What did you do to your CT70 today

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b52bombardier1

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Fixed a fuel leak on the carb of my green ST90. Its not a CT70 but close enough.

Rick
 
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ez50

ez50

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Took the '74 for a little ride this afternoon. Around town and out to the county park/ camp ground. Cloudy, 25mph wind and 62* sure makes for a cool trip. Came back and dropped the oil for the fourth time since installing the 88 kit. Not much for tiny shavings on the magnet and no sparkle in the oil. Plug insulator is a nice golden tan on one side and a little gray on the other. Life is good:cool: Nothing better than a ride and a cocktail after a 70 hr work week.:beer_yum:
 
OLD CT

OLD CT

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Installed my hour meter and tach on the stroker 124 today.Dialed in the idle to 1500 rpm,put an hour on it and hit a max rpm of 10,200 on one run.
 
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b52bombardier1

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Changed the oil in my 76 CT90 yesterday - Honda GN-4 10W-40 oil. Still seeing some sparklies in the oil at 200 miles since the rebuild (this is the 4th oil change since the rebuild) and the magnetic drain plug is still attracting some gray fuzz.

I think I will change the oil in one of my ST90 bikes today after a good thirty minute or more run.

Rick
 
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motoman287

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Cleaned up a '71 KO I picked up in a load of bikes/frames. Was the only "complete" out of 14 frames. In efforts to have a running bike, I took a complete motor from the heap to replace the original, which had been sitting with the top end off for a considerable amount of time. Surprisingly, the donor motor ran. I drained the oil, cleaned the slinger, and put fresh GN4 10-40 in it. Replaced the instrument bulbs, patched the exhaust at the front clamp (turned out very nice, actually), replaced the kick, counter, and shift seals, and gave it a good bath. It needed a gas cap, which it now has. I just have to adjust or replace the throttle cable, clean/oil the air filter, put new grips on it, and toss a fresh battery in it, which should be here tomorrow. After all is said and done, I have about $130 tied up in this thing. It needs a top end rebuild (smokes a good amount), a seat cover, and a chain guard, but otherwise is complete. I probably sound like a shady car salesman, but I have a guy coming to look at it this weekend for $650. I'm not going to do more than I have to to it before I sell it. As it sits, it's a complete, running bike with all working lights, levers, straight bars, etc. Better than most I find on CL...
 
B&CMC

B&CMC

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What did I do to my CT70 today?

I taught my wife to ride it. She really has no previous experience with such things but learned quickly, became comfortable with it, and truly enjoyed it.

Today was a great day!
 

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hornetgod

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I took the "Wifes" K3 out for some local sight seeing. We recently move to another Navy base in southern California (El Centro). I figured I'd knock the old dust off the bike and put a fresh layer on it. Total of 48 miles and consumed .581 of a gallon. That equates to 83 miles per gallon.
 
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scrubus

scrubus

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Added the ground to the tail light on the K3, plopped in the new and fully charged battery, tested the horn and the brake light. Both work.
Installed the throttle cable and the twist grip throttle, seems to work well.
Picked up Chrome 10mm washers, lock washers and nuts for the front blinker stays, then realized I need fine threads. Doh!!!
Now I'm just waiting for my local bike shop to finish the valve lapping and the cylinder honing with the new piston and rings and I can finish the engine and mount it.
Need to drain glass beads from the blast cabinet and throw in some baking soda to blast and rebuild the carb.....Then I can say the project is done.....once I get her started and driven for the first time.
 
fatcaaat

fatcaaat

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I made these today

I made these. I need to smooth out the welds and then I'm going to finish weld them nicely with my Henrob torch, but these are pretty neat.
 

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kirrbby

kirrbby

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This is out of a $150 CL bike that I'd like to flip. I think its a result of the gas tank emptying into the motor during a 20 year hiatus. Mixed with clutch material and dirt. YUM!

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fatcaaat

fatcaaat

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I added an aux fuel tank to my 1993 Dual Sport CT70 to prepare for this saturday's 250 mile trip. Will see about 200 miles onroad and 50 miles offroad. Fun!
 
jon321

jon321

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What did I do with the CT70 today? Absolutely nothing it sits in the garage with a tarp over it the past few months , sometimes forget I even have one.
 
cjpayne

cjpayne

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Sharon 6-14-13 AIRFILTER LESSON.jpg My little girl got her first lesson in maintenance today. Learned how to disassemble, clean, and reassemble an aircleaner. Here she is tightening the bolt and nut back together. I couldn't ask for better, she's so eager to learn.:41:
 
hornetgod

hornetgod

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I will do the same with my daughter. Unfortunately, I didn't do this with my Son and now he's a lazy teenanger with no mechanical skills. He can play the crap out of a video games though.
 
cjpayne

cjpayne

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I seem to be in the same boat. My two sons(14&12) do not have any interest in mechanical abilities. However, my twelve year old has taken an interest in riding(finally).
 
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