Honda Motor Company’s first large-displacement (a relative term) motorcycles carried the Dream name, and were produced up to 305cc during the 1960s. The Dream 150 was available in the U.S market from 1960-66 and is more correctly referred to the CA95 Benly Touring or colloquially as the “Baby Dream,” a reference to its larger siblings of the time, the 250cc and 305cc Dreams.
The design use a pressed steel frame common to Hondas of the era, an overhead cam twin-cylinder engine, four-speed transmission and enclosed drive chain. These little jewels also featured something unusual for the time—an electric starter. They were available in black, red, white or blue. It all added up to a friendly and carefree motorbike at a time when 154cc’s were perfectly-sized motorbikes for many buyers. For more on the Baby Dream refer to this article from Motorcycle Classics magazine.
Our featured bike shows 11,200 miles, is said to be a frame-off restoration and sports gleaming paint and chrome. It’s missing the original-style whitewall tires (notoriously difficult to source) and correct mufflers. No word on whether the engine was refreshed, but the seller invites us to call for details. Find this Baby Dream in Appleton, Wisconsin listed at $3,900 here on Craigslist.