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Offline BenelliSEI

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Re: One for Me
« Reply #25 on: January 13, 2024, 06:11:02 AM »
Stunning piece of art!
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #26 on: January 24, 2024, 12:01:09 PM »
Ok I will admit I have a thing for the Honda 305 series, I may even start to look for a Super Hawke before all is said and done.  This came in a couple of days ago from NJ, a find on FB Marketplace.  Even with shipping it was a good deal, one you just could not pass up.  The bad, no title and cosmetically rough as Willie Nelson's backside, but it runs like a top with low miles and factory new compression.  I will start to bring it back after I finish up the Dream and I won't bore you gentlemen with another CL77 restoration process.  I will throw up a shot when done many months from now.  This somewhat falls into my masterplan I have for my small herd.  Some will be leaving in the spring due to the lack of use and space.  I am keeping a few favorites that I will occasionally ride to the hardware store or a bike night.  These two fit that bill. Everybody has a favorite bike, and mine has always been the CL77 305 Scrambler.  It was the bike to have when I got out of High School in 1967.........



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Re: One for Me
« Reply #27 on: January 24, 2024, 12:27:42 PM »
Please do bore us with the CL, the CL 72/77's are one of my favorite bikes of all time! Just like you,  but I'm only a couple of years younger, that was my transportation to high school and first job.
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #28 on: January 24, 2024, 12:46:00 PM »
Quote from: britman on January 24, 2024, 12:01:09 PM
Ok I will admit I have a thing for the Honda 305 series,

Always loved the high pipes on the Scramblers
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #29 on: January 24, 2024, 01:50:45 PM »
Quote from: jgger on January 24, 2024, 12:27:42 PM
Please do bore us with the CL, the CL 72/77's are one of my favorite bikes of all time! Just like you,  but I'm only a couple of years younger, that was my transportation to high school and first job.

+1 to that! Fabulous find!
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #30 on: January 24, 2024, 03:32:50 PM »
I went from a CT90 up to a 66' CL77,which was my first real 'road bike' after getting my learner's permit in 73'. A very enjoyable bike and it rode very well.  :)
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #31 on: January 24, 2024, 04:09:11 PM »
The CL77 was the first real street ride that I got rides on when my brother bought a new one in 1967.
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1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
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1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #32 on: February 02, 2024, 06:25:38 AM »
Dream Tank.........I need to start on the bags next, I hate messing with fiberglass........

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Re: One for Me
« Reply #33 on: February 02, 2024, 06:48:57 AM »
That looks awesome!
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #34 on: February 02, 2024, 09:52:14 AM »
Baby powder on your exposed skin before you start sanding. It fills the pores so the bazillion glass needles can't take root as easy. Wash off when done .
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #35 on: February 03, 2024, 09:33:01 PM »
Quote from: jgger on February 02, 2024, 09:52:14 AM
Baby powder on your exposed skin before you start sanding. It fills the notes so the bazillion glass needles can't take root as easy. Wash off when done .

I wish I would have known this before...
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #36 on: February 04, 2024, 07:26:47 PM »
Quote from: britman on January 24, 2024, 12:01:09 PM
Everybody has a favorite bike, and mine has always been the CL77 305 Scrambler.  It was the bike to have when I got out of High School in 1967.........

That one is my 'close 2nd' to the 750...They had perfect on-the-street power in big cities, with excellent manners (if weak brakes) and reliable like a hammer.

The 305 Dream, though, won out in the touring class for me: it's 360-degree firing of the pistons with the unique crankshaft to match made it so much smoother at the near WFO hiway speeds of those days. My SuperHawk more than once cut the license plate in half with its vibes, while my friend's Dream never so much as loosened a bolt.
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #37 on: February 05, 2024, 01:16:06 PM »
Tomorrow around the block.........

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Re: One for Me
« Reply #38 on: February 05, 2024, 01:29:06 PM »
As always your work is beautiful. Good luck with the maiden voyage.

How soon will the CL be getting some love? I'm very interested in seeing that one too.
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #39 on: February 05, 2024, 02:51:21 PM »
looks great !!    love the white walls !!
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #40 on: February 05, 2024, 07:20:07 PM »
I love how your 305 Dream turned out :) 8) britman.
I would certainly like to own a Dream just the same color and quality of yours: 'Living the Dream'  ;)
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #41 on: February 06, 2024, 07:20:12 AM »
Great job!
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #42 on: February 10, 2024, 02:08:28 PM »
Quote from: britman on February 05, 2024, 01:16:06 PM
Tomorrow around the block.........

Absolutely stunning job! The front “bumper” and rear rack really make it. How’s the wife’s knee doing?
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #43 on: February 10, 2024, 02:45:12 PM »
How was the 'Ride around the block' ?
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #44 on: February 10, 2024, 07:05:11 PM »
It has been almost three weeks since the second surgery on my Wife's knee and she is recovering well.  Still wearing a brace and on a walker, but staples have been removed and mobility is increasing daily with physical therapy sessions three times a week.   When we looked at the x-rays on the follow up Doctors visit we the realized the extent of the damage, her knee cap was laying to the one side.  I am not sure which fall caused the damage or if something went wrong on the first surgery, but we count our blessings each day and pull through one more.  I have been doing all home chores, preparing all the meals, laundry, and grocery shopping since December 26th. ( Hop Sing on Bonanza should have been paid a hell of a lot more.)  We are both waiting for things to return to normal again, I think it will be appreciated by two "Old People" more than anyone can comprehend.....


The first ride on the Dream was perfect other than a leaking after market petcock that required re-sealing.  The bike really is a joy to ride, damn sure not fast, but smooth as silk going through the gears.  Scrambler is next up after the bags get some TLC for the Dream....


 
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #45 on: February 11, 2024, 05:58:45 AM »
Good to hear your news!
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #46 on: February 26, 2024, 02:48:20 PM »
A couple of weeks have past. How’s it going??
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #47 on: February 26, 2024, 07:02:54 PM »
Quote from: BenelliSEI on February 26, 2024, 02:48:20 PM
A couple of weeks have past. How’s it going??

How're those saddlebags coming along ?
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #48 on: February 27, 2024, 07:27:34 AM »
Cool Bike. When I was a kid, full framed dirt bikes were becoming commonplace and we all as young teenagers thought the Hondas with the stamped metal frames were uncool. Now at 67 I think they're wicked cool. Funny how that goes.

As a result of a motorcycle accident, I had a total knee replacement 3 years ago on April 8. I attacked my physical therapy and I set a goal of being back on my MT10 in 4 weeks which I did. By August I rode 840 miles from Massachusetts down to The Back of the Dragon in western Virginia and met up with 3 friends. We went balls out and the new knee held up pretty good. 
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Re: One for Me
« Reply #49 on: February 29, 2024, 09:08:12 AM »
Bags are coming along.  Insides are spruced up, and one is in primer, hopefully both will be in paint in the next week or so.   The Wife has gone back to work, with Wilma, the name I have given the walker.  She has progressed out of the Satan designed brace and should be walking unassisted in the next 3 weeks or so.   I am still the the chauffer and main housekeeper, so garage time is when I get out there for a few hours.   I have also started pulling the CL77 down, the bike is truly really low mileage but must have been sitting in a wet environment for quite a while, fighting a lot of rust.   In the parts area, I have located an original set of Buco Mounting brackets for the Dream, damn rare, and two good wheels for the scrambler that have decent chrome and are 19inch OEM.  I have a back up rear also that I actually re-laced the spokes on, first time for that fun filled experience, but really enjoyed the process......



 
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