1965 HONDA 305 SCRAMBLER - Riding with the "Snuffs" Open (CL77, CL72, CB77, CA77)
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- The 1965 Honda CL77 was the first year that Scramblers had the 305 engine. They also retained several characteristics from the earlier CL72 Scramblers including: seamless gas tank, small brakes, painted steel front fork down tubes, metal front foot pegs, slotted chain guard, square rear sprocket hub, and a small tail light.
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I'm 78 years old and I finally bought myself a 1967 CL77 scrambler.
Restoration began today, 10/21/21 , I've been wanting one of these for 56 years .
Congratulations! Best of luck with the restoration of your Honda classic. They are a blast to ride and make a one of a kind sound.
I had a 67 super hawk. Great bike. Good for you and good luck with your build🍺✌️
The 305 scrambler was one of the best motorcycles ever made!
Mega upvotes !!
had a 305 scrambler custom tank and seat. 4inch Z bars, 6 inch dog bones and of course snuffs. bike never failed me.
That was my favorite sound when I was a kid...my teen aged neighbor had one and he'd be going through the gears every morning riding by my house...I swore I'd get one some day but after watching Easy Rider a few years later I ended up riding Harleys...as cool as they sound they don't trigger the memories like the Honda 305🥲
There is no sound cooler than what a Harley makes. To me I think the Honda Scrambler is the next best sounding bike. Here's the sound of one revving. czcams.com/video/zCLqLS2lY54/video.html
Epic! Just saw a "barn find" CL72 go for $400 at the Auburn, California vintage Japanese motorcycle meet. It was untouched head to toe, not a dent, and even had the tool kit. I was one step behind the buyer. Dang!!!
caesarillion Yeah, don't you hate when that happens!
My older brother had an early 305 that a GI had brought over from Japan. It was sweet with oversize Amal carburetors, heavy duty valve springs, Webco cam, and the snuff or nots! Fantastic sounding bike even by todays standards. I recall we had to rework the flanges on the pipes going into the heads and a new robust hanger bracket. An honest motorcycle!
Poseo desde 1972 una 305 Scrambler mod. 1966 y en la actualidad sigue siendo mi moto ideal , divertida y se encuetra funcionando muy bien y apariencia original con su caracteristico rugido y robando miradas a su paso en caminos y ciudad .
Bought one (1965) cash from San Jose Honda, day after I got out of US Marine Corps combat training. LOVED riding it for ten years. Sold it for more than I paid for it. Probably worth a lot more today.
Fun times and great memories!
The 305 has a lot of torque for an engine that was intended for high rev's. wonderful piece of machinery.
That's the bike that made me fall in love with motorcycles years ago. My first ride was on one of those and I always loved the sound of the 250s and 305 Hawks!
You too?💥😉
I wanted one of these, but my dad thought it was a bit too powrrful. I rnded up getting a '67 Bridgestone 175 hurricane twin, it was pretty quick and reliable, I sure put it through hell, good times!
Always loved the sound of these. Reminds me of grease 2 as a kid.
I bought the snuf-r-nots for my 67, and this took me back to cruising hollywood and the sound echoing off the buildings.
I had a '66 model that I bought used back in '68. The original owner rode it off-road a lot and it was pretty thrashed. It was stripped down but the owner saved the parts and I brought it back to steetable condition. Rode it for three years through high school and it was reliable and easy to work on.
Those are great memories to have!
My buddy had one while we were stationed at Ft Ord, California in 1967-68. I would borrow it on the weekends, and ride up, and down the coast from Ft Ord, through Monterey, Carmel, and end up in Big Sur. Something I still dream about.
That's a great stretch of costal highway to have ridden the Scrambler on. Good times! In 1969-70 while stationed in Okinawa I rode my Honda 250 Hawk all over that island. What an adventure.
My Dad had a 1965 CB77, I just bought a 1966 CL77 - history repeating itself. That sound 👌
They are true classics!
We always ran an open exhaust minus the snuff -r- nots despite Officer Clenny and his ticket book ! Have owned a lot of bikes but the little 305 made the sweetest sound a Honda ever made.
Agreed!!
@@mrken503 Found another Scrambler 305.Will take delivery at the Barber Festival in October.
