72 CT 70 - Should I bite? - Page 6

Jim · 02-09-2012, 02:52 PM

I checked with the insurance agents, if I go from 70cc to 125cc the insurance for six months goes from about $140 to $300 and something, more then double. Apparently 110 would be the same rate as the 70 though. I think it would be better to stay at 110 or less.

FastDoc · 02-09-2012, 03:01 PM

Boy that's rude. I don't get it but I guess it's all about the money. Sounds like a 110. I doubt you'll miss the extra 15cc. Lose 10 pounds and call it even! :wink:

SpudRider · 02-09-2012, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

Boy that's rude. I don't get it but I guess it's all about the money. Sounds like a 110. I doubt you'll miss the extra 15cc. Lose 10 pounds and call it even! :wink:

X2. :roll:

Spud

Weldangrind · 02-09-2012, 04:21 PM

Jim couldn't afford to lose 10 pounds; he's very fit.

I'd choose the 110 just for the insurance savings. The truth is, if you decided to use a 125 and call it a 110, nobody would ever know (especially if you ground off the displacement reference on the head). The only real benefit would be that the 125 is more likely to have a clutch.

Jim · 02-09-2012, 04:25 PM

I need to lose 40lbs not 10 :P I've put on a fair bit since last summer.

MICRider · 02-09-2012, 07:40 PM

Don't forget as well that you need to either modify your original footpegs or pick up a set for a chinese bike. I went with a new set from GIO, that way I didn't have to butch my old pegs for when (if) I put it back to stock.

I would have a good long look at your original engine before I drop in a china engine as there might be nothing serious wrong with it... Stator kits are dirt cheap from DRATV and easy to replace. Top end rebuilds are a snap as well. I butched the heck out of mine when I was a kid thinking it was this and that wrong, on hindsite I think it was probably nothing more than a bad battery :(

Edit: I forgot to mention as well, the factory crash bar/skid plate wont fit with a chinese engine unless it's modified.

Jim · 02-09-2012, 09:07 PM

Thanks for chiming in Stew

I went down and had a look. They didn't have any 110cc with kick start, they were all electric start only. I think maybe I will just work on the stock engine. If I need more power later I've seen big bore kits for them and other such things.

MICRider · 02-09-2012, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim

Thanks for chiming in Stew

I went down and had a look. They didn't have any 110cc with kick start, they were all electric start only. I think maybe I will just work on the stock engine. If I need more power later I've seen big bore kits for them and other such things.

Good call I think, they really are simple bikes to work on and not too much major usually goes wrong with them. DRATV is really good to deal with and if you try to order everything you need at once (if possible) if really cuts down on your shipping. I think the majority of problems with these little bikes turns out to be something electrical. If you have compression and you can get spark it will run.

MICRider · 02-09-2012, 10:18 PM

Check out this ebay auction!
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Jim · 02-09-2012, 11:27 PM

Wow! I wonder what his reserve price is.

katoranger · 02-10-2012, 09:49 AM

I still have a parts engine here too. It doesn't much left, but if you are missing something let me know. Also have a few swingarms, wheels, and some misc pieces.

Jim · 02-10-2012, 10:03 AM

Thanks

I don't think I need a whole lot, and I probably won't get to it until summer. I only brought this back up because I saw the sale mentioned on craigslist. If they had the right 110 for me I might have gone that route, but I'm not too opposed to using the Honda. Once it warms up a bit I need to make sure the cl350 is working good, I need to deal with the trailer and hitch for my car, and my 72gmc pickup is in the shop taking up space. I want to get those out of the way. The ct is nice because it won't take up space.

katoranger · 02-10-2012, 10:05 AM

It probably fits in the trunk.

Jim · 02-10-2012, 10:31 AM

It probably would

MICRider · 02-10-2012, 06:47 PM

Lol, mines in the basement right now

02-09-2012, 02:52 PM	#76
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	I checked with the insurance agents, if I go from 70cc to 125cc the insurance for six months goes from about $140 to $300 and something, more then double. Apparently 110 would be the same rate as the 70 though. I think it would be better to stay at 110 or less. __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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02-09-2012, 03:01 PM	#77
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Boy that's rude. I don't get it but I guess it's all about the money. Sounds like a 110. I doubt you'll miss the extra 15cc. Lose 10 pounds and call it even! :wink: __________________ Happy to serve.
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02-09-2012, 04:21 PM	#79
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Jim couldn't afford to lose 10 pounds; he's very fit. I'd choose the 110 just for the insurance savings. The truth is, if you decided to use a 125 and call it a 110, nobody would ever know (especially if you ground off the displacement reference on the head). The only real benefit would be that the 125 is more likely to have a clutch. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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02-09-2012, 04:25 PM	#80
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	I need to lose 40lbs not 10 :P I've put on a fair bit since last summer. __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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02-09-2012, 09:07 PM	#82
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	Thanks for chiming in Stew I went down and had a look. They didn't have any 110cc with kick start, they were all electric start only. I think maybe I will just work on the stock engine. If I need more power later I've seen big bore kits for them and other such things. __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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02-09-2012, 07:40 PM	#81
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	Don't forget as well that you need to either modify your original footpegs or pick up a set for a chinese bike. I went with a new set from GIO, that way I didn't have to butch my old pegs for when (if) I put it back to stock. I would have a good long look at your original engine before I drop in a china engine as there might be nothing serious wrong with it... Stator kits are dirt cheap from DRATV and easy to replace. Top end rebuilds are a snap as well. I butched the heck out of mine when I was a kid thinking it was this and that wrong, on hindsite I think it was probably nothing more than a bad battery :( Edit: I forgot to mention as well, the factory crash bar/skid plate wont fit with a chinese engine unless it's modified.
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02-09-2012, 10:18 PM	#84
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	Check out this ebay auction! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/?cmd=...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT
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02-09-2012, 11:27 PM	#85
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	Wow! I wonder what his reserve price is. __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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02-10-2012, 09:49 AM	#86
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I still have a parts engine here too. It doesn't much left, but if you are missing something let me know. Also have a few swingarms, wheels, and some misc pieces.
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02-10-2012, 10:03 AM	#87
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	Thanks I don't think I need a whole lot, and I probably won't get to it until summer. I only brought this back up because I saw the sale mentioned on craigslist. If they had the right 110 for me I might have gone that route, but I'm not too opposed to using the Honda. Once it warms up a bit I need to make sure the cl350 is working good, I need to deal with the trailer and hitch for my car, and my 72gmc pickup is in the shop taking up space. I want to get those out of the way. The ct is nice because it won't take up space. __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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02-10-2012, 10:05 AM	#88
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	It probably fits in the trunk.
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02-10-2012, 10:31 AM	#89
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	It probably would __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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02-10-2012, 06:47 PM	#90
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	Lol, mines in the basement right now
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