I remember my first motorcycle. Well, technically my second, but the first one was just a little 80cc dirt I had as a kid. So let me start over. I remember my first street motorcycle. It was a gift from my grandfather. The bike had sat in his carport for years and years and was roughly disintegrating into the concrete floor, many of the parts were rusting away. The bike was a 1966 Honda Scrambler 305 (Cl77). I remember seeing it sitting there when I was a kid and even taking a photograph sitting on it with my two brothers. I had fond memories of that motorcycle. I always wanted a bike which is why I would sometimes ask my grandparents about it. Then before I knew it, it was mine. The title was signed over and I had my first excellent Honda motorcycle. The only problem was that it didn't run...
Transmission
I had never worked on a bike before then and so was a little intimidated. But wanting to learn and being tantalizing how it all worked I finally began taking it apart, piece by piece. Most of the part on the bike I had no idea what they did or what they were called. But slowly I got through it, studying more here and there. I went so far that I even dissembled the entire transmission. I had the gears out and everything, talk about jumping right in.
Many parts on the bike needed replacement. I had a very difficult time seeing Oem parts for such and old bike. There just weren't many parts ready for it, at least not where I was looking. For those of you wondering, Oem stands for customary tool Manufacturer. Basically, the customary parts. I looked around at some Honda dealerships but even their old stock of parts was extremely limited. For many of the parts that I couldn't find an Oem part for I verily ended up whether getting some custom made or just fabricating it on my own.
It was after that first encounter with rebuilding a bike that I learned having that having great resources for seeing hard to find parts is more than invaluable. It can save you so much time and dissatisfaction from searching countless stores, junk yards, other web sites. I verily wish I knew about bikebandit.com back then.
Like I said, what I verily could have used at that time was a place like bikebandit.com. This online store has such a huge choice of Oem parts for Honda motorcycles. And other bikes and toys, that it's roughly hard to believe. It's like they went around and bought up all the Oem Honda bike parts in existence. This online store verily is an irreplaceable reserved supply for anyone rebuilding a Honda or other bike from the ground up, or even just replacing a few parts.
Just a quick browsing of their sizable online catalog, lets see what I can find.
Honda - Oem Parts > 1966 > Cl77 (See, they list my specific motorcycle).
Left crankcase cover, right crankcase cover, frame? (are you serious), front wheel, muffler, points, tail light. I'm just grabbing random parts that they have available. In fact it looks like I could probably build an entire bike just from their parts if I wanted to. Now that is impressive!
If you're seeing for an customary Oem part for your Honda motorcycle, or if you're seeing for an customary Oem part for your non Honda bike I verily must insist that you head on over to bikbandit.com to find exactly what you're seeing for. Bikebandit.com is the web's largest power sports store and verily has Over 7 Million Power Sports Parts And Accessories. With all from carburetors to clutch plates bikebandit.com is the best reserved supply for Oem Honda bike Parts that I have seen.
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