{"id":30176,"date":"2025-07-16T00:01:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T07:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/?p=30176"},"modified":"2025-07-06T18:54:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T01:54:07","slug":"where-were-you-in-62","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/07\/16\/where-were-you-in-62\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Were You In ’62?"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Joe Gresh<\/h6>\n

Motorcycles, like cats, tend to find you when you’re not looking for either. I never wanted a Z1, but the 1975 Zed forced its way into my life. And now it’s Honda Dream 305s meowing at the door.<\/p>\n

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Low miles, if it runs at all it won’t be hurt too bad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When I was 17 years old I had a 1960-ish Dream 305 built from an assortment of bikes I picked up for little money. History is repeating itself here and two 305 Dreams have occupied the ranch.<\/p>\n

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The darker it gets the better a Dream looks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’m running out of room for motorcycles in the shed. I have no time to mess with these bikes as my nesting has gone into overdrive. But the deal, the deal dammit, was too good to pass up.<\/p>\n

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De-gunked and pressure washed. It still looks rough.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Black Dream is a 1962 model and is mostly complete. It looks like the one I had at 17 except mine was red. I guess mine is black now. Of course it needs a thorough going over and every nut, bolt and part needs attention. The engine ran when parked but then they all run right before they quit running.<\/p>\n

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Tire pump holder. The tire pump Is long gone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The white one has a nicer frame, with no dents or rust, I think it’s ’65-ish\/’67-ish. I’d like to use the white frame but I only have a title to the black frame. I wonder if anyone would care?<\/p>\n

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Darren bought lots of parts before he lost ambition. This cuts down on things I would need to buy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Darren, the seller, was going to fix the black one but lost ambition, wisely in my book. He bought a bunch of bits and pieces and the bike came with 3 boxes of junk, a spare engine (status unknown) an extra gas tank and two seats.<\/p>\n

I don’t need this hassle man. Why do I keep doing the same thing expecting different results? CT, wife of the year, knows a good deal and handed me cash, “Go get that pile.”<\/p>\n

So far I’m not in very deep. Only $500 that I could have used elsewhere. I’ve inventoried the extra parts, de-gunked and pressure washed the bikes. I burned the pressure hose on the washer’s exhaust so add a new hose to the motorcycle cost.<\/p>\n

I’d like to say the bikes cleaned up nicely but I’d be lying. So now I’m wondering why I took on another project when I have 23 unfinished projects. It’s an illness.<\/p>\n

I have a few options: CT and I want to start an eBay store to get rid of all our junk. I could part out the whole mess and probably make more than I paid. I could go all in and restore one, complete, Dream, but Dreams aren’t worth much money and I would lose on the deal.<\/p>\n

Or I could see just how cheap I can get the Dream safely operating, a challenge, like the Youtubers do. My first impression is tires and a seat cover, along with a headlight trim ring, are the major purchases needed. All the rest can be nursed back to usable-but-crappy level.<\/p>\n

Between two engines I should be able to get something that runs and shifts. Black is easy to spray paint using rattle cans. And then what?\u00a0 Then what, man?\u00a0 Would I ride it?\u00a0 Sell it for a loss?\u00a0 The only positive spin is that it would give me something to write about.<\/p>\n

I don’t need this stress.<\/p>\n

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