Great first bike for sale - Honda CB175

[GrayWolf]

Looks in really nice conditon. I had its smaller cousin a CB 160. I think a 8, 10 14 and 17 could strip the whole bike down.
Hopefully it will go to a good owner, which it should by definition.

yeh I actually preferred the look of the CB160, yet strangely enough dont remember too many of them around even in the mid 70's in the UK. Maybe just where I lived? Bucket loads of the sloped engine chromed tank late 60's CD175's and the CB's..... I do remember seeing the gold/white and blue/white ones (160's).... woulde be a tempting toy if the spare cash was laying around.

[vifferman]

My first bike (at age 15) was a CB175. Also the first bike I wrote off (second write-off was a VFR750). Incredibly, both were rebuilt after collisions with cars. The CB's was a doozy: t-boned a car at around 40mph, and the impact totalled the forks, and bent the frame so badly it ripped the rocker cover (bolted to the frame) in half. I was carted off with lacerations and bruises.

[cheshirecat]

yeh I actually preferred the look of the CB160, yet strangely enough dont remember too many of them around even in the mid 70's in the UK. Maybe just where I lived? Bucket loads of the sloped engine chromed tank late 60's CD175's and the CB's..... I do remember seeing the gold/white and blue/white ones (160's).... woulde be a tempting toy if the spare cash was laying around.

Yes it was a strange beastie. It had ideas from their IOM bikes, very long carb inlets just right for tunning, 360 degree crank, twin leading shoe front brake which I had to de tune for the wet, a very small light bike and reved like anthing. It would cruise easily at 65/70mph. 12 volts when my mates were struggling with Miller electrics (electrics being a bit of an overstatement) A ahead of its time.
My brother has a CD175 and it seemed so tame (and big) after the CB160