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Sorry for the late reply. It did not have that orange thing, rather a finned aluminum block. I swapped it for a known good modern one, from DrATV for putting clone motors in 6V bikes (run it on my CT110). Still no charging. When I had the wiring harness out of the bike I took it apart to fix a...

Hello all, I have a 74 ST90 I bought dirt cheap as a basket case. It runs, but doesn't seem to be charging. Battery will start at 6.1 volts, when started it hovers around 4.1 volts DC. This is at mid throttle because it won't idle for very long, I assume because it won't charge. DC voltage drops...

Well a bit of an update. Just for giggles, I thought I'd try the 6v regulator/rectifier that the good doctor sells for putting 12 volt Chinese engines in a 6 volt bike. For the $16, I figured I didn't have much to lose. http://dratv.com/6voregre.html Well I hooked it up and tried a few...

Well my 6 volt battery held a charge, but there's stomething wrong with the rectifier. With both the 6 volt battery, up at charge, and the 12 volt battery borrowed from my DR350, also charged, I was getting 11 volts DC at idle, and 30 volts DC at half throttle. The headlight coil was putting out...

Come to think of it, I have an electronic 12v flasher unit left over from a Yamaha L5 project, with adjustable flash speed, one less thing to buy. I have in my toolbox at work a 12v battery that's roughly the same size as the original 6v, I think it's from an alarm system so I'd have to do some...

I will continue to check the battery. But if that amount of AC voltage could in theory maintain a 12v system I'd have to get a 12v battery anyways... I'll go back out there tomorrow to see what voltage levels I have at higher rpm. Perhaps in the past someone changed the stator out from a 12v...

Well today is the first day this week I've been able to spend more than 10 minutes on this bike... Started it up, and at a reasonable idle I still have 11 volts at idle. I switched the multi meter to AC voltage on a 50v scale, and if I'm reading it right, I'm getting ~25 volts A/C at the...

I'll have to think on it, brighter lights would be nice... So my DMM packed it in yesterday, I tested the rectifier with another analog multi meter, set to resistance. I don't remember exact numbers, but going one way all the diodes were the same, and the opposite way they all read open. So...

I think for simplicity's sake, I will try to repair the 6 volt system. I'm going out to the bike tonight, my multi-meter has a diode check function, hoping to test the regulator/rectifier

I figured as much, there isn't much room for a bigger battery in the CT110 compartment anyways... If I'm looking at the schematic correctly, looks like the headlight gets power straight from the alternator so I'll have to check that too. I haven't checked AC output at the battery, next time...

Here is the CT110, I think I can get most of that poor gray paintjob off with a pressure washer

Hello all, Ive been away from Honda bikes for a while, apart from a short stint with a 75 XL100, put an 82 XR200R motor in it, (sold it to make room for a DR350) but this past weekend I picked up an 83 CT110. Apart from mirrors and the auxiliary fuel tank, all the parts are there. I wanted a...

Cool, my buddy will be pissed, he thought it was only a 50:21: Here are some pics of the carb

Hey, guess whos back! Anyways, on a whim I bought a seized Lifan engine from a buddy for $20, that may end up on a CT70 if I can find a rolling frame near by. Its got the 69mm tall cylinder and 47mm piston, so I think its a 70. I was suprised to find it had a genuine Keihin on it. Its got some...

Bump Heres some better pics of the engine guard Also still got the speedo cable, tailight bracket, and a few other pieces. Will be going on CL tonight and evilbay soon if no hits. Need the cash