Honda's First Sport Bike - Honda 305 Superhawk Road Test Review

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  @duaneluchsinger5736 · 3 years ago

  You’re hittin’ me in the heart with this test. My first bike as soon as I hit my 16th birthday, a blue 1962 Super Hawk. Of course I had a few hooligan moments on it…thankful to have survived those moments of indiscretion(racing a Yamaha YDS2 on a bypass at close to 100mph with no helmet, googles or glasses on at night..he never did get by me…at the time that was all that mattered). Anyway, this was a great review giving credit to the owner of this gem and Honda Motor Corp. Thank you.

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• KE

  @kennethtams-ys5gq · 1 year ago

  I have a black 1966 ca77 305 at 9865 miles that runs like a Swiss Watch, and is 95% restored. Original paint on this Michigan 1 owner beauties patina is awe inspiring. Ride on Honda Brothers.

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  @cerealtiller · 2 years ago

  The CB72/77 was Honda&apos;s largest Bike for a full 5 Years before the CB 450. <br>it Cemented Honda&apos;s place in the Motorcycle Sport market.<br>A thing of Beauty in every respect.

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• TE

  @texasj49 · 3 years ago

  Beautiful bike. Thanks for taking us along. Kudos to the owner for owning it and keeping it up all of those year.

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• SG

  @sgvern1 · 3 years ago (edited)

  A red Honda Superhawk was my second bike. I got it in 1970. Ran smooth, ran well. It was a mid range bike at that time. It had,plenty of power for the highways. It was quite an upgrade from my first motorcycle, a Harley-Davidson Rapido (a single cylinder 125cc two stroke made by Aermacchi in Italy. Look that one up in the Harley Encyclopedia. It ran on a magneto, no battery, no turn signals, my left arm indicated turns, the brightness of the headlight and the sound of the horn depended on how high the engine was revving at that time. Total weight, about 173 pounds per the Harley Encyclopedia. Actually rode the Rapido on the highway, it got wheezy at about 60-65mph. Those were the days!

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  @rickved · 1 year ago

  At 14 I had a black Honda 50 Super Sport I rode to junior high school on Signal Mountain, Tennessee. At 15 I had a black Honda 160, the &quot;baby Super Hawk&quot; I rode down the mountain every day to Chattanooga &nbsp;High School. At 17 I rode a blue 305 CB77 Super Hawk to school every day and skipped school when it rained. I had the only motorcycle in high school graduating in 1966. All the girls would smile at me in the hall between classes. I should have been the king of the high school, but I was too shy. A wasted youth. The 305 was later stolen. I still worship that bike. I hear there&apos;s a store in San Francisco that restores only CB77 Super Hawks.

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  @markd7811 · 3 years ago

  Very accurate and well done presentationand review Mr . Honda was a genious . The story and legacy of Honda will never happen again on this planet. What a great great motorcyle . Honda Bikes are the best .wonderfully done video!

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  @bobcohoon9615 · 3 years ago (edited)

  They were very smooth running, could hit 10,000 rpm , very reliable . This one is running perfect . They had a 180 degree crankshaft ( &nbsp;Type 1 ) , and the Dream models were lower compression and 360 degree cranks ( type 2 ) , so they don&apos;t quite sound the same . Maybe check your swing arm bushings ,can affect handling

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  @bikabill403 · 2 years ago

  This was the bike of my dreams. I never got one, instead Uncle Sam had other plans for me and after that bikes were bigger. Looking at this bike I can still smell the showroom in Morris Marine, Florence AL, so many years ago. Oh how I had wanted one. Thanks for showing.

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  @Sara_PY · 1 year ago (edited)

  My first motorcycle was a 1965 305 Superhawk that I bought in 1973 (for $75 dollars!). &nbsp;I&apos;m 73 now, and I still own it, having had it restored ten years ago. &nbsp;I think it&apos;s one of the prettiest motorcycles ever made. &nbsp;I don&apos;t ride it except for special occasions. &nbsp;She (like me) has stood the test of time, and I do wish bikes like her were still made.

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• RE

  @redranger69 · 9 months ago

  Had that bike same color in high school 1966 to 1969. Rode all over Northern Lower Michigan. Great times.

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  @roberts.5790 · 2 months ago

  I owned and rode a CB77 in the late 1960&apos;s &nbsp;and loved it. &nbsp;It offers amazing torgue and a nice ride.

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