 and it was a Dream to me! I was 18 years old and I was upgrading from a Honda 50 SuperSport, that I basically wore out in 45 days with 3,000 miles of daily highway commuting. I rode the Dream for a year until Uncle Sam decided it was my turn to serve, so I joined to maybe have a better chance of not being in the infantry. In basic training they had me fill out a "Dream Sheet" that asked where I would like to be stationed in the world. Since I had a Honda, I said Japan. By joining I ended up being stationed in Japan working in Finance. The bike sadly sat outside for 3 years while chained to the front of a mobile home in coastal NC.
I love the 305 Dream, looking forward to this one. Glad to see any new video up :)
Great find. Great repair. Keeping them out of junkyards one bike at a time! 👍😎🇺🇸
Really enjoy the “Will It Run” episodes! Keep up the great work!
I’m pretty sure bikes weren’t mandated to have turn signals until 1968 so that bike may not have had them originally. Gotta get rid of the Harley tombstone taillight and mini apes, LOL -They Just don’t fit the bike
Its in such near-complete shape, I'd get it running sweetly, then detail it. The handlebars and rear tail light are easy replacements to source. then consider selling it as "original and unrestored" or keep it and enjoy the hell out of it. Congrats on the score of this lovely little bike. Well done Sir!
This is an older generation. These bikes look almost space aged. I'm excited to see what you make of this bike.
Reminds me of rebuilding my C72 Dream back in the late 1970s. Turned out to be a fantastic bike.
this is a trip down memory Lane, in 1971 i bought a 305 honda dream on a friday and by sunday i had already had an accident in which i broke my arm
Holy crap! My uncle had one of those! It was his second bike. He bought it right before he shipped out to Vietnam. He sold it just before he left or through my grandparents just after he left. I was so excited to get to sit on it, and I was about 7 or 8 at the time, if I remember right.
Strange looking tank, but they were desirable back in the day. His first bike was more of a scooter, with a much smaller engine.
I think that's a knee type suspension. Old cars had shocks like that, particularly British Leyland cars like the early Sprites and Midgets.
A solenoid and relay basically do the same thing, but a solenoid handles a lot more current, for a short time. At least that's how starter Solenoids work. A relay can be on the entire time a vehicle is running or just when you turn on the headlights or when you beep the horn.
I can't afford a project right now, but it would be nice to see it restored by whoever buys it. Good luck!
More videos like this and you'll hit 100k subs in no time. Excellent score, this 305 Dream!
Man I love working on Hondas. My g its the reason we all love Hondas. They never die even after a idiot ownership. Keep it stock and get it cleaned up. It will bring you more I promise. Even if you don't sell it you will get more out of it.
Wow! What a find! I had a Honda 175 Dream when I was in high school in the early '70s. It had 14 inch wheels, a four speed transmission and it did have turn signals. I want to say it was a '69 but to be honest I'm not dead sure of the year. I do remember the Honda 450 was considered one of the big bikes. The hot bike back then was the Suzuki 3 cylinder 2 stroke. Good luck with yours!
The Suzuki was a beast. Not as scary as the Kawasaki 750 2 stroke.
Talk about some good memories, one of the first bikes I ever rode was a 305 Honda. I would love to have the money to buy that machine off of you. That ride was in 1966 from Oklahoma City to Tulsa and back.
I had a late seventies dream as a kid. My second bike. Loved it.
Smiling!
I used to drool over that bike as a teenager, did get the 305 superhawk when I was 20 used not a good bike. Traded it for a 71 CB350 new and it was a good bike.
You could always call yourself rusty 1 😁 I absolutely love mustie1's channel and I could watch him all day. So if your compared to him slightly, I'd see it as a compliment! I much prefer the slightly longer videos. Great channel 👍
I had a 67 Honda 305 scrambler in high school in 1969 is was cool! it even had a Jon Kosmoski paint job. I paid $300 for it.
Kudos! you made it run! 👍👍. I am a lot older than you I like vintage and modern bikes. Just p/u a 1972 CB750 yesterday😊
That little bike is a legit classic and I hope somebody bought it and is restoring it to original. It'll get a lot of attention.
Great job getting it running. I really enjoy the Will It Run segment.
I really hope this bike doesn't get cut up ! Collectors love these old Hondas.
305 was my first bike. Had to lay on the gas tank to reach speed from Chicago to Uof I. I put it on the trailer to bring it home after graduating.