@@richardmerrifield8186 Congrats! The Scrambler will be a trip down memory lane for you as well as a time to make new memories.
@@mrken503 If you've never been to the Barber Festival,you have missed out on one of the best bike events ever.No matter where you live believe me it will be worth the trip.
@@mrken503 If you do come to The Barber our group will be around vendor space B25 thru 28 . Be sure to visit .
That's the bike that got me into motorcycles way back in '67! I absolutely loved the sound and swore one day I would own one. So after I got out of the Military, I bought a used CB350 Honda and put drag pipes on it to get that same sound. Aw the memories.
Good memories. Yes, it's an awesome sound!
@@mrken503😊
Boy, do I ever remember those "SNUFF-OR-NOT's". A Dallas cop gave me a ticket for loud pipes on my 250 Honda Scrambler CL72 so I went to the local Honda dealer and purchased them. At the time, they were an astounding $5 or $6 bucks but in 1966, that was a lot of money! Plenty cool bike. I am currently riding a 1964 Honda 305 Dream.
Yeah I've heard the police had an ear for those long un-baffled Scrambler pipes.
I had a 1964 (or maybe 1963) CL72 in High School also. A cop gave me a ticket for open pipes even though I had the stock baffles in. I had to buy the "guppy" add on muffler to put on it in order to have it "fixed". I left it on to avoid further stops.
The bike never left me stranded.
Snuff-or-Nots were what we called them and I had them on my CL 175, memories of a misspent youth.
I wanted one of these so bad when I was a kid. Finally got an early 70's SL350.
Back in 1966 I road from Panama Canal Zone up to San Jose,Costa Rica with 3 friends I had 305 super Hawk, and two of my friends had 250 scramblers and one 305 scrambler. I was in the Army they were Air Force . They got discharged in Panama and road their bikes home one went to California,one to Michigan.and one to Tennessee.I still had about 30 days left so after a few days with them in San Jose they went on and I went back to Panama .back in those days the Pan American Hwy was not paved from the border of Panama to Cartago CR. Loved those old Hondas.
What an awesome adventure and great memory to have!
great video thanks for bringing back the good memories
I had the little brother a Honda 160 with scrabler pipes a carbs sounded simular with snuffs open
I was 16 in 1988 and my buddies were all into Ninjas, Interceptors and the crotch rockets. Dad taught me to ride on a 1967 305 CL77 (still have it today). That sound is magic. Although I favor the Ca77 and Cb77, the CL has a special place in my heart
That is very cool you still have the 67 CL77 you learned on, particularly if it was your dad's. Glad you appreciate these old classics even though they predated you.
There is no mistaking that sound! This model is featured in detail in the book The Tiddler Invasion.
Boy I tell you want this vid bring memories flooding back. Learned to ride on a Honda. My best friend and neighbor had a 305 Superhawk. We were to young for a DL but that didn’t detour us from riding. We rode that bad boy like we stole it. Two up we coaxed that ole Superhawk to 100 mph. Redline what’s that she’s still pulling. Bike was bullet proof. 😎 Shit got real when another neighbor brought home a Kawasaki 750 Triple. And then the King of them all the Z1 came out. Just so happened I picked up a 75’ Z1b great shape in the 90’s from an uninformed seller for for pennies on the dollar. Now we’re talking that bike flies. Still got that baby in my garage and will never sell it......well maybe when I’m 85.
Glad the video reminded you of those fun & crazy motorcycle memories you had back in the day!
Great video and presentation of the bike. i always loved the sound from the pipes with the snuffs open. it was a gutteral sound that was sweet music to my ears.
Thanks! Yes, totally agree about the cool Scrambler sound.
Perfect! I had a 67 Cl and a 67Cl with straight pipes, booth with Snufs. I don't think people realize how quick a 305 was! Great Video
Dave
Thank you! Yeah, the 305 engines would wind up to around 9K, which was pretty impressive for their time.
They always sounded wicked.
Awesome video with all 'likes'! I bought a 1967 CL77 today and am looking forward getting it back on the road and enjoying the 'music' once again after a short pause of 52 years! Thanks for sharing the CL77 awesomeness.
+ch47av8r Thanks! Best of luck getting your CL77 ready to ride. It will be a great trip down memory lane...52 years later!
