The 1969 Honda Dream 305 bike was sluttish and easygoing to handle , but could also extend to almost 100 mph thanks to its potent 305 - ml overhead - River Cam matching - piston chamber engine .

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The 1969 Honda Dream 305 bike also could be dressed up with a dizzying array of saddlebags , luggage rack , and windscreens to increase its utility and individualize its personality .

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Soichiro Honda ’s first exploit , the 98 - cctwo - strokeModel D of 1947 , was consider quite crude when liken to its contender . Since then , however , the company that deliver his name has undergone some radical alteration .

After years of development and growing , Honda found itself flirt with failure in 1953 . But it managed to fall on , and in 1958 , the C100 Super Cub was bring in . power by a 50 - cubic centimeter four - stroke single , the motorbike was an instant collision .

The Cub ’s light weight and footmark - through design appealed to a bombastic consultation , and by 1960 , Honda was shipping more than 169,000 units per year to 50 countries around the Earth .

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The Honda Dream 305 motorcycle succeed in its footsteps , and was besides enjoying robust sales by the mid 1960s . Amazingly , its output outpouring would last ten years .

By the late 1960s , consumer interest was moving toward larger , more knock-down motorcycles , and Honda replaced the 305 Dream with larger twins and the formidable 750 four .

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The 1969 Honda Dream 305 help put the Japanese ship’s company at the cutting edge of bike manufacture .

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