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CasterTroy · 02-08-2010, 11:05 AM

OK so Brian's widow dug up the 4 page letter from the last owner explaining where the bikes been and why it's what it is.

I'm just repeating what I read...I'm sure some southern Californian with a superiority complex will immediately get online and debunk anything and everything said. But at this point…I don’t care.

The original owner was a pilot that flew for an American based airline that shipped goods out of Japan in the 40’s. At the time of his era Japan was not allowed to have an airline to ship goods, and he did a great deal of transport for Honda of Japan. When the first TUBE-frame version came out, the original owner was given one as a gift from Honda….the emblem on the side says Honda Dream 300. The title is CP77 and not CB77. He was given a Japanese version that he flew home to California.
He rode it 200 miles and then dropped it in a parking lot, breaking a mirror. He then decided that his limbs and body were far too valuable as a pilot to injure and GAVE the bike to a very good friend. This friend rode the bike 10k miles and was told by a dealer after a service that the bike was too rare to just “ride” so he put it in an aluminum shed for 20 yrs forgetting it was there. After a friend discovered it, he then gave that friend the bike, because it had acquired surface rust, and he feared it was worthless. Of course it just turned out to be JUST surface rust and cleaned up fine. This friend was a good friend of Brian’s father and told him about it, and said if he wanted it, he could have it for $300 but he’d have to drive to Michigan and get it.. Brian’s father then told Brian, and the NEXT DAY Brian left to get the bike from NC.

02-08-2010, 11:05 AM	#28
CasterTroy ................ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Posts: 3,028	OK so Brian's widow dug up the 4 page letter from the last owner explaining where the bikes been and why it's what it is. I'm just repeating what I read...I'm sure some southern Californian with a superiority complex will immediately get online and debunk anything and everything said. But at this point…I don’t care. The original owner was a pilot that flew for an American based airline that shipped goods out of Japan in the 40’s. At the time of his era Japan was not allowed to have an airline to ship goods, and he did a great deal of transport for Honda of Japan. When the first TUBE-frame version came out, the original owner was given one as a gift from Honda….the emblem on the side says Honda Dream 300. The title is CP77 and not CB77. He was given a Japanese version that he flew home to California. He rode it 200 miles and then dropped it in a parking lot, breaking a mirror. He then decided that his limbs and body were far too valuable as a pilot to injure and GAVE the bike to a very good friend. This friend rode the bike 10k miles and was told by a dealer after a service that the bike was too rare to just “ride” so he put it in an aluminum shed for 20 yrs forgetting it was there. After a friend discovered it, he then gave that friend the bike, because it had acquired surface rust, and he feared it was worthless. Of course it just turned out to be JUST surface rust and cleaned up fine. This friend was a good friend of Brian’s father and told him about it, and said if he wanted it, he could have it for $300 but he’d have to drive to Michigan and get it.. Brian’s father then told Brian, and the NEXT DAY Brian left to get the bike from NC. __________________ “Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.” Viktor Frankl