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| When most people hear the name Honda 305, almost every one of them envision Honda’s giant-killer from the 1960’s, the CB77 Super Hawk 305. But the revered CB77 had a sibling, the less well known CL77 Scrambler 305.
The Scrambler name denoted what we now think of as the dual-sport class. But most manufacturers scramblers of that era were simply street bikes styled to look more dirt-worthy than they really were, mostly by virtue of upswept exhaust pipes for increased ground clearance. Of course, the CL77 had the requisite up-pipes, chromed and running parallel along the bike's left side. But it also differed from its pure-street CB77 counterpart in the elimination of the CB's electric start feature, substituting a 360-degree crankshaft (CBs had 180-degree cranks), a small-capacity fuel tank, fork boots, 19-inch front wheel, coarser-tread tires (called universals), a taller handlebar and abbreviated fenders.
The CL77 Scrambler 305 gave riders a taste of what it was like to go exploring where the pavement ended. An overall win in the second official Baja 1000 race in 1968, with Larry Berquist and Gary Griffen on a specially prepared CL77, gave Honda's Scrambler genuine off-road credibility.
What made the CL version stand out, though, was that it shared the CB77 Super Hawk's phenomenal engine. It had the racing exotica of an overhead cam, a redline near 9000 rpm in an era of slow-revving European bikes, and offered performance that was nothing short of astonishing, especially at such a low price. What's more, the 305 motor was as reliable and dependable as a Doris Day movie. Riders who had become inured to oil leaks and dodgy electrics were incredulous with the 305, and began to ask for such features from other makers as well.
Just as the CB77 Super Hawk 305, the CL77 Scrambler delivered high performance and amazing durability. For some riders, though, the CL77 provided fonder memories by introducing them to another dimension of motorcycling----dirt riding.
*article from RedRider Magazine, May/June issue
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