You're very calm in your narration of what you're doing. Occasionally you say " Well Shit... or Holy Shit!" Keeps it interesting.
Really dig the channel. Keep it up.
When I was 12 my uncle bought a Honda 305 and he took off the headlight, put on knobby tires and turned it into a dirt bike. We would go to Hollister to a motorcycle park and I'd ride it up steep hills and on the trails. Heavy bike for a 12 year old riding up steep hills, but I managed.
Props for giving credit where credit is due in recognizing Mustie1's techniques that you utilize.
Here's a story. Consider it's relevance...
Guy Martin wrote in his last book about blowing up 2 freshly rebuilt and heavily tuned motors, for the team classic Suzuki GB GSX katana endurance bike. On his new dyno, engines built by himself, he knew they were both perfect... well the frame had just been done. There was media contamination inside the remains of the bandit 12 case. The media particles got through the air filters. The frame had debris inside that shook out. That's all it took. Be careful with that stuff in the workshop dude. Separate the blast cabinet and materials from open engines and live bikes completely first chance you get with new workshop!? Surgical style clean up dude lol.
Keep the ape hangers! Cool af 😁🙌
I’m definitely gonna use this video as a step by step diagnosis as I go to rebuild my grandfathers 65 dream 305. He recently passed but I still mow for my grandmother anyways, and it’s parked in the far back of the shed the mower is kept.
(I’ve been mowing for them since I was 15, and have always brought up interest in fixing it to him and my dad, and tbh.. the things been there as long as I can remember, so easily 20 years atleast, possibly more)
4 months later I finally got around to testing it. Zero spark, haven’t cleaned the carb yet so haven’t gotten around to checking fuel, compression is ABSOLUTELY SOLID AT 155, and still working on finding an air filter.
Definitely going to need to redo the wiring harness entirely though, everything’s shot to hell.
I really liked your video. I owned a similar bike in Japan in the 1960's but it was a 250 cc version. Looked a lot like the one you worked on. I put a lot of miles on it touring around Japan and wish I had one right now. I loved it, and hated to sell it when I left Japan in 1963, but I couldn't bring it back to the U.S.A. with me. I had to replace a bushing on the output shaft to the primary sprocket and dissembled the entire engine to do that. My wife thought I was crazy as I had hundreds of parts laying on my deck during the project. I eventually got it all back together again and it worked oK. The model I had was a CB 72. Yours looks like what was sold in Japan as a CL 77 in Japan at the time. Several different models of the 250 cc and 305 cc twins. Mine used the British way of using two cylinders. They both went up and down together and both sparked at the same time. But only one was in the compression stroke, so both cylinders sparking at the same time didn't matter. One 305 cc version had an opposing cylinder method . They both went up and down opposite each other mode. The engine sounded somewhat different. I think your model is the British method as it sounds normal.
I had two 305 Scramblers as a kid. LOVED them!
Always liked the looks of the Honda Dreams when they first came out. Just hoping it finds a good home and a new lease on life.
Really enjoy your videos. The Dream is a real classic, it’s popularity and styling was a real plus for Honda.
Love it I think this bike is just screaming out for a cool custom job something that is sympathetic to the era it comes from & accentuates those lovely lines
I like the 550’s that’s why I subscribed but if it was up to me I’d say build the dream as a project and send a 550 down the road.
Welcome back, Taylor. Hope you had a good vacay and are feeling better. Interesting bike... nice work bringing her “back around”...🏍👍🏍
Little bit of love and it's on the road, I always thought those were pretty cool bikes
Sounds good, overall, for first start in who knows how many years.
I remember these. One time I dropped a hit of LSD in the late 60's, jumped on a friend's Honda Dream and went for a ride in the country. WHAT A RIDE. :)
I have the same sickness too Taylor, I have six modern bikes, and just started on 2 Vintage CB750s.... so far... 😊
New watcher....have been into Mustie 1 for several years.....and I could tell that you watched his videos..... but I like what your doing....and will continue to watch....best of luck to you and your shopp.
I believe the difference between this 305 and the Super Hawk engine was in piston phasing. As I recall, the SH pistons rose and fell alternatively while the same engine in the Dream moved together. The exhaust sound was considerably different. My 1966 SH had no turn signals.
