c.1962 Honda CB72 Race/Parade bike, 247cc. Registration numb...

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£1,100

c.1962 Honda CB72 Race/Parade bike, 247cc. Registration number Not registered. Frame number TBC. Engine number CB72E 21/323.
Sold with a Classic Racing Motorcycle Club certificate, number 21U168, dated 1986, a large mechanical folder, Honda 250/350 manual, and other paperwork.
The CB72 rewrote the class when produced, the inclined twin cylinder overhead camshaft engine sitting in a race style spine frame, with 8” twin leading shoe brakes front and rear all add together to make this the motorcycle of the mid 1960’s. The CB72 produced 25bhp @ 9200rpm, enough for a 90mph plus top speed. Many of these machines were tuned and put onto the race track, where many success’s were notched up by club-men racers.
This example was found in France in 2016 by our vendor as part of a race bike collection but in a basket of bits. The engine was rebuilt, Amal 626 Concentric carbs fitted, new tyres, coil ignition system, he wanted to build a sprint bike. Works still needing attention include the front fork seals, one of the spare 350 barrels needs a new liner, the carbs needs the jets checking. The bike has had one brief shake down run at Elvington but requires more fettling, something that is now beyond our vendor.
Sold with a Classic Racing Motorcycle Club certificate, number 21U168, dated 1986, a large mechanical folder, Honda 250/350 manual, and other paperwork.