This is a lovely bike
Ridden behind it a few times and it’s stunning
Ridden behind it a few times and it’s stunning
For Sale Honda CB175
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I had one just like that for a while in 79/80, that looks lovely.
A Cracker! I had one exactly the same in red at 17. Coming off an FS1E it was a revelation - 55mph in 3rd at about 10,500rpm up a hill that I stuggled to do 25mph on the FS1E was mind blowing! GLWS.
I was coming up a hill in Glasgow well over the 30 and noticed an old police landrover wheezing along behind me, they got to me and pulled me in right by the cafe where the lads hung out. They then told me I was doing over 40 going up that hill, I was well chuffed.
And they didn’t give me a ticket.
Bit of street cred, my first and last I think.
I had a CD175.
Travelled all over the uk on it. Lots of trips with my flat mate on the back and a rucksack on his back. Always got us there, and never let us down.
The CD was the budget version with a single carb, and I believe only a single leading front brake unlike the CB which had a twin leading shoe front brake. I think the CD had an enclosed rear chain, but a lot of people removed the lower tin section.
Glws
Travelled all over the uk on it. Lots of trips with my flat mate on the back and a rucksack on his back. Always got us there, and never let us down.
The CD was the budget version with a single carb, and I believe only a single leading front brake unlike the CB which had a twin leading shoe front brake. I think the CD had an enclosed rear chain, but a lot of people removed the lower tin section.
Glws
That mod alone would be worth an extra 5mph as well as making you a sexual tyrannosaurus
The daft stuff that we remember.......
I remember the front page of Bike magazine when they tested a CD175. There was a bloke riding along on it with a thinking bubble superimposed above his head. He was thinking 'Dum de dum....wonder what's for dinner?'........
Probably 50 years ago.......I can't remember what I was doing last week -
BUMP for the little Honda.
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if all this carries on im gonna keep itThe daft stuff that we remember.......
I remember the front page of Bike magazine when they tested a CD175. There was a bloke riding along on it with a thinking bubble superimposed above his head. He was thinking 'Dum de dum....wonder what's for dinner?'........
Probably 50 years ago.......I can't remember what I was doing last week -
BUMP for the little Honda.
I did have my CD 175 ( in red) parked up outside Nuffield House at the QE hospital in Birmingham one night. Nuffield House was the student nurses home, and was guarded by a night porter. I took one of the nurses out, went back to her room for after, and barged my way past the night porter with my helmet on about 6 in the morning to get back to my flat.
I also shagged a young music teacher in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, and one of her friends when I had that bike, so it did bring me some luck in the sexual department!
GLWS and a bump for some nostalgia.
I must add that I bought the bike when it was under a year old. If I remember correctly, it cost around £400 from a dealer.
I fitted engine bars, a rack and top box, air horns with the compressor in the top box and a windscreen!
Farkled it even when I was a poor student.
Eventually sold it and bought a new MZ TS250 ( the 5 speed one with the flat cylinder head).
I fitted engine bars, a rack and top box, air horns with the compressor in the top box and a windscreen!
Farkled it even when I was a poor student.
Eventually sold it and bought a new MZ TS250 ( the 5 speed one with the flat cylinder head).
That is simply lovely and a credit to you. It's one of the best I've ever seen! I had a CD200 as my first "big bike" because it was cheaper on the used market but hankered after the CB at the time. These old CB's are so much nicer than the plethora of so called retro wannabes you see everywhere these days, and I'll bet every bit as reliable with regular fettling. GLWTS...
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