ME Dream 1957
Keith's Dream story
... and Sochiro's!
ME Dream 1957
250cc OHC Single
4 Speed Gearbox
Owned and restored by Keith Roberts
This unusual Honda was sold in Japan two years before Honda started exports to the USA. Because it was only destined for the home market in Japan it was never officially exported.
But many were believed to have been brought back to the USA by servicemen returning after WW2
The bike was bought from Japan in March 2021 and took sometime to arrive in Felixstowe because of Covid-related delays
ME 250 back from Japan
In1954 Soichiro Honda made the unheard-of plan of visiting Europe and learning as much as he could, directly from the best motorcycle factories in the world.
He met with Triumph’s Edward Turner, who was impressed by Honda, but could not see beyond his own legendary ego
By 1959 Honda became the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer
A decade later the British motorcycle industry was left floundering...
The front forks are very similar to this ADLER 250 from 1954
The styling looks NSU inspired
The bike runs beautifully...as a true Honda Survivor
more details of this model can be found at
https://nationalmcmuseum.org/2016/11/18/1958-honda-dream-me/
and just to finish with... here's Keith with another of his bikes...
a 1958 JC58 125 Benly winning 1st prize at The Classic Show ast Sammy Miller's in 2021
Well done Keith!