About the Honda CB72
Early Honda twin restoration starts with the right year and fitted components.
Honda developed the CB72 as a 250-class four-stroke twin with overhead-cam architecture and sporting road manners. Honda records the American name as CB72 Hawk 250 for 1961–1966. It also documents a crankshaft distinction between U.S. and Japanese-market machines, making original-market identification useful even before individual parts are compared.
Do not let broad exhaust coverage widen a carburetor application
The current float and steel clutch plate have a specific 1961 CB72 entry. The exhaust gasket has a broader 1960–1966 catalog entry. Those ranges describe separate parts, not one complete restoration kit. On an early twin with replacement carburetors or controls, check the fitted component as carefully as the frame.
Model and component referenceCB72 application differences
CB72 Hawk 250
Honda’s U.S. model name for 1961–1966; original market still matters.
1961 component entries
Featured carburetor float and steel clutch plate list 1961.
Exhaust gasket entry
The selected gasket lists CB72 1960–1966; this does not widen the float or clutch applications.
Check before orderingIdentify your CB72 and fitted parts
- Read frame and engine identification separately on a motorcycle that may have been rebuilt from several machines.
- Identify the carburetor body and compare float shape and hinge arrangement.
- Separate a plain steel clutch plate from the friction plates and confirm its position in the stack.
Reference: Honda CB72 Hawk 250 history and market differences. Use the exact model, year and market reference for service work.