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I'd pop off the side cover and look for something loose or binding. You might find something obvious that could save you from a catastrophic failure.

I've never checked for power at the points. You use a voltmeter? What reading are you looking for? What's good and what's bad? I only check for power to the coil and grounding of the points when closed and open circuit when points are open. If all is well, the current sent to the coil when the...

You say you're getting power to the points, what kind of power? That's not important or anything you need or want to check. Like Blaine said, all you need to care about is that the points ground out when closed and DO NOT ground out when open. If you have a good battery, then just hotwire it...

You might just fit in. We'll have to get together some time.

Let me know when you get that thing running, and I'll putt out there on my CT70. I hope you're not a retired engineer?

You need to start with a clean carb. Try a little acetone (nail polish remover) on the piston and carb before the sandpaper.

At least we don't have to sit through 60 seconds of "Royal Match".

Good for you. I have some other old fart buddies in the HB area. (we're train guys in Costa mesa at Fairview park) We meet for lunch most Mondays, and I putt out there. Have you ever been to Harry's at Bolsa and Springdale?

Where are you in OC? My old fart friends and I ride our little Hondas out to Brea/Fullerton/Anaheim/Diamond Bar from time to time. My advice to you is, screw how it looks, get it running to the point you are mechanically happy with it, and then decide where you want to go in terms of...

It would take quite a bit of screwing up to mess up a carb that bad. Are you sure you are inserting the piston correctly. Remove the needle, idle screw, and make sure you align the slot. Does it bind at one spot or stiff all the way in? Are there scratches on the piston or carb?. Are both parts...

Your compression may be too low or you may be running too rich. Is it exceptionally easy to kick over? When it's running, does the mixture screw do its job, ie. turning it in, slows the engine eventually causes it to die?

Yes, it's not that difficult. In fact, on ebay you can buy a 18 or 20 gauge wire sets in 9 or 11 different colors in specific lengths, that will cover most all Honda factory colors. They're inexpensive, and make the job very straightforward.

The first thing I do, and it don't cost anything, is to have a scale drawing of the project bike and the Motor I intend to install. This can also be done with copies of photographs cut out . Then set the motor on the donor bike and see if it will fit. It'll also show you what modifications will...

I don't believe it will just bolt on as is. When my son bought an aftermarket exhaust for his '21 Monkey, he gave me his old stock exhaust. (The 125 Monkey is basically the same motor as on the CT125. ) I liked the sound and wanted to put it on my YX140 powered CT70. Turns out the bolt spacing...

Hey Mike, sounds like a fun adventure, good luck. One question, when I do Lifan conversions on CT90's, I always used the existing top frame hole, and fabricated an adapter to mate the bottom engine hole to the bottom frame hole. You did the opposite, using the existing bottom hole. Is there an...

Honda CB175 or Twinstar 200 motors are also good choices, but I really like the 250's, two cylinders, 5 speed, CDI ignition, 20 dead reliable horsepower, parts are cheap and everywhere, and it's a HONDA. I bought a compete bike for $150, and put the motor in my CL90. About a month ago, bought a...

Most of the electric start motors have the semi automatic 4 speed, but I've seen a few here and there. You won't find a 5 speed unless you go up to a 190, but a 140 or 150 has a broad enough powerband that 5 speeds aren't necessary. But if you're handy, want more power, want a 5 speed, want...

No, all the Lifan and similar Chinese clone motors are made to fit the CT70 or Mini Trail 50 bolt pattern frame. But adapting one of these motors to fit a CT90 or CT110 is no big deal. You can get the brackets from Beatrice Cycle, or if you're clever, you can make them yourself. That's the easy...

Good for you, us old guys gotta keep busy or the years will catch up to us. I only have 7 bikes, but I try to ride 50-75 miles a week, rotating through them. Don't really want any more projects, unless I can find a cheap CT70 or a Grom clone roller I can stuff a 250 in.

That should be a fun adventure. I would recommend checking the valve clearances on the new motors, fresh high zinc oil, as well as at least a 100 mile break-in and another oil change and valve adjustment to follow, before the excursion.