MarshyXD Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Hello!I picked up a CB250N Honda Super-dream at the start of the year, with the intention of making it into a summer commuter bike. Here is my progress so far;Bike details;I bought the bike of eBay, unseen. It ran okay (ish) but was difficult to start and had been basically sat since 1984. The bike has all the original paperwork which indicates it was bought new from Honda, riden for 10,000 miles, then stored/sold/stored/sold until 2019.After cleaning and dismantling, I found a few issues...The petrol tank was completely rusted through, more cheese grater at this point.The wiring was almost all black wires. Fault finding was going to be hard.The underside had never been cleaned.The carbs were blocked with rusty tank.The fuel lines were very brittle.The rubber gaskets connecting the carb to the engine were split. So naturally the first thing I did was make a new seat!But then it was time for the real work...New Tank, fixed the electrics, new smaller Lit battery, new carb gasket connectors (these were expensive!!!), new fuel line and filter, new wiring, painted the forks, added fork dust protectors, painted the headlight, and a very deep clean!I've been struggling with time on this project due to house moves, weddings, and work (story of our lives??) but this is how it sits today;It looks close to being finished, but I still need too;Fix the front brake (i'm hoping a fluid change and bubble tap will solve this). Fit an exhaust muffler.Fit the licence plate + reflectors.New headlight bulbs. Wrap the exhaust. I've also made a video series which has fallen behind due to time - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxQPGalV3hGyQeXhTlimW-wLet me know your thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynax Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Hello and welcome, nice job, congratulations on getting this far with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bianco2564 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Welcome to the forum.There's a guy who lives near me that still commutes on his Super dream,see him most morning's around 7.30.Good work so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 a good project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Westerly Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 A Super Dream was my first bike. Nice to see one still running. To be honest though I have absolutely no desire to ever ride one again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofferz Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Very cool-good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxie49 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Great work so far I had a 250N super dream years ago, used to use it for the daily work commute, it was a good bike and never let me down once, TBH I never looked after it that well either, it was a pretty neglected hack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Westerly Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Mine was very neglected and I fell off it lots. Still have at least one scar from it. To be fair it wasn't the bike's fault, the rider was absolutely rubbish and didn't have a clue. Despite all the abuse I sold it as a runner in 1979 so it was obviously a fundamentally sound bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshyXD Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 Thanks for the feedback everyone!Its really nice talking to people who used to ride these bikes.I've heard some wild stories from total strangers about their Superdream memories Exhaust has finally been ordered, so hopefully a running video to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 To be honest I've always preferred the looks of the earlier T model . My mate had one as a first bike just like this back in the late 70's . None of this CBT nonsense back then . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 I had one as a commuter about 30 years ago.......it was decent enough as I recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkpaintersuk Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Must admit you are doing a good work on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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