Kevin Forth's 1965 Honda CA95 Benly Touring 150 Restoration

Reader Contribution by Mc Staff
Published on October 16, 2012
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On September 30, 2011, I fell in love with a really rough 1965 Honda CA95 Benly Touring 150. It looked as if it had been abandoned outdoors, and the mouse nest protruding from the stamped frame caused the bike to smell like an outhouse. The vintage Honda hadn’t run since 1983, but it was perfect. It’s no fun restoring something that runs already. 

Like other Honda bikes of the early-to-mid 1960s, the American export CA95 lacked the turn signals of its general export C95 sister. I set out to correct this omission, adding the C95 turn signals, wiring harness, and right-hand turn signal switch to the parts list. I disassembled the motorcycle in October 2011, realizing that mice had destroyed the original wiring harness and part of the air cleaner. 

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