1965 Honda C200 cracking little bike. Just rebuilt the clutch
Price: | £1,100.00 |
Condition: | Used |
Item location: | Waterlooville, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
Make: | Honda |
Model: | C200 |
Year: | 1965 |
Mileage: | 17,600 |
Color: | Red |
Engine size: | 87 |
Gears: | Four-speed manual |
Contact seller: | Contact form |
Listed with a newly re-built clutch. it now has replacement plates and also both the main clutch springs and the damper springs have been replaced with new items. I bought this tiddler at the beginning of the summer as a project; I fancied working on a bike the same age as me. It had been imported from the US where it had sat in a workshop for 28 years. It was a non-runner and had parts missing and some damaged parts. I have sourced all the bits from all over the world and cleaned the carb. oil filters swapped the plug gave her a good service and got her running back on the road again. She has an MOT until August 2015. she went straight through the MOT with no advisories and was then registered with DVLA and given a C plate and a nice pressed metal plate has been fitted. Registration was easy as I had the original Tennessee registration document. She is not perfect. there are obviously marks etc on it as the bike is 50 years old. but she is rust free. the frame has no rust on it anywhere. exhaust is solid and she runs and rides really well. She is only 87cc. OHV push rod engine (similar to early C90 machines) and has a proper clutch rather than an automatic clutch like the C90. She is classed as Historic tax so Tax is free. She starts and rides really well and pulls my 16 stone frame along quite happily. She comes with what I believe to be the two original Honda (marked HM) ignition keys and one Honda steering lock key. This bike has been an absolute pleasure to work on. Spares have been easy to get (if worldwide!) and I do enjoy riding it. however I am now looking for a new project- I am looking for a British bike for my next project which I will likely fully restore long term and keep permanently. I also need a physically bigger bike as I am 6ft 4in!New parts:Pair of new Metzler tyres. tubes and rim tapes. New batteryNew front mudguard and headlight cowl from Thailand (wrong mudguard was fitted and headlight cowl was broken)New Chainguard from US (missing)Various gaskets and seals replacedReplacement rear sprocket mount with new bearingNew Fuel tap bowl sealSeveral replacement spokes and nipples. Clutch parts including new springsI had toyed with the idea of painting the engine but I decided it was a shame as it seemed to have the original engine paint on it. I think the main colour was originally white but has been painted red. To sum up. this is a nice little 50 year old rare bike that rides really nicely. not too many around for sale in the UK. It could be totally restored to concours or just ridden as it is (which to me seems a great option). If you have a british bike I would be willing to buy yours if you buy mine to comply with ebay regs; please contact me for any more details etc. Bike is in PO8 area. please feel free to have a look if you are local rather than just seeing the photos. Bike is 50 years old and sold as is. this is a private sale cash on collection or bank transfer/cleared cheque. paypal fees are too high (unless you are prepared to cover them). I am happy to assist if you decide to use a courier service at this end. I will not post to Nigeria so no scamming emails please. These bikes are also known in the states as CA200.
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