Regarding viewing numbers, there are some Honda 250/305 videos on CZcams that have some fairly high view counts. But the appeal of these early Japanese bikes I think is mainly limited to those of us who remember them from our youth. As the saying goes: you either had one, knew someone who did, or wanted one.
Nice video. Had several CB & CL 305s in my 20s. Brings back a lot of memories from when owning 1 of these was a dream come true. My favorite is still a custom CL305 w/ a CA engine. Sounded like a smaller Triumph.
The CA-77 had a 360 degree crank. The CB and the CL had 180 crank. The CA sounded like the British twins. The motors with the 180 crank made more power but didn’t sound as good..
I HAD A 1965 250CC SCRAMBLER (CL72) AND RACED EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE WITH THE "SNUFFS" OPEN AND THE SOUND WAS THE COOLEST THING THIS HIGH SCHOOLER HEARD! BACK IN '69, THERE WERE LOTS OF BOSS 302 MUSTANGS, SHELBY GT MUSTANGS, CORVETTES, DODGE CHARGERS, PONTIAC GTO'S, HARLEY SPORSTERS, BSA SPITFIRES, .......BUT I.. LOVED THAT BIKE TO DEATH AND YEARS LATER, BUYING BIGGER, FASTER, MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE MACHINES, NEVER QUITE GAVE ME THAT "EARLY THRILL" AS A TEEN! ................DAVID "CHOPPER" MORTON
The 60s Honda Scramblers were the ultimate cool bike for the Baby Boom generation.
I bought one in 1967 from a bike shop by Yokota AB. In Japan the 305 could come in either a type 1 or 2 engine, a 180 or 360 crank. Mine was a type 1 and had mph speedometer. It was my first bike which took all over Japan.
What a great first bike to travel around Japan on. I was stationed at the NAHA Airbase in Okinawa in 1969-70. I rode my Honda 250 Hawk all over that island. Great memories!
Recollect I rode downtown Tokyo to the motorshow in late 1968. The hit of the show on a turnstile was the Honda 750 four. There was a large crowd around the bike -- all amazed at a inline four SOHC bike with a disc brake. The think the only inline four back then was the Benelli which was very expensive. The 750 was ground breaking and at a very reasonable price. I bought a K0 when I got back to the States when the came out. I was stationed at Fuchu.
That was epic to have seen one of the first Honda
CB750s back then. It was a marvel of motorcycle engineering. Honda's innovation,
quality and price were hard to beat.
Nice job on this post! It seriously takes me back to my freshman and sophomore years in college when I owned two of these, one stock/street, the next dirt which I converted back to street. I traded the second one for a Harley wheel laced to Triumph hub for my third and final bike, a mildly chopped 1966 Bonneville. But I will never forget the great rides and sound of those Scramblers.
You totally captured the essence of the experience. Far out, man!!
Doug Hansen Thanks Doug!
Hello mrken503, I was just in the garage and mounted up some nice cross over open pipes on my CL77. The scrambler was my first bike and I've kept it all these years. There's something about riding a twin cylinder bike and the scrambler has that distinctive exhaust note! If I want to switch back so it's quieter, I have the stock exhaust with the guppie muffler. It's all stock and unrestored. Silver tank, fenders and side covers with the black frame. One just sold on BaT for 17K. Imagine that. Thanks for sharing your ride here on YT. Ride safe and best wishes!
Thanks Russ. Glad you enjoyed the video. Very cool that you still have your first bike and that it is a Scrambler. That's good you are keeping it stock and original. Agreed, the Scrambler has an awesome one of a kind sound!
G-r-e-a-t video!! Great shots (oh, the look on 'dem cows!), great action, great acting, great music, great DRAMA, everything! JUST OVER-THE-TOP! I had one of these (silver) while attending FSU (Florida State). I was 22 and just a yr. out of a 4 yr. tour in the military. My best friend bought one and I HAD to have it! We had some great times riding, including to Florida sink holes (swimmin' ponds). This video ought to go viral!--it's a cryin' shame it hasn't.
Thanks for posting. Learned to ride on a high school friends 64 305 Super Hawk. Still have my dad's 66 305 Super Hawk.
Awesome! Both because it's a classic bike and particularly since your dad owned it.
