Free 1972 CT70? - Page 2

katoranger · 05-28-2012, 11:08 AM

This will be an interesting project. Not many building a featherweight ct70.

katoranger · 05-28-2012, 11:11 AM

Don't leave the air strip without one.

http://www.4-stroke.net/en/home/27-w...nda-ct70-ct110

FastDoc · 05-29-2012, 11:39 AM

Great ad! Honda's advertising program was second to none.

katoranger · 06-09-2012, 02:12 PM

Okay, where are the pics.

MICRider · 06-11-2012, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by katoranger

Don't leave the air strip without one.

http://www.4-stroke.net/en/home/27-w...nda-ct70-ct110

I love that ad! When I was a kid with my CT70 I always thought the CT110 was pretty much the ugliest bike ever produced... Now that I'm all grown up (on the outside anyway!) I would dearly love to get my hands on one!

Kicking my butt I didn't pick up that CT90 when I had the chance, I think it would have been a sweet bike with some TLC

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Looking forward to hearing more about the free 70 Doc, how is it going?

FastDoc · 06-11-2012, 11:55 AM

I'm going to look at it tonight after work! :P

I rode a 50 the other day at the airport. It was a VERY old tired one but went just fine. Heavy bastard for its size though. They built them solid back in the day. :wink:

FastDoc · 06-12-2012, 11:20 PM

I looked at it and passed.

No compression, does not run. Missing too many parts. I think it would have cost too much to get safe, running, and titled.

I'll keep my eyes open for another one though. Maybe if i could fine a street legal clone.

Weldangrind · 06-13-2012, 01:03 AM

Isn't it free? I'd be all over that.

SpudRider · 06-13-2012, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Isn't it free? I'd be all over that.

X2! That bike certainly wouldn't take up much space in the garage.

Spud

Jim · 06-13-2012, 02:36 AM

Doesn't look too bad, especially if your plan was to put in a China motor, but I can't fault you for not hoarding

gloud · 06-13-2012, 09:46 AM

Yea I gotta agree with the other guys Doc bad call. Of course I am biased as that is the same color as my first bike.

zingshoen · 06-13-2012, 10:26 AM

seat looks alright :-)

btw the ct110 are standard issue australia post bikes, ie same frames but with a 90cc motor. here you see them all the time

FastDoc · 06-13-2012, 11:15 AM

No front brake, rear brake frozen. No compression, oil leaks. No handlebar controls or incorrect ones (thumb throttle for instance). No electrical. No key (bypassed to toggle switch). Both tires flat, rims bent and dented. footpegs bent or missing. No title. seat foam turned to some amorphous solid. Forks bent and leaking. Rear suspension partially frozen in place. No air filter, leaky gas tank.

It looks better than it is in the pictures. This bike has sat abandoned alongside a barn in the desert for 6-7 years, and was ridden by kids all over the ranch for decades prior to that, seemingly with no maintenence. :(

It might make a good parts bike, but even for free I think I can find a better starting place for my project.

I'd like a more complete titled street legal bike with a ruined engine. Ripe for Chinapower. 8)

SpudRider · 06-13-2012, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

No front brake, rear brake frozen. No compression, oil leaks. No handlebar controls or incorrect ones (thumb throttle for instance). No electrical. No key (bypassed to toggle switch). Both tires flat, rims bent and dented. footpegs bent or missing. No title. seat foam turned to some amorphous solid. Forks bent and leaking. Rear suspension partially frozen in place. No air filter, leaky gas tank.

It looks better than it is in the pictures...

I guess it does look better in the photographs!

Spud

katoranger · 06-13-2012, 04:47 PM

I would have still brought it home.

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katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Don't leave the air strip without one. http://www.4-stroke.net/en/home/27-w...nda-ct70-ct110 __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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05-29-2012, 11:39 AM	#18
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Great ad! Honda's advertising program was second to none. __________________ Happy to serve.
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06-09-2012, 02:12 PM	#19
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Okay, where are the pics. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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06-11-2012, 11:55 AM	#21
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I'm going to look at it tonight after work! :P I rode a 50 the other day at the airport. It was a VERY old tired one but went just fine. Heavy bastard for its size though. They built them solid back in the day. :wink: __________________ Happy to serve.
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06-12-2012, 11:20 PM	#22
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I looked at it and passed. No compression, does not run. Missing too many parts. I think it would have cost too much to get safe, running, and titled. I'll keep my eyes open for another one though. Maybe if i could fine a street legal clone. __________________ Happy to serve.
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06-13-2012, 01:03 AM	#23
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Isn't it free? I'd be all over that. __________________ 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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06-13-2012, 02:36 AM	#25
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	Doesn't look too bad, especially if your plan was to put in a China motor, but I can't fault you for not hoarding __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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06-13-2012, 09:46 AM	#26
gloud Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Westhampton Mass USA Posts: 155	Yea I gotta agree with the other guys Doc bad call. Of course I am biased as that is the same color as my first bike.
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06-13-2012, 10:26 AM	#27
zingshoen Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Posts: 648	seat looks alright :-) btw the ct110 are standard issue australia post bikes, ie same frames but with a 90cc motor. here you see them all the time __________________ 1971 Garelli Gulp 50cc with open ports and 16 mm Bing Carbie + 1980 Honda XL 223 ZS + 2007 Zongshen LZX200G + DR400SM
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06-13-2012, 11:15 AM	#28
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	No front brake, rear brake frozen. No compression, oil leaks. No handlebar controls or incorrect ones (thumb throttle for instance). No electrical. No key (bypassed to toggle switch). Both tires flat, rims bent and dented. footpegs bent or missing. No title. seat foam turned to some amorphous solid. Forks bent and leaking. Rear suspension partially frozen in place. No air filter, leaky gas tank. It looks better than it is in the pictures. This bike has sat abandoned alongside a barn in the desert for 6-7 years, and was ridden by kids all over the ranch for decades prior to that, seemingly with no maintenence. :( It might make a good parts bike, but even for free I think I can find a better starting place for my project. I'd like a more complete titled street legal bike with a ruined engine. Ripe for Chinapower. 8) __________________ Happy to serve.
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06-13-2012, 04:47 PM	#30
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I would have still brought it home. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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