Topic: Chromed Hondas

[krusty]

In the early 60s Honda produced chromed up bikes as promotional or rewards for dealers. The ones most commonly known were the trail C100s.
So. Here's a question for you guys who worked in Honda shops from (almost) the beginning. Did Honda ever, to the best of your knowledge, produce a chromed version of the 250 or 305 Dream.
The reason I'm asking is that a mate of mine has, what we suspect, is a factory chromed C71 (that's the dry sump) 250cc Dream. Now my mate is pretty cluey when it comes to early Hondas. He has restored VJMC award winning 1958 Dreams and Cubs.  However the origins of his Dream are a bit of a mystery. He has closely inspected this bike and found that many of the chrome parts appear to be as they left the factory. That is, there is no evidence of dismantling and reassembling visible.
Hondas were exported to Australia from 1958. Perhaps this this bike was an Oz dealer promotion? Any thoughts?
Sorry, no pictures available at the moment as it is presently dismantled awaiting restoration

[754]

I think a lot of Shriner bikes got chromed up.
 There is a chance a high level dealer maybe had enough influence to get a factory made special...it sort of sounds like.
Is there chromed aluminum on it.. Very scarce to see that in the first half of the sixties in most places.

[MRT500]

yes the bike has much of the alloy chrome plated also ,

[krusty]

The bike refered to in the OP, to the best of my memory, has no chromed alloy parts.

[Retro Rocket]

The bike refered to in the OP, to the best of my memory, has no chromed alloy parts.

Haha, Krusty, read previous post....

[krusty]

And my memory is pretty bad at best. BTW MRT500 is the owner.

[Retro Rocket]

And my memory is pretty bad at best. BTW MRT500 is the owner.

Yes, i know....   Thats why i said it....