These hondas are nice! Would love to have one .guess I will have to just ride my 1966 Yamaha 250 candy blue big bear scrambler 😎😎🏍🍺
@@arthurmchugh5184 The Yamaha Big Bear Scrambler is a real classic!
If Honda would make this bike again. They would sell like hot cakes!
The first time I took a bike off road was with a friends 305 Scrambler around '69. Evil handling, heavy beast. BUT THAT SOUND AND POWER! It started it all with me.
I was called "Hondaman" in high school because my fascination with Honda four strokes when two strokes were just starting to be the thing off road. I wound up building a Redline framed Honda 125 with Yoshumura trick parts in it. Man was that thing fast and torquey! And light too. It had a redline around 12,000 rpm. I had most of it done when I raced a Suzuki RM 125 in the local sandwash. Those were the kings of 125cc motocross at that time. I pulled him in a drag race. Unfortunately, this was right at the beginning of the suspension wars of the early 70's. And I had a girlfriend who became my wife of over 45 years now. Priorities shifted. I sold the unfinished bike. Dang.
Yes, they are heavy beasts with limited suspension, but as you mentioned, they make up for it by being one of the coolest sounding bikes ever made IMHO. Your Honda 125 motocross bike sounds like it was an awesome machine, particularly with a redline of 12K.
All things considered though you made a great trade; congrats on 45 years of marriage!
Very nice , I ride a 1962 CB72 I love it.....interesting to see the different kick start to the cb
Thanks for the video. I bought a new 250 Scrambler from
Los Gatos Honda in 1965 it cost $625.00 out the door. I rode it for all 5yrs thru college.
Great Memories thanks Again!
Glad the video brought back some good memories of your Scrambler! They were cool then and still are.
I still love this classic Honda Scramblers..
Beautiful little scrambler!
Thanks!
Boy what memories! I always wanted a CL77 but could never afford it. Best sounding motorcycle ever made then or now. Would love to have one now but it has shrunk over the years so I guess I'll pass. Love your bike.
She’s singing the song 🎶 of my people 😊❤
always loved this bike... such a classic
Agreed! There's nothing like the unique look and sound of those long straight pipes.
Good luck with your Scrambler rebuild!
Very well done video that brought back good memories on how much fun that was had with Honda bikes. As much as my brothers and I beat the engines as kids they kept on running. We would rev them up to 9,000 rpm and dump the clutch. With constant red line shifting who knows hign the engine reved with the occasional missed gear.
Had the 305 back in 66 till about 75. Had the snuff or not's like you show and it was LOUD. A great bike!
Thanks! I think it's great you have an appreciation for these early classic Japanese bikes, particularly since they predated you. Best of luck on your Superhawk restoration. They were an especially fast bike for their time.
Best sounding Bike back in the day...looked Big then, remember? Now? still sounds good but looks a lot smaller... that one's a cherry! Great Video...
Thanks for your nice comments! When I was a kid I used to ride my bicycle to the Honda shop to check out all the bikes I couldn't afford. You're right, the Scrambler was a beast back then. Hey, who wouldn't want to have one of those someday.
Great video. I had a 65 305 Scrambler, bought new in 65 for $750.00. Loved that bike. It still looks good today. Thanks for putting this on youtube.
Gotta love that sound! It too bad you cant share the feeling of when your hands and feet go numb from the vibrations on long trips! Lol! Loved the video, thanks!!
Thanks! Yes they do vibrate, but you never get tired of the sound!
I have a 1965 ? 305. It came with a cool story from the original owner who said he drove it to Woodstock in 69 and watched near the end in the mud as Jimmy Hendrix played . he also got in a wreck with it that prevented him from serving in Vietnam fastening story.
That is a cool story about your bike being at Woodstock. Would be great to have a picture if it there. Bummer about him having a wreck on it, but it could have been worse.
Great job on this young man:) Hope all is well. Much thanks.
Thanks!
My first MC, bought in boxes..put it together when I was 15, I rode it for years, then my brother rode it for years, then my youngest brother did the same, sat in dad's garage forever, I now have it in my garage and doing what I can to restore it....cool ass bikes !!
