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The Honda CL77 or Scrambler 305 is the off-road or scrambler version of the Honda C77 Dream and the CB77 Super Hawk of the 1960s. [2] Scramblers, designated CL by Honda, differed from the sport bikes (designated CB) to allow for some off-road riding. The CL77 differed from the CB77 Super Hawk in a number of ways.
The CL72 and CL77 Scramblers also used the same engines. In addition, the engine was studied, and developed and enlarged by the Laverda factory as the basis of their 650cc and 750cc twin cylinder engines. These days, these Honda models are considered collectibles, and have a strong following in the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club.
The Honda CL series refers to a line of dual-sport motorcycles produced by Honda from the mid-1960s. Often marketed as "scramblers", [ 1 ] notable features of the CL-series include high-mount upswept exhausts , rubber fork covers, and taller fenders .
The Honda CB77, or Super Hawk, is a 305 cc (18.6 cu in) straight-twin motorcycle produced from 1961 until 1967. It is remembered today as Honda's first sport bike.It is a landmark model in Honda's advances in Western motorcycle markets of the 1960s, [4] noted for its speed and power as well as its reliability, and is regarded as one of the bikes that set the standard for modern motorcycles.
Aaron Frank has a whole chapter on how the CB77 was the first Honda built to the specifications of the US market, at the request of Jack McCormack, that it was targeted against British twins, to be Honda's first "real" motorcycle, and how McCormack said Honda, unlike his old employer, Triumph, actually cared what the customer thought.
The Honda CL360 is a twin cylinder four-stroke scrambler motorcycle produced from 1974 to 1976. It was the successor to the CL350. It was the successor to the CL350. The CL360 is very similar to the CB360 , the most notable difference being the high exhaust pipes that many consider very desirable.
The 99 cc (6.0 cu in) engine produced 11.5 HP according to Honda. This was sufficient to propel the bike with a small rider to about 71 mph (114 km/h). [citation needed] The CL100 was also available in a model designated CL100S (1971–1973), which had a governor to reduce power to 5 HP to meet some state restrictions for younger operators.
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