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'60's Honda DREAM 16" w/w front tire, Wanted Riken original

  HI , I just bought a '64 CA77e Honda "DREAM" . Im really a Brit bike Man but this was a Find so I am doing a cursory  general onceover, before I tackle another resto, so I can put her away till another day, my current project ('58 Triumph "21"), has tempo delay due to this dream , and of course the Holidays, so help me out if you can with a Riken 16" front tire and an unrusted , good Dream front rim or wheel, Im home on disability and bikes are my passion, not to mention good therapy. I'd appreciate it!  Merry Christmas....Dan


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The lowest servant in Heaven is still in Heaven.

Whoever rules in hell is still in hell, but they won't rule for long.

The best I can tell you is, if you're going to restore the Honda, yes, use the old tires.  Know, however, that they will no longer be usable.  Riken tires were gum rubber based, with only trace amounts of butyl rubber added to extend the life of these tires to about 4,000 miles.  Difficult to find at best.

If you are actually going to ride it (which I recommend) then put on new Dunlops or Avons.  Since your Dream has mechanical drum brakes, double check them and then check them again, as Honda used asbestos linings.  Upgrading to ceramic linings will not be visible, and will DEFINITELY give you better control and stopping power.

The Dreams all had knee shocks in the front, which gave riders control problems, especially on slick roads and expanded steel bridge decks.  My advice is to park it, start it once a month, let it come up to operating temperature, ride it around the block a couple of times, and park it again.  Double check the final drive chain, as they are known to stretch.  The rear sprocket will tell the tale.  If the teeth are worn, replace it, if you can find the part.  That is the bad part about ricers: they never keep parts in stock.

If you just let it sit, it will definitely lock up on you.  Sadly, the chances are bad that it has already locked.  To unlock a frozen motor, pull the plugs and fill the cylinders with diesel fuel, then wait an hour or so for the diesel to soak its way through the (probably rusted) piston rings.  DO NOT USE WD-40 or Marvel Mystery Oil.  Avoid STP!  Push the kick starter through GENTLY to loosen the pistons from their entrenched place in the cylinders.  Then change the oil and filter to remove the diesel.  Refill with 10-40 paraffin-based oil: that vintage Honda will not take kindly to synthetic oil.  Then, check the actual compression with a pressure tester: look for at least 100 PSI in each cylinder, +/- 3 lbs.  If you are out more than that, you're into a top end rebuild.

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Thanks for you shared wisdom its appreciated! Im sure I will have more Questions as it goes along. Im not sure I want to get into the motor as space is tight, just hopin for the best!

Posted 2009-01-30T16:13:54Z
 
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have you found your tire and rim? or do you need any other parts for a Honda Dream ? I have tons of parts to sell let me know.       Secretagean@aol.com

 
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hello secretagean;  now that you mention it, I could use a good set of handlebars for this '64CA77e "DREAM" 305!  Im also gonna need some case & cover screws/bolts as the Phil heads on these are totally stripped out and corroded. Not sure the best way to proceed on them tho. I was thinking I should drill off the screw heads say on the points cover first, then remove the cover so I can get a bite on the treaded part and WD and slowly try to rock them out of there, seems like the metals corroded together perdy tightly, so far im just guessing,You got any ideas on the subject? sounds like you may have been thru this before a time or two....Thanks in advance for any help, where abouts you located?........... Dan

 
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Hello Dan,

I have everything you need and i can help you i am in Green Bay. WI

write to me at AOL adress     Secretagean@aol.com

gettting those screws not hard as you think -- Get yourself a reversible impact phlips driver and hammer it out they will come very easily

any questions write to me

ty

 
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Hi Ty, Thanks for the clue. I dont get to the 'puter everyday, but will email soon. Dan

 
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The lowest servant in Heaven is still in Heaven.

Whoever rules in hell is still in hell, but they won't rule for long.

Tinman, stripped screws in oxidized aluminum cases are old business to bikers.  At all costs avoid the old trick of heating the screw with a torch to loosen it, as this melts the aluminum!

To remove corroded bolts, go to Sears or WW Grainger for a set of screw extractors.  They have left-hand bits (that often suffice for removal) and if that fails, the eze-out will hopefully remove the corroded screw.  Easy does it: once an eze-out snaps, you're ahead talking to a machine shop.

Quite often, you must resort to the "H" word -- an obscenity most bikers come to loathe called the Helicoil.  Stripped spark plug holes are the worst offenders, when some muscle happy rowdy decides to over-tighten your plugs!

 

Posted 2009-07-25T05:29:46Z

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