Honda CL77 Specs

• The CL77 was an off-shoot of the CB77 sport bike.The girl go on a motorcycle image by Mykola Velychko from Fotolia.com
  
  The Honda CL77 motorcycle was manufactured from 1965 to 1968. It is also known 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 high on the left side and converged into a single muffler to increase ground clearance for off-road riding.
  
  

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.
  
  

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. 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.