Thanks Wild Bill! Glad the video brought back memories of the fun and carefree ride you and your friend shared on your Scramblers. Don't forget that new memories can still be made (preferably while wearing shirts and helmets). Glad to hear your cancer is in remission.
Have not heard that sound since the 80,s ! Still got my bike !!
GREAT VIDEO!! Killer audio/music!! Thanks for the look back and inspiration Mr.Ken. I was born in 68 and I'm proud to say I have an all-original and complete 65 CB77 Superhawk that I'm working on bringing back to her former glory...a long and patient journey to be sure, but will be worth it.
Awesome! Best of luck.
The cl72 and cl77 with the 180 degree cranks are the best sounding of any motorbike excluding the earlier Harleys......Honda made some cl72's with the rods both on the same side of the crank, I think they called them 360 cranks..... they don't have the classic scrambler sound, but they do sound good.... sound kinda like a BSA, they had the same crank setup.....unsure if they made any cl77's that way......the cl72's were the early versions and not too many around.........but in my opinion the cl77 is the sweetest sound, unlike any other motor bike..... this is a great vid.....thank you very much !!
Thanks for the complement on the video. Glad you liked it. I agree that you can't beat the sound of a Harley, but I would put the Honda Scrambler next in line when it comes to cool sounding bikes.
Thank you for your nice comments! My wife shot most of the video including the cows. The bike got their attention when I rode by.
I’m glad the video brought back some great memories you had of riding your Scrambler, as well as for others too. As for me, I have fond memories of riding my 250 Honda Hawk all over Okinawa while in the Navy.
I know for dang sure this rider's ears are ringing after this little sprint on the 305 Hawk those pipes. I had the exact machine and my sure did ring after a while wound up on it. Perhaps this is why I have tinnitus today 50 years later, Ha!
Yep, it's worth it though!
In high school I had a 1964 305 Superhawk with scrambler pipes. Had the "snuffers" and it really sounded good when they were open. At night flames shot out the end ... I was cool. LOL!!!
+Wayne Novotny That is cool! Those were the days.
I had a 67 jus like that! Like everyone else, I wish I still had it!
I had a couple of those 305's. Good bikes and easy to fix. The snuffers lasted a couple weeks and then fell out
So far no problem with my Snuffers.
All of my friends in high school who had Hondas, had snuff or nots! Honda 90,250 scrambler, cl 160. I had a 1966 Yamaha Big bear 305 Scrambler w/ a 350 motor. I could unscrew the muffler caps ,remove baffles and open expansion chambers ![my neighbors hated my bike] Open cl77 one of the best sounding bikes of all time. The audio on this vid is awsome! Thanks!!
GREAT VIDEO! If I didn't want a Scrambler before I watched your flick...I sure do now. I love my old Yamahas (1971 XS1B 650 and 1978 SR500) but Honda was light years ahead with solid four strokes. Thanks for living the memory.
+Scott Christensen Thanks Scott! Glad you enjoyed the ride.
Had to watch this one again. Good video... great bike!
Cool. Us kids used to buy 'basket-cases' for $40 or $50 and pull parts from the best of them to build a runner. At one time I think I had 5. Got a good CB for $40, got it running for the price of a sheet of gasket paper. It was one of the faster bikes in our little circle of friends. Ahhh, good times :>)
Wow what a lovely genuine looking old bike ! sounds the biz as well ! I had the CB77 Roadster back in 72 paid £15 but it the engine was knackered , cousin stripped and put new rings etc in it but it never run again lol so i sold it .
Thanks! Sorry about your CB77, but the price was right!
Beautiful bike! Love the ol GRAND FUNK too!
Thank you!
Funny thing is that the Yamaha DT-1 gets a lot of press for being an icon that began the dual-purpose off-road revolution, but Honda had more to do with that with the 250/305 Scramblers.
Great bike. I had two friends who rode them. I had a 1969 250cc BSA Starfire. Sure was fun riding together.
Thank you. Those are fun times you never forget!
Nice history about this motor bike. A classic moto. Thanks for share!! Bye from Perú!!
Sure, glad you enjoyed it.
I owned one if these in high school.. Mine had chrome fenders so it was one of the last ones made when Honda came out with the 350.
Still wished I had it.
Love the sound of them pipes!
Yep, never gets old!
