Honda Dream restoration

My grandfather has an old 1966 Honda Dream (CA77) that my uncle and I are going to start restoring. My uncle had started restoring it in the 80s I think but it got pushed aside when he became sick and I don’t think it’s been touched much since then. The bike and my uncle are both four hours away from me in upstate NY so once we have an idea of what we need to do, we’ll be doing it on occasional weekends when I can make it up there. I imagine it will take quite a while but it should be fun. My grandfather is clearing out a space for us in one of his garages so that we can leave stuff there without it being moved. Right now the problem is to find all the parts because the bike is in pieces and things have been moved around so much over the years through all my grandfather’s various garages and outbuildings that they’re not all together. I visited a couple of weekends ago and saw the frame and the engine, and my uncle says most of the pieces are in boxes together, but he knows at least one rear shock has gone missing, and maybe a couple of other parts. The engine looked to be in good condition but the frame looked completely rusted to me, although my grandfather assures me it’s only surface rust and can be sandblasted right off. I hope that’s the case. In the meantime I’ve been collecting resources for old Honda parts and information to help us once we get started:

Vintage Honda – Bill Silver appears to be the definitive expert on 60s Honda restorations. He has a whole Dream restoration guide, including parts manuals and many other files, so I purchased that right away.
Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club – They publish a bi-monthly magazine with access to the complete archives online, as well as extensive resources in the members section for classifieds, tech tips, articles, etc.
Honda 305 – This site is mainly dedicated to the Superhawk, although the Dream is also a 305. They have forums that I imagine will prove useful.
– Various ebay stores, dealerships and salvage places that specialize in old Hondas or cast a wide search area: Larry’s NOS & Used Parts, Eastern Michigan Cycle, Bates Used Cycle Parts, Full Throttle Cycles, Junk Yard Dog

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