Look what my wife found on the back edge of the property.

katoranger · 02-14-2013, 08:08 PM

1970 Honda CB100. Last registered in 1973.

It has been laying in that ditch for years. Not much left. I noticed that the kickstart has snapped off.

katoranger · 02-14-2013, 08:09 PM

It was under that chunk of concrete. She helped me pull it out. Talk a valentines day. :oops:

Weldangrind · 02-14-2013, 08:55 PM

Awesome! You should totally clean it up and see what's left. If you could restore it, it would be the most epic resto on this forum so far.

Weldangrind · 02-14-2013, 08:56 PM

BTW, Mrs. Kato is the perfect woman.

katoranger · 02-14-2013, 09:00 PM

This would be a major restoration. The front wheel is missing have the spokes from rust.

It would be fun to make it go again, but funding is not there. Maybe I will shove it into the back of the of my little outbuilding. It can't get much worse than it is now.

Weldangrind · 02-14-2013, 09:04 PM

Is the frame rusted in half? I wonder if you could claim the title and transplant parts onto the frame. I was looking at spokes from Taiwan on eBay, and they're cheap as chips.

katoranger · 02-14-2013, 09:21 PM

I think that I can register it since its more than 35 years old. The frame I think is fine.

MICRider · 02-14-2013, 10:10 PM

Wow! You never know what you'll find in your own back yard!

I bet that old bike has a story, too bad it can't talk...
Cool find! 8)

FastDoc · 02-14-2013, 10:39 PM

You know you have a big yard when you find buried treasure. :P

There was a restored CB100 on CL in Yakima that was priced at $1,800 IIRC a week or so ago and it's sold/removed now... :wink:

FastDoc · 02-14-2013, 10:40 PM

If a Chinamotor 200 would fit in there you have it made.

SpudRider · 02-15-2013, 12:45 AM

Holy cow! 8O By all means, move it into the outbuilding!

Spud

katoranger · 02-15-2013, 10:59 AM

I am going to bring it up to the shop tonight. Will need a tractor and the the cart.

The front wheel is beyond repair, but the forks and frame looked okay. The exhaust looks gone.

I may be able to bring this back, but it will require a long time to acquire parts. Would make a nice little commuter bike.

katoranger · 02-15-2013, 11:12 AM

This has to be similar to the cb100. I wonder if I could turn it into an SL?

FastDoc · 02-15-2013, 12:33 PM

That's what I'm talking about!

Git 'er done! 8)

FastDoc · 02-15-2013, 12:35 PM

I'm not an expert on the 100's but on the 175's pretty easy change. The exhaust is the biggest difference. Also fenders and maybe another detail or two. I believe the suspension and chassis are the same.

If not identical, if you like the look it would be easy enough to acheive inexpensively. The SL's are worth a little more on the collector's market.

02-14-2013, 08:08 PM	#1
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Look what my wife found on the back edge of the property. 1970 Honda CB100. Last registered in 1973. It has been laying in that ditch for years. Not much left. I noticed that the kickstart has snapped off. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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02-14-2013, 08:09 PM	#2
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	It was under that chunk of concrete. She helped me pull it out. Talk a valentines day. :oops: __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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02-14-2013, 08:55 PM	#3
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Awesome! You should totally clean it up and see what's left. If you could restore it, it would be the most epic resto on this forum so far. __________________ 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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02-14-2013, 08:56 PM	#4
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	BTW, Mrs. Kato is the perfect woman. __________________ 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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02-14-2013, 09:00 PM	#5
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	This would be a major restoration. The front wheel is missing have the spokes from rust. It would be fun to make it go again, but funding is not there. Maybe I will shove it into the back of the of my little outbuilding. It can't get much worse than it is now. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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02-14-2013, 09:04 PM	#6
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Is the frame rusted in half? I wonder if you could claim the title and transplant parts onto the frame. I was looking at spokes from Taiwan on eBay, and they're cheap as chips. __________________ 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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02-14-2013, 09:21 PM	#7
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I think that I can register it since its more than 35 years old. The frame I think is fine. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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02-14-2013, 10:10 PM	#8
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	Wow! You never know what you'll find in your own back yard! I bet that old bike has a story, too bad it can't talk... Cool find! 8)
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02-14-2013, 10:39 PM	#9
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	You know you have a big yard when you find buried treasure. :P There was a restored CB100 on CL in Yakima that was priced at $1,800 IIRC a week or so ago and it's sold/removed now... :wink: __________________ Happy to serve.
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02-14-2013, 10:40 PM	#10
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	If a Chinamotor 200 would fit in there you have it made. __________________ Happy to serve.
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02-15-2013, 12:45 AM	#11
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Holy cow! 8O By all means, move it into the outbuilding! Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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02-15-2013, 10:59 AM	#12
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I am going to bring it up to the shop tonight. Will need a tractor and the the cart. The front wheel is beyond repair, but the forks and frame looked okay. The exhaust looks gone. I may be able to bring this back, but it will require a long time to acquire parts. Would make a nice little commuter bike. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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02-15-2013, 11:12 AM	#13
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	This has to be similar to the cb100. I wonder if I could turn it into an SL? __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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02-15-2013, 12:33 PM	#14
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	That's what I'm talking about! Git 'er done! 8) __________________ Happy to serve.
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02-15-2013, 12:35 PM	#15
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I'm not an expert on the 100's but on the 175's pretty easy change. The exhaust is the biggest difference. Also fenders and maybe another detail or two. I believe the suspension and chassis are the same. If not identical, if you like the look it would be easy enough to acheive inexpensively. The SL's are worth a little more on the collector's market. __________________ Happy to serve.
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