My Grandfather bought it in '68 for his four children to get around on while living in montana.
It's got 8000 miles on it. I was the last person to ride it, as a kid back in the early 90's.
My Grandfather bought it in '68 for his four children to get around on while living in montana.
It's got 8000 miles on it. I was the last person to ride it, as a kid back in the early 90's.
Holy Horsepower! (7)
Honda rated it capable of travelling 175 miles on one gallon of fuel at 25mph. We'll see about that.
need more power? just stop and add a small length of chain, then swoop that thing around the big sprocket instead!
hasn't been registered in awhile.
Very cool!
time to learn how to rebuild carburetors. I put a battery in it and shot some ether through there and it started. Unfortunately it idles at what feels like halfway to redline, and leaks gas all over.
it also came with these. you bolt them to your bumper and take your bike anywhere!
A must read! http://www.nedirtbikes.com/content/67_Honda_CL90/m_260563/tm.htm this guy will be a great resource for you!
have to sign up to read that one. worth it?
that thing can swallow giant Lifan motors. 160cc +. Just sayin'.
some other one can. this one's kinda heirloomy for me. If I replace something I'll use NOS as much as possible.
Not that I've been looking long, but wheels look like they're going to be the challenge. Mine are ruuuusty.
belteshazzar wrote: some other one can. this one's kinda heirloomy for me. If I replace something I'll use NOS as much as possible.
This.
If I had something my Grandfather owned for 40 years I would keep it stock too!
That's pretty sweet. I agree, keep it as stock as possible. Maybe a repaint and chrome repair
belteshazzar wrote: have to sign up to read that one. worth it?
yes worth it full detailed rebuild with nos parts. he will give you info on parts etc very nice guy just tell him i sent you.
44Dwarf
Be careful with the carb rebuild, it's very easy to strip out the threads in the carb body.
If you want to get crazy with it, check out MotoEnzo.
http://www.motoenzo.com/v3/
Once you get the bowl off the carb soak it in pine-sol over night before you even think about touching the jets.
Want some motivation to finish?
http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=716516
That looks like a nice, painless yet rewarding project!
Dan
skierd wrote: Want some motivation to finish? http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=716516
I followed that story...great adventure
Those are cool. I agree, keep it as stock as possible. Looks like all the bits n' pieces are there so it should be a pretty easy resto.
First bike my Dad owned after he was married. Top speed is about 45 IIRC. I used to ride it illicitly on the dirt roads around our PA hunting camp for hours. At the time I dismissed it as too moped-ish to be a real bike, but today I wouldn't refuse one. Ours was built in the 1970s and came with a spare gas can in a holder and had some sort of dual-range sprocket ability that didn't require changing the chain; I'm guessing some kind of bicycle-like deralieur? I don't think it EVER broke. Great machines, and certainly a worthy project.
i know i had it up to 55 as a kid. not sure how it will like my 170lb butt now.
the very year newer than this one they started with the dual range transmission that was easy to switch like you're describing.
how frickin' cool 
keep it stock, granpa will like that
Funny how this stuff comes up. I was thinking of going to look at this CT110. What are these things worth?
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