04-05-2018, 05:25 AM | #1 |
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Memories and a DREAM
I managed to recover a few pictures from an old dead hard drive, and I managed to find a picture of the very first project bike I had owned.
Meet the "barn find" 1966 CA77 Dream. A legitimate survivor bike. It sat for nearly 30 years in the corner of a garage, so the motor required a tear down, but otherwise it cleaned up rather nice. I didn't do much else to it besides replace the seat cover, chain, cables, and do lots of cleaning. Of course I kick myself in the rear for selling it years ago. I would love to get my hands on another one. Just thought I would share. I was excited to recover this.
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04-05-2018, 08:01 AM | #2 |
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I tripped over my tongue the first time I saw one. Great pic.
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04-05-2018, 08:01 AM | #3 |
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I've got 2 Harley Hummers (similar bikes with Italian heritage) in the shed. One runs, but it hasn't been started for 3-4 years now. 2-smokers with 3 speeds. Not sure what to do with them.
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04-05-2018, 08:10 AM | #4 |
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MD, Turn around and bend over so I can give you a swift kick. I think we all made those mistakes in the past. Cool looking bike.
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04-05-2018, 01:38 PM | #5 |
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It as a really cool bike. Not as perfect as it looks, but overall solid. With a bit more work and a couple of key pieces, it would have been a legitimate survivor bike. I bought it for $300 and spent maybe another 500 bucks getting it back to running and riding condition.
Then, like an idiot, I got made an offer on it that I couldn't pass up on. Like most things you regret, at the time it was a win-win scenario. I got 6 times out of it what I had put into it, and I had my eye on another bike. I should have just restored it the rest of the way... Here I am now looking at the few that are still for sale thinking I need to do it again lol. I have been considering a different path though by trying to get my hands on a CT90 or CT110/200.
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04-06-2018, 11:20 AM | #6 |
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That is a lovely example of a Dream. I always figured that if I found one with no motor, I'd do a nice restoration, but stuff it with silly amounts of horsepower.
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04-06-2018, 02:58 PM | #7 |
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I always thought that bike had just the right amount of power for what it was. I think it would almost be scary as a hot rod lol.
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