1970 Honda CB

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What we have here is a very original, very nice survivor, garage find 1970 Honda CB175 Super Sport. I restore cars for a living and had recently finished a project for a customer. I went to deliver the car to his home and when he opened the garage this is what I saw. It had stuff all around it, a 10 speed bike laying on it, I asked him what he was going do with the bike and we struck a deal and I brought it home. These little vintage Honda motorcycles are getting harder and harder to find, especially in this type of condition. With so many people cutting these bikes up making them into some awful café racer they are dwindling fast. If you have a love for these little bikes like I do then this one should surely get your blood pumping. If you are truly interested in this bike, lets talk by phone, showing up in person with cash in hand will get you the best deal. 804-240-6164HISTORY My customer said he purchased the bike from a college student here in Richmond in 1984. He rode the bike for a while and put it away in his garage occasionally starting it and then it just sat. After I got the bike home I went to work on it to get it in running order. All of the things I replaced on the bike were GENUINE HONDA NOS parts with the exception of the carb kits themselves. I pulled the carbs off disassembled them, cleaned them and installed new kits. I also purchase an NOS float for the passenger side carb. I pulled the tank drained it and installed an NOS pet cock. The original was corroded on the inside and didn't want to let the gas come thru. I installed an NOS gas cap all new fuel lines and put it all back together. New plug and the air filters looked to be just recently replaced with no dirt or discoloration and also HONDA units. He was unable to find the keys for the bike, I gave him a while to look for he keys while I was doing other things and then I decided to purchase an NOS ignition switch and keys for the bike. It also came with the lock set for the steering wheel, which I will include with the sale, but have yet to change due to the fact I cannot find out how to get the lock cylinder out with out the original key. I also installed a new GEL CELL battery which works great, an upgrade from the acid type battery. After all of that was done it fired with out any problems. I have put probably 50 miles on the bike riding it around town and it has performed flawlessly. It runs smooth, shift fine and will rev to the redline if you so desire to do so. CONDTION The bike is true to the word "survivor". It is not perfect, it has its blemishes but I love it the way it is. There are some scratches on the tank (from a 10 speed bicycle that was laying over on it in the garage) and a few tears in the original seat. The seat looks very respectable and it appears to be original and even though you can get a new cover for the seat I did not want to change it, due to the fact it was the original. All of the lights, horn, started operate like they should. Tach works and sometimes it is a little sticky until you give it some RPM and then is jumps to life and works fine after that. The rear tire looks to be new. Not actually new, but no dry rot and he must have replaced it before he put it in storage, I see no reason not to trust it. The front tire does have some dry rot, hold air just fine and I would trust it around town easily. If you plan on driving it long distances I might replace it. The pipes are in excellent shape, no blueing, and they shine nicely. Same for the rims and spokes. They look super nice and have benefited from being inside all of these years. There is some minor rust or pitting on some of the blinker stalks but nothing that really takes away from the bike. It all just looks original. The neutral light works sporadically, I think it is in need of adjustment, should be an easy fix. It starts on the first try, whether you kick it or use the electric start. I have yet to have to use the choke. That's about the long and the short of it. Overall it is a great looking, great running bike. As with anything this old, I can not guarantee what it will do in the future, but in my opinion it is a solid little bike with many many miles left in it. I have put a video on YOUTUBE. I walk around the bike, give you information, demonstrate all of the lights and fire it up. You should definitely look it up and it gives you an even better idea of how solid it is. If you go to youtube and type in Shannon Hopkins Honda CB175 Super Sport the video will come up and you can see it. Also know the mileage will go up. I ride it when it is sunny. Last weekend I put 60 miles on it. TERMS The bike is for sale as is where is with no warranty expressed or implied. Shipping is the purchasers responsibility. I will be available by appointment to show the bike. There will be no test rides unless a deal has been made and cash is in hand in person. Please have your money ready before you bid. I non refundable deposit of $100.00 will need to be made via PAYPAL as soon as the action closes, with the remaining balance to be paid by CASH IN PERSON or by CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT. If you choose to pay by BANK DRAFT I will put a 10 day hold on the bike to allow the check to clear before releasing the bike for shipping. I do this because people are too slick these days and can forge anything, I need to protect myself. If you would like to speak to me in person, please send me an email and I will forward my number to you. You can ask me anything about it and I will answer with the best of my knowledge about the bike. If you have no feed back, excessive negative feedback, or less than 10 feedbacks please contact me before bidding so I know you are serious. This is not an opportunity to bid and win the auction to "come and have a look" at the bike it is an auction to purchase the bike. I reserve the right to shut down the auction at any time. I will not reveal the reserve. PLease take a look at my feedback, I don't have as much as many do on here but it is 100% positive and I want to keep it that way. BID WITH CONFIDENCE VIDEOHere is a link to the video of the bikehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6djROfe8NDg