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$6,600
1966 Honda CB450 RED DRAGON
Price:
$6,600
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Summary:
Used 1966 5 miles Red
Location:
Rochester, NY
Description:
Very rare, restored 1966 HONDA CB450 RED DRAGON!I did extensive research to find the history on these motorcycles. This one, as far as I know, is the only restored Red Dragon Honda 450 in the United States! I purchased this bike about 8 years ago. When I went to work on it, I noticed there was red paint underneath the black paint. I sanded down every spot on the bike down to the original red paint. (I have many photographs and videos) I even found original red paint underneath the bottom steering race when I removed the races and bearings. I initially thought that the CB450 may have come in all 4 colors that Honda provided in the 1960s: Black, red, white, and blue.But that was not the case. I found that the US market had only black bombers, the European market had a mix of black and red, white was only for the police CB450 models, and blue was never produced by the HONDA factory. I have a factory Honda parts manual for police and black bomber CB450's and they only came in 3 colors: white, black, and scarlet red. once I establish that honda actually made red ones I disassemble the entire motorcycle for restoration. All parts removed from this bike were either repainted, re-chromed, polished replaced with OEM parts or refurbished. This was a long restoration project. I never intended to have this bike for sale, it was for my personal collection. The cases were split and completely cleaned. The top end was rebuilt: new cam rollers, new cam chain, cylinders honed, new rings installed, valves lapped, new valve stem seals, and new engine gaskets and seals. Aluminum engine cases and cam covers, were polished to a chrome like finish, and the body of the engine was painted with high-temp aluminum engine paint. I did not powder coat the frame. I could not find a powder coat color that was close enough to the factory red. The Red colors that I found always had an orange tint in the sunlight. I found an actual can of factory Honda scarlet red paint. Still available at ListedBuy!
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1966 Honda CB450 RED DRAGON is a Red 1966 Classic Motorcycle in Rochester NY. Find other listings by searching for 1966 in Rochester on Oodle Classifieds.
1966 Honda CB450 RED DRAGON is a Red 1966 Classic Motorcycle in Rochester NY. Find other listings by searching for 1966 in Rochester on Oodle Classifieds.