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1971 Green CT70 H 4 Speed Trail 70
Manufacture Date
9/70 Serial Number CT70H 133070
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This is the
gas tank bracket and seat mounting bracket for 1969-71 CT70's. 1972
is a one year only bracket because it does go under the seat mounting
bracket with the same smaller hole for the plastic gas tanks. So picture
this if you can. 1969-72 were all plastic gas tanks. 1969-72 all have a
small gas hole. The 1972 is one year bracket all by itself because it
extends out under the seat bracket with the small gas hole. In 1973 they
went to a steel tank and the gas hole became larger. You will want to sand
blast your old one and repaint it because the one available from Honda is
for 1973 and up and will not fit 1969-72
unless you want your gas tank slopping around. This bracket is
instrumental in holding your gas tank down. This also applies to the seat
mounting bracket. I found this out the hard way so please listen to
me. If you have any questions I will be glad to email you. |
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Almost done after six months of working in my spare time. It's not hard to
restore one of these little bikes back to mint condition just time
consuming and expensive. I will have about $4,500.00 invested in this one
not counting any labor. Hard to believe the parts cost as much as they do
for a thirty year old mini bike. I should have it complete in a couple
weeks so please stop back to see the finished pictures. |
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If you have a Honda Mini and need
a title for it, C.A.R. Classic Automotive Registation in Cleveland, Alabama
can fix you up for $75.00 pre 1975. If you would like to get more info call
them at 1-888-878-1172.
Here is a correction for your website. You state that you can get a
title for your minibike through C.A.R. This is not true if you live in
some states. On C.A.R.'s website they state that their service is not
available
if you live in Washington (were I live) Ohio, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, or
Minnesota. (See their "Rates" page at the bottom).
I went through Titles Unlimited 1-800-325-8136. They cost a little
more
(100 dollars versus 75 dollars for C.A.R) but I was able to get a title for
my restored CT70 with no problem.
See ya
Joe
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This is the
reproduction tail lamp assembly and not the Honda one. I chose this one
because the Honda part is $60.00 and the reproduction was $20.00 from Northeast
Vintage Cycle . The reproduction has a
black wire but was easy to paint green like the original. I think if you
paint the black wire green it looks just as good as the $60.00 Honda
part.
For this bike I used the original seat. Mostly because I am a
stickler for originality and wanted the correct four holes on the under
side of the seat and because I find the repo seat foam to be rock
hard. We
are now selling seat covers for CT70 and Mini Trail Z50 bikes. Please
email us for prices and installation instructions. |
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If you are
lucky enough to have your original seat make sure to send the seat studs
(along the bottom of the seat) with everything else to get chrome
plated. These studs were originally chrome plated to make them last
for years. Bill at Northeast
Vintage Cycle now has the correct seat studs, seat covers, seat pans
with entire seats coming soon. I find Bill to be honest, courteous, fast,
and best of all, the lowest prices I can find for these parts by far. |
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The muffler is still
available from Honda with all mounting brackets and covers. Why would you
want to get it from anywhere else and pay shipping. Get my assembly parts
manual, make a list of the Honda part numbers, go down to your local
dealer and order the parts. This way you don't pay any shipping and your
dealer will probably give you a discount. The chrome engine guard and
spark plug guard are not available from Honda and will have to be chrome
plated. |
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I
highly recommend brand new gas lines for anyone rebuilding a carb or doing
a complete restoration. These gas lines are still available from Honda
along with the end clips so they are easy to get. I have rebuilt six carbs
now and if new gas lines are not used old dried gas from the lines will
get into your new carb rebuild and you will have to tear it down again to
clean it out. These old original gas lines also have lost their grip and
let gas leak from the carb fitting. For the ten bucks I think they cost it
is the only way to go.
Gas lines and clips supplied by:
Click Here
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; Thanks
for the help!!!!! The Trail 70 runs great!!!! Dont beleive how quiet and
smooth the old bike is. Again thanks for your help with the fuel lines and
having a truly great web site!!!!! Regards
Chris[Rhode Island]
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This
throttle assembly is a little confusing for me to try to explain in words.
So I suggest you have your assembly manual out for this one. Make sure to
grease all the metal parts in the throttle grip under side. I always
use a piece of wire to string the wires through the handle bars.
Especially when putting the horn button wire in the handle bar tube. Feed
a wire up the handle bar opening at the center of the handle bar tube,
then grab it with a pair of tweezers and pull it out, connect it to the
end of the horn button and pull the wire back down out the lower hole.
Same goes for doing the gas lines. You are going to need to hook a wire to
the end of them before you will be able to feed them out below the air
cleaner opening. |
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Do
not use grease on the rubber grip when trying to slide back on. I use soap
and water as a lubricant because the soap and water dries up and won't let
it come back off. To get it slid all the way down I stand it on the floor
metal portion down and pound it on with a rawhide hammer or you could use
a rubber mallet. A few more after it is installed on the bike will
do the finishing touches. |
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Moving to the
rear brake lever area of the bike I use this small screw driver under the
spring to slide it over on top of the bracket. If done with care you
should not even scar the paint. |
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Finished 8-31-02
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Hello This is the best site
I have found for Honda CT70 restoration. As a kid in 1978 I saw 2 ct70s
out by
the road. I stopped and asked the lady if they were selling them. Her
reply was they were waiting for the
junk man to pick them up (so the story begins), I walked the 2 bikes home
1 mile each way and then got
my bicycle back (worthless when motorcycles are concerned). A lot of
walking. My father said they
would never run but within 2 days and a little timing help the fever was
born. I now own a lot of parts as well as 7 minitrails (some good some
bad). I want to
restore one to road condition and this site has helped me to save money as
well as time, Thank You
Stastmann
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