honda superdream 250

[bruvamunk]

;Dnearly finished honda superdream ready for winter.got all mod cons has taped up indicators elephant tape upholsterd seat dance with the reaper brake system plastic clothes peg for keeping choke open and lovely eye catching dented tank with scabby paint job.insurance third party only 42 quid with bennetts cant be bad.

[cam7777]

This thread is no good without pictures

[General Gman]

I had three of those in my younger (and skinter) days - all of them in worse nick than you describe

[Deleted]

Should start a new thread, who hasn't ridden a Superdream.

Bit slow with my fat ar&e on it though.

[qtws]

;D LOL. sounds exactly just like my SR125 - right down to the clothespeg! Newly resurected, T&T'd ready for winter. All indicators having resoldered wires so that they actually now work. MOt man spotted the "back to front" front tyre, but let me have the cert when I returned with that put right.

[covertcodger]

I ran one for 3 years in skinter times. Engine was bullet proof, but had to continually reshim the rubber shock absorber thingy in the rear wheel. Also fitted a Motad 2 into 1 when the original fell apart.

[cam7777]

I have had a few of these, I even bought a brand new CB400N back in 1979!

[HRHpenfold]

Oct 3, 2008 18:39:02 GMT @cam7777 said:

I have had a few of these, I even bought a brand new CB400N back in 1979!

me too, but it only managed to last 5000 miles before i blew it up ;D

[billywhizz]

i've never owned a super dream.....

[teejayexc]

I once had a 'super' dream, it involved Kylie....but that's another story

[Reaper]

Never owned one they were to slow I went for RD250/350 and 400s more bang for your buck.

However I have road more than one including the wet dream 250/400 and worked on more than I care to remember, dam timing chains and cam shaft bearings were made out of Plasticine.

Did how ever own a CJ250

and

CB350 K4

which were the for runners.

Not my bikes in the pics.

I sold the CJ to my brother David after learning him how to ride on it, now those were fun days was ready to kill him more than once. Seem to remember he killed it on more than one occasion .

[Doom]

I never owned a Super Dream either. I bought this instead:-



because it was cheaper.

Ed

[m40man]

Oct 4, 2008 9:32:59 GMT Doom said:

I bought this instead....
Ed

MrsM40Man had one of those . She didn't crash it very often, unlike me on my RD250 .

[chunk166]

not had a cb250 superdream, but had it really big brother

only had it 6 mts, then bought my d9.

ray

ps this is not my bike, it's too clean

[Beast]

The only 250cc bike I have ever owned was a Honda VT250. Cant remember having any problems with it, but very slow changed it for a 350cc LC, Had Yams ever since. Did Honda do a 500cc Superdream?

Phil

[chunk166]

no they done a 400 superdream & a 125 twin.

ray

[iooi]

Oct 3, 2008 10:01:27 GMT bev said:

Should start a new thread, who hasn't ridden a Superdream.

ME ;D

I had a X7 and stupid mate's had wet dreams..... Funny they never like me being in front though, can't work out why
Still i soon lost them when needed

[xrwoody]

I had the CB 250 RS (two) which were faster and handled much better. My brother had a plethora of Super Dreams (250) which were comfy but way to clumbersome, mainly because they were a 400 with a 250 engine.

The 400 was not too bad a bike really, make a good winter hack now anyway.

[neilmud Lord Protector]

A mate had a CB 250 not a Dream!! but as we mostly had trail bikes he lost out when off road it was faster than my Suzuki TS 250 but I quicker on a run cross country (on road) only long A roads got the better of me.

Neil

[easilydiverted]

Ahh yes, the CB250N Superdream. I had one between 85 and 87. Black, with black reverse Comstar wheels. Because I had nothing to prove, and had no speed crazed mates to chase, I liked it a lot.
It came with a Rickman Tempest fairing, which gave it a lot of road presence.
It had a decent sized tank which was useful, being used for longer trips as well as for work.
It was also easy to service myself, with tappet and locknut type valve adjusters and the later style access winow which allowed you to get at the balance shaft chain adjusters without taking the clutch cover off.
I did around 25,00 miles on it and it was boringly reliable. The only problem I had was the inner pipe separating from the outer on one of the downpipes, easily solved with a used pipe.
It even looked good, in a porky sort of way. It was heavy, which made it comfortable (doesn't always follow), rather thirsty for a 250, (comparable to a 600 divvy, actually) and slow. The slowness encouraged smooth riding, because you wanted to carry speed through corners as much as possible. The suspension was set up for comfort but once lined up for corners it handled surprisingly well, even with my wife on the back.
The engine always sounded strangely whirry but the stereophonic exhaust note from the original stubby silencers was pleasant around town. It always sounded like a bigger bike and, with the fairing, made other road users give you a wide berth.
I sold it for what I paid for it, and despite other posters having mostly negative opinions on the Superdream, I think of mine kindly.

Easilydiverted.

[jules]

Rode one, spent a fair amount of time as a pillion on one, but never owned one!

Fond memories though - good times and good company. Nostalgic sigh.

[turbycat]

Didn't have a super dream. I had an even worse Yammy XS250 SE US Custom. Still have it actually (must dig it out from the back of the garage along with the Z550!!).

Andy

[An X-Member]

Didn't have a 250 super dream but did have one of these in 1978 which was the far better for runner to the super dream.

A CB250T Dream... fantastic bike


Did however have a 400 back in 1981.... pile of pants


And I very nearly bought one of these back in the 80's

[Padster]

Still got an old CB250N sitting rotting in the back of a mate's garage

[blinky]

i had a red 250 n from new then got a ltd 550