Air pump and tool kit for original low millage bike

Greggie-e · Post by **Greggie-e** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:26 am

Hi,
I just imported a CA77 from the US to Australia, it has only 3 miles on the clock (well 6 now). It is in pretty amazing original condition.
It is missing the pump and tool box, which I imagine is a common problem. Does anyone know where I can get original ones of these, and if not original ones that look like they are original.
Also the tail light rubber has decayed as have a lot of the rubbers. Is there a good source for these sorts of items?
Regards,
Greg [/img]

lrutt · Post by **lrutt** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:52 am

I know my CA77 did not have the pump. I think it was optional. I just have a couple of small rubber plugs to block the holes off.

Also, I notice the tires on your bike are not original. I'd have thought such a low miles bike would still have the narrow whitewall nitto's on it. Had they been replaced in the past?

e3steve · Post by **e3steve** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:54 am

Hey Greggie, trawl eBay frequently; I've seen several "Air pumps" & Air pump mounts". You should get a toolbox too; just be patient. Go to ebay.com, .com.au & .co.uk, as the listings differ sometimes. I usually search all 'honda CB77', ...CB 77, ...C77, ...C 77, ...CA77, ...CA 77 etc, etc. then, when I'm bored of looking at the same listings, choose to Sort by:>Time: Newly Listed.

I thought CAs had full-dress whites until quite late in production.....

Greggie-e · Post by **Greggie-e** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:43 am

If the tyres are non-original then I think that maybe it is not such a low mileage bike as I had been lead to believe.

There are a few inconsistencies with the condition of the bike.
The wiring is not 100%, that is it has the usual wear that these types of bikes get from use. You know the spots, on the handlebars...
If the tyres are non-original then they have definitely been changed for some reason.
The speedo has 3 miles on it, but that is not hard to change. The rubbers look like they are original with little use, but some of the paintwork looks like it has seen some action.

Is there any definitive way of telling how much work the bike has done without checking the wear on the bore?

lrutt · Post by **lrutt** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:35 am

Check chain and sprockets.

If you paid premium for a virtually no miles bike then the seller misrepresented it sounds like. If you paid a normal amount for a nice clean original bike and it runs and rides well then just move on and enjoy it. My bike had about 4k on it when I got it in 1980 and the rubber etc. looked virtually new. The seat was shot, paint somewhat faded, and front fender pretty well mangled but it was complete and ran great, still does. I did keep the original tires, they are so weather rotted as to not be usable now but I do have them.

FluteTears · Post by **FluteTears** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:51 pm

I would think that if this bike is less then 10 miles then the brake linings would look like new as well as the drums. its a clean looking bike.
Brad

milwaukeephil · Post by **milwaukeephil** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:08 pm

Either way it's a cool bike...

If I was suspicious, I'd first do as mentioned above and check inside the hubs to see how worn the brakes are. The other obvious places would be to pop off the bottom half of the chain guard and look inside for grime that only gets there after a few thousand miles, and take off the seat and look for rub marks where it touched the frame.

Are the rear shocks mushy?

-phil