That was one of the bikes I suspected you grabbed. Not many people have interest in them so I've gotta say you did catch me by surprise with this one!
cool bike man. do not sell it ust fix it and keep it
A fat tire cafe would be a good match! Seeing that bike run reminds me of my dad's stories when he was younger
Since this video was done back in August of 2019, I wonder what has happened with this old 305? They are a comparatively easy restore project due to their over-all simplicity.
*Unless someone replaced the tank, this is an early-mid 1960's 305 Dream. The tank on later models had a sharp sweep back from the front-top of the tank, downward and under. The tank is the most difficult thing to replace. I believe some restorers give theirs to a professional who can cut away the rust, then patch and shape using steel stock.
*I can see the seat is recovered. I think the "new bike" covering was vinyl which became brittle and cracked. When recovered, the seat appeared like a plump french roll.
*The front suspension is "leading link," which had the effect of smoothly going over bumps and ruts. Engine-wise, the crank on the 250 and 305 Dream engines is 360 degree.
*The ape-hanger handlebars were a popular custom item in the 1960's. Standard bars on new USA bikes had a little rise to them (the Japanese called them "western bars").
*Unless some aftermarket house today is making the pressed steel mufflers, they are hard to find and expensive. A lot of restorers have taken to fabricating their own variations using bullet mufflers -- or even just chrome straight-pipes. Aftermarket mufflers can't readily accommodate the close fit of the stock units.
*There are no electronics on these old bikes, only electrics. Looks like this one has sadly undergone a lot of jerry-rigging. The battery is definitely wrong. Of course the start button and adjacent switches are not correct. Original location of start the button is up by the handgrips. Hard to understand why anyone would do these relocations except that maybe they got some shorts in the wiring and bypassed them.
keep it up, if it'll take too much of your time to film, just set the camera in a corner of the shop and let it run, time lapse vids of you working with quick updates every once in awhile are still better than nothing, i admire your balls to do this full time, that's a tough decision
Great video!!!! I have a 1964 Honda Dream 305. Love these bikes!!!!
There was two types of ignition type I and type II type I mostly on the dreams where are the cylinders fired simultaneously type II on the scramblers was a wasted Spark engine and the cylinders compression stroke were out of phase. Type one has one set of points type II has 2 set of points. Also the dream was interesting because it had a stamped steel frame monocock ahead of their time I think Scrambler had a regular tube tube frame with tube type front forks there was also a 150 version of the drain
There was also a 90 , but everyone just called it a honda 90 Ha! It looked like a Dream.
Just picked one up last week! Fingers crossed that mine makes a few pops and bangs in the near future.
glad I ran across your channel. my late brother had a dream and it needs to be restored. you gave me some insight as to what it needs. I just hope I can talk his wife and kids into letting me give it a go.
Nothing wrong with taking tips from Mustie1. Keep up the videos man, I dig it.
Make it an office ornament for sure. Major selling points on future sales of builds.
I've got a friend here in North Texas that has thousands of parts and Manuals for the Honda dreamers
Kenny Pruitt you have a friend with manuals ? I'm interested
great train of thought..answers most of the questions as you go along...
Love the ca77 cantilever front wheel raises front when braking. My second bike was a 305 dream. First was a sears 106ss
I don't know why this is so entertaining but it is lol
I know this is old but I'm pretty sure you don't screw the dip stick in just set it back to top of case then pull it out and check it.
Based on the gas tank and rear shock mount ornament the bike is an early 63 or earlier. If the engine number starts with a 3, its a 63 if its a 2 its a 62 and so on.
Brilliant commuter bike. Someone will love it.
In the 60s all cars didn't have turn signals and he wonders about bike turn signals. Bloody cool bike BTW, very surprising it turned over by battery
What cars didn’t have turn signals?
I’m sure he(mustie 1) would be honored if you were trying to copy him but you both have awesome channels and I watch and love ya both!!!!!!!
I believe you are not suposed to screw in the dipstick to check the oil level
Check the cam chain tensioner roller they're a hard rubber and they break, I understand they are hard to get
Pretty damned impressive to take a basket case and make it run. Hondas are a great engineered bike. Congrats
Fantastic video; thanks so much for sharing it. I'm just now discovering it, led here by the inevitable Google searching of a person who just took custody of a 1965 CA77 and is learning all I can. Particular moments I loved:
20:55 Hands together; a less astute person might suggest you were praying
25:12 You utter “Well, shit” and remind me of, oh, roughly every mechanical project I’ve ever undertaken, which invariably hit some sort of similarly stumpy wall.
