Description
This motorcycle is Lot 32 of Bonhams Motorcycles Online – The Spring Sale; open for bidding 13-23rd February 2026. This Lot is available for public view and eventual collection from Bonhams Motorcycle Department, Milton Keynes.
Please see the Bonhams website for full details.
Auction Timings:
Bidding on all Lots commences Friday 13 February, 12:00 noon.
Bidding closes Monday 23 February, 12:00 noon, starting with Lot 32
Each subsequent Lot will then close one minute apart unless bidding remains active.
Public Viewing (BY APPOINTMENT ONLY):
All Lots:
Wednesday 18 February, 9am - 5pm
Please email using the button below with your availability to schedule an appointment.
Lot 32
1971 Honda CB175
Registration no. HYN 30K
Frame no. CBthe details below
Engine no. CB175E-5027479
Introduced in 1968, two years after the CD175 touring version, the Honda CB175 sports roadster superseded the old CB160 and came with a tubular spine frame, twin carburettors and a five-speed gearbox. Back in 1973 Bike magazine found theirs surprisingly capable for a lightweight: "For tooling around town, the Honda's ideal transport; beats Minis away from the lights, easy to throw around in traffic and belts along open stretches with quite surprising speed. Outside the 30mph limit it cruises at a good 65, handles well and sometimes makes you wonder whether it's really worth having anything bigger after all." Physically smaller and much lighter than Honda's contemporary 250, it must have seemed the ideal mount for lady riders and gents of small stature.
Nothing is known of this CB175's History prior to its acquisition by the private vendor in July 2024. Transported on the back of his campervan, the Honda was used for holiday excursions to Europe. Used sparingly and dry stored since then, the machine is offered with a V5C Registration Certificate and an HPI report, and comes with one key. It should be noted that the HPI omits the 'CB175' prefix and records a colour change (from black to red) in October 2000.
£1, 200 - 1, 600
All lots are sold ‘as is/ where is’ and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams Motorcycles website for all pertinent auction information.
