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Powder is basically one-and-done. There's very little in the way of body work possible and no touch-ups...a sky-high chance of damage being immortalized. Stripping powdercoat is a brutal process and no shop is willing to freely share the details for that reason. With some parts it's no big deal...

The brake plates were originally polished & clearcoated.

Powder coat and sheetmetal isn't a great combo. Since this is a solid color, you'd be better off painting it; the results will be better and cost less. Colorite should have "Mighty Green" in rattle cans.

It's worth mentioning that the flywheel backspacing may be make/break. The magnets must align with the coils and without coil-to-flywheel contact, anywhere.

When it comes to actual fuel flow rates of these motors, hardly anyone has a workable & realistic mental picture. Hint: it's way less than seems possible. We generally agree that a free-flowing fuel system will allow a CT70 tank to drain completely in under 5 minutes. That's workable but...

These are simple as fuel systems get, really basic setups. Yet, they have a hair-trigger element, i.e. one minor imbalance can cause what seems to be a huge problem. There's not much head pressure to sustain fuel flow and that's the biggest, single, issue. From my experience, locating an...

I suspect this is a CL70 stator. That's a good news/bad news situation. The bad news is that you are "stuck" with the CL70 wiring & remote condenser, along with battery to make the ignition work.. The good news is that it's a 6V/full wave...everything runs off of battery power and having two...

Probably a leaky crankshaft seal, easy to replace once the stator plate is on the bench. I wouldn't expect an engine to fire with 75psi compression...that's like 50% of the expected value. That said, compression gauges often read lower than actual, with small displacement. May as well give it a...

Welcome aboard. Best to source the wiring schematic from same vendor that supplied the engine. If know wiring basics, you can go from there. Assuming that ignition & kill functions are already sorted, you'll need a 12v reg/rec unit. Assuming a typical half-wave alternator, one lead will go the...

That speaks to the quality of engineering in this design. The lack of symptoms isn't that surprising, because the operational load forces are very well distributed, with heaviest shock loads & most of weight supported by the upper shock mounts. The surrounding areas are incredibly strong. At...

They won't ship to the US. BTW, I'd want to verify the seat latching setup, not sure if the AB26 era Dax frames were exactly the same as `91-`94 CT70, or not.

This might be the same switch, aside from the color.

I'd replace the frame, if this were mine. You could simply use a non-"numbers matching" frame to hang all of the same parts and you'd have a structurally sound version of the same bike. Only real difference is the SN. I don't recommend transplanting VINs, that's just asking for trouble. OTOH, it...

Automatic transmission fluid is okay. Problem is, it's ~SAE 7W viscosity. Dunno how that plays out with the bigger ST90 fork assembly. With a CT70, it's too thin...resulting in weak fork action. Your bike's smaller cousin works best with 15W fork oil. Just know that it's a balancing...

I'm no electrical engineer, unless "shadetree engineer" qualifies. Only method available to me is to connect an electrical load and measure operational voltage...just as you've done. It's good enough, really. As long as the system will maintain ~12.7v while riding, the battery will never...