28:17: “I love Hondas; they just want to run!”
43:37: That’s… that’s a pride stance, yes?
I once owned a 250 Dream. Later I had a 305 SS, a rather different animal, much peppier. I'm surprised to read that the claimed top speeds are not very different (99 and 105 mph).
My 305 had a rather serious engine problem, which was the result of a bad design decision. The camshaft was in two pieces, made to come apart. I can't recall the details now, but the way the two pieces were connected was troublesome. I think it used to come loose and mess up the valve timing. I spent quite some time trying to fix this (the guy I bought the bike from told me about it) but I think it was never really fixed. I have never heard of another bike - or any other engine - with this scheme. Watch out for it!
I would pull the tank and the seat and get to the bear bones of the thing before attempting to start it to make sure wiring is correct first. Plus I would get a circuit schematic on the bike and return it to stock wiring, but that is just me. That way the next owner will have a stock bike that is original, and complete like it came from the factory. Could test that coil and see if there is any resistance threw it or if it is open and no continuity, that would show it burned up and shorted out. I would imagine that the condenser might be bad as well. There has to be an air cleaner on the bike somewhere, could pull that and shoot a small amount of starter fluid thew that opening as well. If it is going to run at all it will pop with that starter fluid in it.
I watched this before going out to pick up a cb 450 motor. The person i bought it from told me he had a couple of dream 305 parts one of which is a side cover (has a crack) and a headlight. If you still have this bike the cover and headlight are yours if you need them.
It's alive, IT'S ALIVE!
The lack of endcaps on rear fender brackets to shocks indicates a 62. The tank having a center position gas cap and lateral lines on the knee pads also indicate a 62 Dream. It is possible it was not titled till 67.
Good vids. I watch them often. I wish I were a Honda guy instead of a BMW guy though. I'm enjoying the Dakar project!
COOL OLD BIKE. YUP I WOULD LOVE IT!!
45:19 Very good video I have 2 of those Dreams 66 n 67 both black. One runs great but jumps out of 2nd gear, the other 67 I have to get running but have no key for it so I have to pull the ignition tumbler and get the key code to order a new key. Your video will be very helpful in getting it running. These old Dreams are very cool bikes they never die just like the old Indians who they copied with the full skirted fenders.
In 1974 I rode my 1966 Dream from Montpelier VT to Phoenix AZ.
Also, even earlier, was the so called baby Dream, it was 160cc. Same stuff, the CA160 was similar with box frame and fireman fenders. Then the way more popular CB160 and then the CL160 Scrambler. Soon afterward came the larger 250/305s, way more popular due to displacement and power.
Soichiro Honda had a thing for the name "Dream" so many models copped the name, from 49 right through to today there are Hondas with the Dream name.
Well with the ape hangers and the fenders that make it look like an Indian Chief, they likely ran with the Harleys.
Also, you should have connected the plug wire back to the plug before you tried to start it because if the plug wire is not on the plug, you have no spark.
As I am doing a lot of research on mine, flasher or winkers were not common on most of the bikes. The Super Hawk did I believe.
Big fan of the motobatt's
A normal coil produces high voltage with respect to the unswitched low voltage connection. I think I'm right in saying the idle spark arrangement you have (with a coil with two high voltage wires coming out) produces high voltage on one wire with respect to the other. I would always test such a coil with both plugs connected and with the outer parts of the plugs earthed. You can still put an indicator in series with one or other plug.
My Dad had a 150cc Dream!
Sounds like my 1965 305 Scrambler when it was new. That bike is happy to having been revived. That "thump, thump" is its smile.
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Love your videos but on Honda’s your oil cap at resting on top of threads is where your oil should be don’t thread in to check oil level
Really damn thanks man.
Great job. I've been watching your videos every night, catching up. The Honda 305 Dream has been on my wish list since I was kid. My cousin used to have one for a field bike. This one needs some loving to bring it back to showroom condition, but you got it running and that's a good start. What did you do with it?
I can hear my dad coming home, coming up Haven Av8
Excellent video concept . I just discovered your videos. Why are the best bike videos out of Texas? Common Motor is also excellent. Cheers
I have a 67 super hawk and would also love to have a dream too. I am interested in buying this. Let me know if you want to sell it!
Wish I still had my first bike...a 67 super hawk....if I ever find one I'll restore it....I'd like to have a 83 650 cx too