The Golden Boys. Honda 1972 Z50 Cafe Racer, 1970 CT70, and 1972 CB175 gold bikes.
Here they are. The late sixties and early seventies Hondas used beautiful candy colors and chrome to compliment their creations. Although gold was not the favorite color of mine, the tank on the Z50 inspired this chain of bikes. Once done, the Z50 build inspired the CT70 build, a frame-only project that had been sitting on the shelf for years. With those two bikes done, the CB175, another project that was awaiting revival, was pulled from a friend’s shed and put back on the street. Details on the Z50 and CT70 appear in previous posts for anyone interested.
A few changes have taken place since the pictures in the last post. For one, the mufflers were put back on. The header portion of the exhaust pipes had been borrowed for the Cabracer360, and a used set had to be sourced to replace them.
A new seat cover and a set of tires and tubes were fitted. All the chrome was polished out by hand, and the rest of the bike was given a thorough wipe down.
The original electrical system was intact and functional, only needing a new set of keys, points, plugs, condenser, a battery, and a couple screws on the turn signals to be complete. The electric start on the bike works perfectly, and the bike starts easily and idles smoothly.
Both front and back wheels were rusted, and were replaced with a used set of wheels taken also from the Cabracer360 bike. Though not perfect, they look pretty good after polishing.
Gold and chrome. What a sweet combo.
The front forks were also switched out for a nice used set that came with the bike originally. The rust on the fork uppers was concealed by the covers, but the seller must have been aware and found the replacements. The lower chrome portins of the covers is also in better shape than the originals.
Other new parts include a fuel petcock from Honda, and drive chain.
Texas gold.