Candy blue/green ct70H K-0 restoration from parts..

[kirrbby]

Thanks Kirrbby, when I bought it from you I told you I would do it up right or to at least to the best of my ability.. if I have to paint it and strip it down 10 times to get it right that’s what I’ll do!!! ( god I hope not) LOL. The vintage bike show I go to every year is featuring Japanese bikes this year so it’s on my list of lilhondas to bring..the show is April 20th so that should be plenty of time to get it painted and all put together and running. Merry Christmas everyone!!

I think it's pretty awesome that this bike is getting a new life. I think YOU know the story, but...
I'm pretty sure I bought the lower end first. The seller listed it on eBay for a good price and I snatched it up. Days later, he listed the matching frame...for a high price. I felt a obligation (and opportunity) to buy the frame, in order to keep the matching numbers...engine and frame, together. So I bought the frame too. I was happy when you bought the set. I made a few bucks, the parts live on together, and you got a worthy project. ALL good!

 

[-Nate]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH .

 

[Robert thran]

I got the frame painted an clear coated..all came out good.. the first pic is the base silver , second pic is with color an clear.. third pic is shown with a factory paint swing arm to show the color is real close to factory..other pics are for show…I’ll spray all other parts on the next good day..

 

[OLD CT]

Sweet! You the man!

 

[-Nate]

Looking very good there .

 

[Tripod]

Nice to have a reference part.

Looking good.

 

[kirrbby]

Looks awesome Robert!

 

[Robert thran]

Thanks guys,,, I almost got the motor together I’ll post pics of it next..

 

[SteveB]

Looks really nice Robert.

What would i expect to pay to get my Red KO painted

 

[Robert thran]

Looks really nice Robert.

What would i expect to pay to get my Red KO painted

It would most likely depend on how many dents are in your frame that would need to be fixed and how much rust. I can tell you a lot of people don’t realize how much work it is just to strip all the old paint and de-rust and sand blast all the painted parts…then add in all the sand paper, primer, paint, reducer , final wash, clear coat, thinner to clean your paint guns, ect… i would say minimum of $1000 to a maximum of $3000…I’m sure there‘s people on here that have used mikes mini trails for paint jobs so maybe they will pipe in on what they charge for there paint work..

 

[Robert thran]

Had a good weather day here last Tuesday and got the rest of the blue/green parts painted,,,all paint and clear laid out super nice,, first pics are in the base silver,,,now time for the fun assembly part,,,with all subassemblies together an ready it should go pretty fast…only waiting on valve adjustment covers for motor should have any day..

 

[OLD CT]

👍 Looking good! 👍

 

[-Nate]

That's glorious ~ I had a dry sump CB750 in this color that had *perfect* original paint, chrome, seat etc. but no title, no one wanted it so it sat out side for years and rusted away, what a shame .

 

[Robert thran]

Ok,,it’s time for assembly,,, the clear coat has hardened off and all sub assemblies are ready for install..in the pic there’s a primed Honda chain guard I’ll be painting to match,,,,the painted one in the pic is a Chinese knock off that I didn’t realize was in-till old CT’s hawk eye brought it to my attention..(thanks old ct) not a big deal but I’m trying to minimize the Chinese parts on this build and had a decent original Honda one laying around that needed little work .. also to keep the metal fresh and sealed I sprayed 3M rubberized undercoating up in the barrel of the main frame,, after the rust bath it went through it leaves the metal rust free but bare and it’s near impossible to get paint up there,,,,,( yes I taped around ignition switch hole for ground) stay tuned..

 

[-Nate]

That's simply GLORIOUS .

I hope you'll actually ride it once finished .

 

[OLD CT]

Nate is spot on, now is the time to ride one of the many in stock. 70 degrees is my favorite time to ride em!. There is a special kind of fun building one as well. Good call taping off the switch. Probably a good idea doing that precaution coating for the humid weather.

 

[Robert thran]

Yes I will be riding this one,,, I just sent my tag renewal to Vermont so I hope they will still give me a current up to date tag sticker..if they don’t I should be able to take the Vermont registration and switch it all to Florida …? I’ll keep everyone posted on what Vermont says an does..

 

[Robert thran]

assembly has been started..Honda fenders, rebuilt and mileage zeroed out speedo,,chp handle bars…original Honda shocks that still have damping,,,new fork bushings and seals , chp lower legs,,new horn installed..original frame I.D. Plate reinstalled with new tag rivets..chp side badges,,new wiring harness and used original 70’s era key switch with small key..I should have it a roller by the weekend..

 

[-Nate]

Dang ! it looks great on the Coffee Table .

My buddy Tim used to have multiple Honda S90's around his house.....

I hope you have a garage to work in .

 

[Robert thran]

Dang ! it looks great on the Coffee Table .

My buddy Tim used to have multiple Honda S90's around his house.....

I hope you have a garage to work in.. thanks Nate,, and yes I have garage space but work in a transmission shop all week so when I get home the last thing I want is more time in a garage … lol. I can watch my car shows as I work on the bike in heat or a/c with no insect bites..if you look at my last 4 or 5 build threads they‘ve all been on that coffee table..when my dog was a puppy she chewed one of the legs on it so it has no big value to me…