Thursday, October 23, 2014

Honda Cl77 Specs

Loud Exhaust Sound

The CL77 featured a loud and distinctive exhaust sound, and many of these bikes were equipped with "snuff-or-nots," an adjustable flat metal piece that covered the end of the exhaust pipe to decrease or increase the exhaust sound during operation.

Several Off-Road Modifications

To increase ground clearance for off-road riding, the CL77 featured larger 19-inch wheels.



Designed for Off-Road


The CL77 Scrambler 305 was a street bike designed for "some" off-road riding. It was distinguished as such from other Honda sport bikes by the CL designation instead of the CB for street-only motorcycles.


High Revving Engine


The CL77 was noteworthy for its high-revving engine. The engine redlined at 9,000 rpm, much higher than the lower-revving American and European motorcycle engines of the mid-60s era.


The CL77 was an off-shoot of the CB77 sport bike.The Honda CL77 motorcycle was manufactured from 1965 to 1968. It is again declared as the Honda 305 Scrambler and other variations of these names and numbers. The Honda CL77 was distinguished by its exhaust pipes, which were mounted gigantic on the left side and converged into a unmarried muffler to augmentation ground clearance for off-road riding.




It also had coarse-tread universal tires, taller handlebars and shortened fenders.


Dimensions


The Honda CL77 Scrambler was 79.1 inches long and 32.3 inches tall, and had a wheelbase of 52.4 inches. The weight of the CL77 was 352 pounds.


Additional Features


The gas tank, fenders and exhaust pipe of the CL 77 were chrome, and the gas tank featured rubber knee pads on both sides of the tank.