I hear you.....I wanted one as a 17 year old but they had sold out of them. I bought a black cb250n superdream instead in 1980. I have two Dreams and working on another two rebuilds. Great bikes. Thank you for your nice comment. Gee.
I bought one from new back in March 78 only it was the 250 Dream which is basically the same bike but with sleeved down bores for the 250 "Learner" market. I loved the bike, and the sound from the pipes. Mine was the same colour as yours, only with different tank graphics. I sold it after only a year, and bought a Suzuki X7 250, but regretted it, and set about looking for another "Dream" but by then, the "Dream" had been replaced by the "Super Dream" So, I bought one, and it had the same engine as the "Dream" only it had 6 gears instead of 5. But had the same gear ratio in top as the original "Dream" I "Loved" both bikes and even went on to buy the CM250 Custom variant which also had the same engine, it looked great, but was a pig to ride with its upright riding position. I would have gone back to either the "Dream" or "Super Dream" given the chance to own either bike again.
Hi Gary, thanks for your comments and story. I remember riding an X7, went like stink but felt soooo small, as they were, rode an RD200 as well, loved the power band of both bikes. My first 2-stroke as an RXS100 (in 2018) pure ring ding ding carrying 20 stone (oof). I have two built Dreams and two more waitng to be built, all 400's. 3 SuperDreams waiting on treatment. Lots of Dreams and SuperDreams for sale these days, but most overpriced shit, the good ones are worth the money and some sell cheap (under 2K)...right time right place. Cheers. Gee.
Many parts were interchangeable between the 250 and 400 in fact you could put a 400 engine into the frame of the 250 and no one would be able to tell. Most cycle parts were interchangeable with one or the other. It was, after all, designed as a 400 for the "Entry Level US Market" and sleeved down for our "Learner Market"
That is absolutely stunning. Riding on my AP50, I was in awe of these bikes - and indeed could only dream of owning one.
I hear you.....I wanted one as a 17 year old but they had sold out of them. I bought a black cb250n superdream instead in 1980. I have two Dreams and working on another two rebuilds. Great bikes. Thank you for your nice comment. Gee.
I bought one from new back in March 78 only it was the 250 Dream which is basically the same bike
but with sleeved down bores for the 250 "Learner" market. I loved the bike, and the sound from the pipes.
Mine was the same colour as yours, only with different tank graphics. I sold it after only a year, and bought
a Suzuki X7 250, but regretted it, and set about looking for another "Dream" but by then, the "Dream" had
been replaced by the "Super Dream" So, I bought one, and it had the same engine as the "Dream" only it
had 6 gears instead of 5. But had the same gear ratio in top as the original "Dream" I "Loved" both bikes
and even went on to buy the CM250 Custom variant which also had the same engine, it looked great, but
was a pig to ride with its upright riding position. I would have gone back to either the "Dream" or "Super
Dream" given the chance to own either bike again.
Hi Gary, thanks for your comments and story. I remember riding an X7, went like stink but felt soooo small, as they were, rode an RD200 as well, loved the power band of both bikes. My first 2-stroke as an RXS100 (in 2018) pure ring ding ding carrying 20 stone (oof). I have two built Dreams and two more waitng to be built, all 400's. 3 SuperDreams waiting on treatment. Lots of Dreams and SuperDreams for sale these days, but most overpriced shit, the good ones are worth the money and some sell cheap (under 2K)...right time right place. Cheers. Gee.
Hi Graeme, is the carb intake manifold same to use for either Cb250 and 400?
Hi there, different sizes. The aperture for the 400 is bigger at the carb side. 16211413000 for the 400 Dream and 16211414010 for the 250.
Many parts were interchangeable between the 250 and 400 in fact you could put a 400 engine into
the frame of the 250 and no one would be able to tell. Most cycle parts were interchangeable with
one or the other. It was, after all, designed as a 400 for the "Entry Level US Market" and sleeved
down for our "Learner Market"