Lot Ended
Description
Genuine one-owner machine;
showing just 18,878 miles; low-mileage example that has escaped
modification; retains its original engine and gearbox; robust four-stroke
twin-cylinder engine with everyday practicality and excellent
reliability
The Honda CD175 earned a reputation as one of the most
dependable and user-friendly lightweight motorcycles of the 1970s. Combining
Honda's robust four-stroke twin-cylinder engine with everyday practicality and
excellent reliability, the model proved hugely popular with commuters and
leisure riders alike.
Increasingly difficult to find in genuinely
original, unmolested condition, surviving examples with long-term ownership and
low mileage are becoming ever more desirable.
First registered in 1976,
this remarkably original CD175 is offered from one-owner-from-new stewardship
and displays just 18,878 miles on the odometer. The sale comes reluctantly due
to the owner's advancing age and health, ending some fifty years of continuous
ownership.
Notably, the vendor advises that the engine and gearbox have
never been dismantled and remain as they left the factory, a rarity amongst
motorcycles of this age. Indeed, the machine appears to retain a high degree of
originality throughout and has benefited from dry storage during its
life.
Although fundamentally complete and highly original, the Honda now
shows its age cosmetically. The machine presents as somewhat tatty and would
benefit from sympathetic restoration of various trim items and general cosmetic
refurbishment. However, its originality, low mileage and single-owner provenance
are undoubtedly its greatest strengths and provide an excellent basis for
preservation or light recommissioning.
The accompanying history file is
particularly pleasing and includes the current V5C registration document
confirming no previous keepers, the original style log book, five previous MOT
certificates, a service record with written service stamps, the original
handbook and a collection of invoices.
A rare opportunity to acquire a
genuine one-owner, low-mileage Honda CD175 that has escaped modification and
retains its original engine and gearbox. An increasingly hard-to-find survivor
that should appeal equally to Honda enthusiasts, collectors of original
motorcycles and those seeking an honest classic Japanese bike with exceptional
provenance.
Contact:
david.tassell@brightwells.com