Hello!
Sadly I have to sell my collection of motorcycles, which I have purchased during my short - almost 30 years live.
I have 3 modern bikes. I know their value, but the early Hondas are expensive.
1.
Dream MF350 from 1956.
Propably the rarest Honda above dream D. I'd love to drive it. It was no more than 100 units produced (only during a couple of months 56/57). Japanesse Vintage Motorcycle Club, said that till today there is no more than 4 complete MF bikes saved in the world.
It was modified SB350 model. SB had 14HP, MF has got 20HP.
Honda Dream MF was the most powerfull Honda of the early era.
MF was prepared to the races. Please see the picture from 1957. Mr Soichiro Honda is a man with a hat, and the MF is here too (without the covers, with modified rear suspension and seat).
Also compared with Dream SB, MF has got different fender's fin and front suspension - 4 swingarms (not forks like in SB), winkers in an amazing shape (only one Honda model had this lens shape and this is the first Honda with winkers - earlier Honda had semaphores as option), different horn, tank, rear seat and many, many smaller things.
But the most beautifull is banana type pipe.
Last time I recognized that MF has got the top solutions in the engine.
1. Brake integrated with the sprocket.
2. You can switch directly from the last gear to the first.
3. And the enigne has got 2 separated oil chambers. One for the clutch and gearbox, second for the cylinder and head. So you can use different oil for clutch and gearbox and different for the combustion chamber.
4. Gear indicator
In 1956 bike costed 189 000 yens, you could buy 68 gold ounces for it, or Konrad Adenauer's Mercedes, so it was very expensive & luxury bike.
It's a website with MF350's pics:
http://www.bike-tamonten.com/gallery/read.php?id=1008The bike is almost finished and well restored. It is matching numbers – has got papers from Honda headquarter.
2. The smaller one is
ME250 from 1957:
It is quite common bike. I think still 200 units worldwide. Bike is unrestored like in the picture. Engine cranks and should run well, needs only carburetor needle.
3.
Dream 3E 1953Runs great, everything works well. Only the tachometer line is cut, so mileage should be bigger than the tacho shows.
Picture from the time before restoration.
It will get new paint and chromes in a month. Still has got all genuine parts
Whole life the bike spent in the heated room, it will be the first restoration so far
4.
Honda CB77 1964Restoration is 70% finished. Bike is totally unscrewed now.
Some pictures from MF restoration
Water drops over whole bike this is just a rain. Bike was 15 minutes outside.
There is no Honda Dream MF in Honda Museum. They have only Dream SA, which was very common bike.
There were 4 main Dream models in these times. SA (12 HP), ME (12 HP), SB(14HP), MF (20 HP).
MF was the rarest, the most expensive and had the most powerfull engine and some gadgets like you can see.
My MF has got old Japanesse papers from registration and Honda certificate that it is matching number and when was produced.
Please see how it looked when I purchased it 6 years ago.
And some newer pics...
The last pics...