In a1965 a spoiled 15 yo friend of mine came by our house to show off his new 305 Scrambler. As he roared off down the street my father said "that will be the one that kills him". It was. RIP Tommy Bailey
I loved this one So much that I was hoping they would make a 605 Scrambler . Just imagine !
They were a great bike. My friend had a CB 305 Superhawk. I would borrow it once in awhile. Whole lotta fun! I had a brand new '69 CL 175 Scrambler but the Superhawk was a lot quicker.
Yeah, the 305 Superhawk was rated at being able to bust 100mph. Really fast for a bike of that displacement.
Snuff-r-nots!! I have a few pairs of them still in packaging, awaiting my Scrambler rebuild. Thanks for this video. a CL77 should never be ridden with the stock muffler on!!!
Thanks Craig. The CB77 was fast for its time
my first bike was a 305 super hawk scrambler. stripped it down got a peanut tank some z bars and tt pipes and painted it candy apple red. looked like your bike when i got it back in 1970. watched your video twice, love that sound. traded mine for a 62 chevy nova. oh, got my bike for 200 dollars back then1
juppiejim Yeah, I never get tired of the Scrambler sound.
Great video and a beautiful bike! Thanks for sharing. :-)
Thanks. Glad the video brought back some good memories.
Very cool, thanks for sharing. Even though I'm mostly a Yamaha guy, I still love the old Hondas.
The sound of the Yamaha 250 twins when they first came out was pretty awesome!!! Intake roar combined with stock exhaust, the guy up the street wailing down the highway while I lay in bed at home on summer nights I can still remember. Next best thing to Kawasaki triple.
Love that sound..btw i have one old cb175 k6..hondas always have a great sound
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.
I had one of those in the late 60's. Yup. it sounded cool with the snuffs open but cops hated it. I got a couple of tickets with it because it had no muffler. The other thing I remember was losing a drag race with a Plymouth Valient. LOL.
Yeah, don't you hate when that happens!
Congrats, i dont like scramblers but yours is pretty beautiful and the engine runs like a brand new. I never saw one like this in Brasil, they didn´t import at a time and i was almost a baby but this bike is awesome.
Gotta love that sound!!
WELL DONE VIDEO, LIKE THE MUSIC, I HAD A RED HONDA CB 77 IN HIGH SCHOOL, I SHOULD HAVE KEPT IT-
thanks for your video..I hope Honda reproduce this type. I love it
Thank you. That was nice of you to say.
great video almost have my cl72 running
+danny anderson Thanks! Keep at it and it will happen. Always good to hear about another classic Honda being revived and enjoyed.
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
nicknamed 305 superhawk, the best all-around bike ever built by anyone. Wish I had one from back in 69-70
what a great video !!! thank you!
Thanks for the complement. Sounds like you had some fun memories of your CB77. No, the bike is not for sale, but I'm sure you will find something sooner or later.
OK, I am a 59 year old salty dog that has been playing with engines and motorcycles since I was 12. I had a 305 and road it regularly form San Diego to L.A. back in my Navy days.... Dude you put a lot of time in this post and I REALLY Enjoyed it. I just sent the link to my brother that has a totally restored 1967 305 cl77, he also will love this.
GOOD JOB... DO ANOTHER ONE
Thanks Craig, glad you enjoyed the video. I see you put some miles on your 305 while in the Navy too. I had a 1961 Honda 250 Hawk in Okinawa while in the Navy. Many fun memories. Regarding other videos, here's a link to one I did on my 1965 Honda CL77 Dirt Scrambler: vimeo.com/110032642
Craig Stange Craig, you may be interested in a video I uploaded on my Honda 305 Race Scrambler. To watch it click on this link czcams.com/video/tf4A0x0vVIs/video.html or enter "Honda 305 Race Scrambler". Ken
1969 My friend Rich and I set out from Santa Barbara to the High Sierras (Calif Hot Springs) on our Scramblers. We made back rests for them and headed out "cool wind in our hair" (Eagles) We shared a tube of chapstick passing it back and forth and lost it on the highway near Old Cuyama (let me know if you find it, should still be there!). When we hit Bakersfield it was over 100 degrees....shirts came off and we ate so many bugs we did not need to stop for food...just gas!