What did you do to your CT70 today

stormbringer

stormbringer

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Today I bolted a brand new tail-light assembly onto my ST70, preparing for the install of a new vintage number plate. Denmark has had several different formats over the last century, and I decided to get a number plate to fit the bike's year; 1973.
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Plate on the picture is a wooden mockup to aid me in gauging how the result will look.

Oh, there's so much still needing to be done...

The amateur practices until he gets it right. The professional practices until he never gets it wrong.
 
HondaWonda

HondaWonda

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Mangled my gear shift seal on my KO. Put it in and it was tight ...my CT guru told me to replace it with a double wiper seal. Got seal. Split cases. Tried to pry out the seal with a flat head - mangled seal in the process. Then spent two hours putting dimes and washers behind the outer seal lip and trying to tap it out with a small hammer. Nothing. Utter mess. Can these be burned out? Think the first one I put in must have been slightly cocked which would also explain why I had to beat it in with a small hammer and a socket.
 
stormbringer

stormbringer

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Bolted on my brand-new veteran-licenseplate, fixed the rear indicators and took the bike for a ride. Note to self; remember to put petrol in tank...
Ah - and I got a big parcel from cmsnl.com containing lots of OE bits. Toolkit bag, headlight bolts, rubber grommets, cam cover, rear axle collar etc. A couple of afternoons worth of joy.

The amateur practices until he gets it right. The professional practices until he never gets it wrong.
 
B

bjf

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Hi, have my bike apart to add a bunch of new parts and I was wondering how people feel about repro decals. I'm not planning a full resto but but my decals are pretty bad. I got new ones from Chp and wanted to know if I should add them or leave the old ones. Thanks

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pricez71

pricez71

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I think it's a matter of opinion I replaced mine it's not gonna affect the value in my opinion.
 
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kirrbby

kirrbby

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cjpayne said:
Are you going to reuse the special edition sawblade.lol
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Yup.

Just kidding. It now has a near-new, used, rear sprocket and a decent used chain.

awm said:
Wow, I've never came across one that bad :17:
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Ya, this one took a beating. I think it may have led a good life...Then, it fell into the hands of evil. lol
Maybe a fun filled 5 day weekend of bumps and jumps, with no air filter, a half quart of oil in the cases, and no fear of breaking it in half. VERY dirty, sand and mud everywhere, lots of cracked and bent stuff.
But it was mostly complete, and now it's back in action. It runs and shifts and rides. It's currently getting a oil change, first of many it will need to clean out the old. Then I'll snap some pics.
 
kirrbby

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The center stand needs straightening, a correct spring, and some rubber.
Carb needs a proper rebuild. It was missing the needle slide and spring...I took those parts out of a...Maybe 80's Z50 carb, and they seem to be correct.

HL is missing some mounting bits...I repaired the bucket and straightened the ring. Still needs a little tweaking. The ears...Bracket and all had to be straightened out some...Still needs a tweak.
I doctored a lot of stuff as needed.
Needs a lot of little things that I can order up new. Needs a couple more little weld repairs.

I scraped, brushed, and wiped most of the dirt off of everything as I went. Needs a squirt at the car wash now. Maybe some K0 decals and black fenders and wheels, I know it's been done, but I also know it looks good.

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kirrbby

kirrbby

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I didn't pull the head to check the cylinder or combustion chamber etc. I didn't pull the clutch to clean it or check the discs. I did clean out the spinner and screen. The spinner wasn't too bad at all, considering. The screen was free of dirt and debris. There really wasn't hardly any sludge at all in the bottom of the motor. Nothing loose in there or anything either. I hosed out as much of that nasty oil as possible, but I didn't go crazy with the brakekleen. I pulled the stator for a look at the cam chain, all was well in there. There was a fair bit of rust on the coil ends and magnets on the flywheel. I cleaned this up pretty good and reassembled. Valve lash was very close, and I left them alone. Carb was caked and nasty outside, Sandy and plugged up inside. Just gave it a quick delousing and bolted it up.

The frame I recently bought cheap off eBay. It has some dents and bends. It does the job nicely. If I keep this bike, it will always be a beater. Good one to let the kids ride. It's a 93.

The bike came with rough but repairable front signals and stems, but no rears. It also came with one mirror, and with the airbox which I had to straighten out a bit and weld a tab back on. I'll be mounting those up.
 
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TexasJJB

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Kirrbby, I also have a '93 and I'm still learning how to care for these bikes (as is obvious from my previous posts). You said yours "needs a squirt at the car wash." Is it okay to rinse off a motorcycle with a hose? Seems like you'd risk causing the chain to rust. I know it's a basic question, but I've wondered what the safe way to wash the bike is.
 
kirrbby

kirrbby

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I just kinda avoid blasting water into the carb, stator, wheels, headlight/speedo etc. Then ride it a bit to dry it out. I think the worst thing is blasting water in between the wheel halves, where it can't dry out. You do risk problems with your vintage bikes I think. Best to just do the work, with a rag.
 
Gary

Gary

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Used to ride mine in water up to the engine cases. Rims didn't rust because I used to get so many flats ;) Now when I wash one I use my leaf blower to help dry it off.
 
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