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<blockquote data-quote="69ST" data-source="post: 112840" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>Welcome aboard :wave: and congrats. Looks like a good base for a restoration project. This should be an awesome father & sons project on a number of levels.</p><p></p><p>Looks like a really early black tag K0. Yeah, I know, the collector emphasis is on the earliest models, with silver VIN tags. Still, it's a `69 the intro year for the CT70...and it's among the first to have the later style VIN tag, with the black background and silver writing, still a point of minor distinction.</p><p></p><p>For starters, use great care when removing the VIN tag, it's in amazingly nice condition. I suggest closely inspecting the frame in the triangle, where the fuel lines, spark plug lead and airbox boot pass through. These early frames are notorious for developing stress cracks in this area, above the upper motor mounts. If you find a couple of short, hairline, cracks (one on each side), don't despair they're easy enough to weld, since you're going to repaint anyway.</p><p></p><p>Rust usually isn't a big deal. The original paint didn't seal the metal, so surface rust is common and can be widespread. As long as you don't find any rust perforations, it's only a cosmetic issue...that can be solved with scratch filler and block sanding. I would strongly suggest having the frame tins glass bead blasted, using low pressure. It's he only way to remove all traces of rust & old paint from every crevice with virtually no removal of solid metal. From the looks of this bike, in your photos, the frame looks solid and straight. For that matter, the original paint appears amazingly vibrant, for 45-year-old lacquer. I suspect this is of those desirable specimens that looks rougher than it really is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="69ST, post: 112840, member: 5"] Welcome aboard :wave: and congrats. Looks like a good base for a restoration project. This should be an awesome father & sons project on a number of levels. Looks like a really early black tag K0. Yeah, I know, the collector emphasis is on the earliest models, with silver VIN tags. Still, it's a `69 the intro year for the CT70...and it's among the first to have the later style VIN tag, with the black background and silver writing, still a point of minor distinction. For starters, use great care when removing the VIN tag, it's in amazingly nice condition. I suggest closely inspecting the frame in the triangle, where the fuel lines, spark plug lead and airbox boot pass through. These early frames are notorious for developing stress cracks in this area, above the upper motor mounts. If you find a couple of short, hairline, cracks (one on each side), don't despair they're easy enough to weld, since you're going to repaint anyway. Rust usually isn't a big deal. The original paint didn't seal the metal, so surface rust is common and can be widespread. As long as you don't find any rust perforations, it's only a cosmetic issue...that can be solved with scratch filler and block sanding. I would strongly suggest having the frame tins glass bead blasted, using low pressure. It's he only way to remove all traces of rust & old paint from every crevice with virtually no removal of solid metal. From the looks of this bike, in your photos, the frame looks solid and straight. For that matter, the original paint appears amazingly vibrant, for 45-year-old lacquer. I suspect this is of those desirable specimens that looks rougher than it really is. [/QUOTE]
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