Years and health tell me the time has come to let the bikes go after my
nearly 48 years in the saddle. Going to part with my daily rider, 04
Honda Silverwing, and my hobby bike, 63 Honda Superhawk.
The 63 Superhawk CB-77 was purchased used this past Spring, and I spent
the Summer (I'm retired) doing a "functional" restoration of the bike. I
used to work in a motorcycle shop back in the 60's while going to school,
and had a good time getting my hands back on one of these; it needed a LOT
of TLC. Actual mileage on the bike is unknown since the speedometer is
not original, but all my experience tells me it is probably in the high
teens. Prior owner claimed it had a recent ring and valve job, and after
a good tune-up and carb rebuild the bike starts and runs good with no
smoke from the exhaust. My big expense items on the bike have been for new
rear shocks and a speedo/tach rebuild by Foreign Speedo in San Diego,
though there have been many smaller items purchased for the functional
restoration. It runs, rides, shifts, stops like it should, and everything
works. It has a non-model correct seat, from a later model with the lip
on the front, that does have a small hole just behind the strap (have
close-up photo available). There are details and extra items to describe
that are too numerous for this post, so I have a fact sheet I can email
along with additional photos if requested.