twosmoke300 Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 I'm selling the superdream that has been in our family for at least 10 yearsAll up and running / riding - motd until may .I'm very original condition , would make a nice short distance commuter but would be nice to see it go to someone that would use it as a base for an easy resto . New battery , chain / spkt kit and oil / filter change in May zI have some small period pannier with it as well as the original rails. Looking for £750 and it's in cornwall . I could deliver a reasonable distance for some monies. I may have van space on my way up to Liverpool in mid oct. strangeangel, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, wuvvum and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Nice old ploddy things with a good physical size/presence. I had one and loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Me too. I bought mine with 24,000 on the clock, replaced the borked rear shocks with some I had lying around in the garage, rode it for 6 months or so then sold it to a courier who put 30,000 more miles on it. When he'd done with it I bought it back, got a fresh test on it & then sold it again for twice what I first paid for it. Happy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 That's very nice! Shame my licence doesn't allow real bikes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 My dad had a Super Dream in the early 80's so I would be quite tempted if it weren't for the fact that the current license laws seem to render 250's pretty pointless (From how I understand it I would need a full license to ride it in which case I might as well get a bigger bike). uk_senator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytwo Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Nice tidy bike and at £750, it is not overpriced. I own a 1986 125 Super Dream, had it for twenty years. It has never failed to start and I have done plenty of long trips with it. Thought about getting a more powerful bike but it does everything I need a bike to do. Cheap to tax and insure. GLWTS. John F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 I had one of these about 15 years ago. Took me about two weeks of ownership before I worked out it had a 6th gear. strangeangel and mk2_craig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 That's very nice! Shame my licence doesn't allow real bikes..Just fit a 125 conversion piston...just a piston with a hole in it and some blanking plates, seriously they were a real thing when the 125 learner laws came in Eddie Honda, Jerzy Woking and uk_senator 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Nah, you want one of these Cavcraft, CreepingJesus, Eddie Honda and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 You are damn right I absolutely need an RD! Ive never managed to own a liquid cooled RD bigger than a 125 and my RD250DX was bought thinking it would be just like an LC....oh how wrong I was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 My dad had a Super Dream in the early 80's so I would be quite tempted if it weren't for the fact that the current license laws seem to render 250's pretty pointless (From how I understand it I would need a full license to ride it in which case I might as well get a bigger bike). Don't dismiss 250s out of hand - I've been up to 400cc twice now and come back to the Helix each time. Admittedly I've just bought something with a 700cc motor, but that was purely on looks Jerzy Woking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Absolutely brill bikes. The proper big brother to the CG125, and I don't even like Hondas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 I keep looking at thisThankfully the shed is full of doors right now and with winter coming I wouldn't have tbe heart to leave this outdoors.Good luck with the sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Looks like a lovely wee bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momentary Lapse Of Reason Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 I had one of these back in the early 80s.I wore out an Avon Speed Master rear tyre on it.We called it the Fridge,('cause with the Speed Master on it it handled like a ...)Changed the tyre to a Conti, transformed the bike. My girlfriend of the time was learning singing at The RNCM, she used to practice her scales etc while riding pillion.A bus queue in Salford was utterly bemused at her singing while we waited at the traffic lights... Change the rectifier/regulator every 25000 miles. Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Don't dismiss 250s out of hand - I've been up to 400cc twice now and come back to the Helix each time. Admittedly I've just bought something with a 700cc motor, but that was purely on looks HANG ON! You bought that DN thing on LOOKS? John F and Jazoli 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 You bought that DN thing on LOOKS? Yes, absolutely! It's the first decent looking thing Honda have launched since 1986. UltraWomble and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 The Avon Skid-Master - oh god that takes me back to a place I never want to visit ever again. mercrocker, UltraWomble and purplebargeken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Did this sell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_senator Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Just fit a 125 conversion piston...just a piston with a hole in it and some blanking plates, seriously they were a real thing when the 125 learner laws came in 125`s are out now as well, you're limited to a 50cc if you passed before 2001 these days (I found this out when I went to buy my mates Honda CD125 Benley twin.. The bastards..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 Yup sold locally UltraWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 125`s are out now as well, you're limited to a 50cc if you passed before 2001 these days (I found this out when I went to buy my mates Honda CD125 Benley twin.. The bastards..) WTF? You can't ride a 125 on L plates with a car licence anymore? The world's gone mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 WTF? You can't ride a 125 on L plates with a car licence anymore? Well you can, but you have to take a CBT every two years. None of this ride around on Ls until 70 business. uk_senator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Ah OK, I thought the 125 cc entitlement had been revoked completely. So you can ride a 50 cc on the road with no CBT but not a 125 cc? Well, that makes sense... uk_senator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 125`s are out now as well, you're limited to a 50cc if you passed before 2001 these days (I found this out when I went to buy my mates Honda CD125 Benley twin.. The bastards..)Benley you say??.....tell me more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 So you can ride a 50 cc on the road with no CBT but not a 125 cc? Well, that makes sense... Well it depends when cat B was passed, for some they need to do a CBT before their full moped entitlement is active: Code 122 uk_senator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_senator Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Well it depends when cat B was passed, for some they need to do a CBT before their full moped entitlement is active: Code 122I think the cut off date was 2001, until they introduced that rule all car drivers could ride a 125 on L-Plates, as Eddie says, thats now down to 50cc if you dont want to do a CBT every 2 years, & I dont... Around the same time they removed 7.5 ton entitlement, & you even have to pass a test for towing a trailer if you passed after 2001 now. Since I cant get a sexy sounding 125 twin now I`ve decided I`m going to get a C50, but the prices have gone through the roof (+ C50`s are now rare, & because of this bollocks rule I cant look at C70`s or C90`s either). I like cubs, but I`m not gonna pay the equivalent of 4 decent Punto`s for one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_senator Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Benley you say??.....tell me more Its an 84 & sounds lovely, havent got any up to date pics, he`s restored it since this pic, so its not for sale any more: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Since I cant get a sexy sounding 125 twin now I`ve decided I`m going to get a C50, but the prices have gone through the roof (+ C50`s are now rare, & because of this bollocks rule I cant look at C70`s or C90`s either). I like cubs, but I`m not gonna pay the equivalent of 4 decent Punto`s for one.. My bro has a chicken chaser. So I occasionally break out singing "You little CUB" to the music of "You Little Thief". Honda Little Cub 14 by E Honda, on Flickr Worked out at 975 quid - because 2014, because exchange rate, because lives Japan, because before 8% purchase tax. MRRP now is ¥216,000 inc p.t. uk_senator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Around the same time they removed 7.5 ton entitlement, & you even have to pass a test for towing a trailer if you passed after 2001 now. I don't know when the rules about riding 125s changed, but the cut off date for grandfather rights to 7.5 tonners and trailers was 31st December 1996. I should know, I turned 17 in June '96 but didn't get round to taking my car test till Feb '97 (ironically, because I thought it was more important to beat the cut off date for the bike Category A2 licence). uk_senator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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