Honda Trail 70
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Honda Trail 70 |
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Here are the
wheel components hanging up to dry after painting, and yes they are in my
Kitchen!. I forgot to mention the bolts that hold together the split rims
and hubs are grade 8 black oxide finish 3/8,s and 1/4 inch. It was hard to
find black finish metric 6 mm and 8 mm, besides these are larger and
stronger.........
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Here are shots of the finished wheels. Wheels were bought off e-bay, sandblasted, primed and painted with Brownells Alumihyde 2.This paint is an epoxy based gun finish, tough and gun cleaning solvent proof. Brownells is the Mcmaster Carr of the gunsmithing trade. Color is Olive drab and matte black. All new wheel bearings were installed along with new brake shoes and springs and speedometer seal . |
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Tires are Bridgestone copies, made by Chen jing or something like that. There D.O.T approved and a lot cheaper than Bridgestone. The idea for the bike started after I finished my 110cc stroker CT 70,and had almost enough spare parts to build another bike. I saw a Military Kawasaki klr 250 on e-bay ,and thought it was cool. |
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I own a 1945 Willys Mb (WW2 jeep) and decided to finish this bike to look like the jeep. The frame is a 1970 KO, the fenders are from a 1982 ct 70,I like the plastic front fender. The forks are from a 1972 ct70 k1,far superior to the earlier forks. I rebuilt them with new 30% stronger springs (Dr ATV) and new seals. I made the spring guide cups myself from white Delrin plastic. Turned out a dozen or so on the lathe. |
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The military stenciling came from paint masks purchased from Rick Larson. I bought some WW2 invasion stars, m series stars and had him laser cut the ct 70 frames serial number and the USA you see on the front of the frame. |
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This mimics the Military hood numbers you would see on WW2 vehicles. I fabricated a rear suspension lift because after rebuilding the front forks, the bike seemed a little low in the rear. I'm using what I believe are DAX rear shocks purchased from Mike Heron. At 65 bucks a pair they are a bargain, and in my opinion better than stock ct 70 shocks. |
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After experimenting with different heights, I decided 1.5 inches would be good and it came out pretty good. I will send you a lot more pics and more info on the engine and other stuff. Got the seat cover finished in #8 military Khaki colored canvas, need to install it yet, waiting for the seat pan to dry. More to come , Jeff. |
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Just finished
the seat and put together the speedometer and newly fabricated headlight
guard. The first speedo was really in accurate (by about 15 MPH) so I got
a hold of another on e-bay. This one seems good. Here are a few pics of
the new seat (WW2 style).
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That pipe is a Gianelli silencer,a very quiet performance pipe.I made a perforated cover for it out of shed 10 Stainless Steel pipe,drilled and chamfered the holes and I hold it on with set screws.Finish is Rustoleum Barbecue black( high heat).The headlight guard is fabricated from 1/4 S.S rod and 5 inch shed 40 carbon steel pipe section.Its a little heavy,so I did some reinforcing on the inside of that plastic bucket........Jeff |
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A pic or two of the rear grab handle I fabricated out of 5/8 cold rolled steel and some angle I had laying around.I couldn't use the normal side handles that were used on the DAX jobs because the muffler was too close for comfort. |
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Proof there were Ct70,s in Normandy 1944!! |
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Jeff, Wow! Thanks for sending this great CT70 rebuild. At first I really thought it was Government Issue. I think you did an absolutely outstanding job. And from the emails I've received already, our readers like it too! Great job. |
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I have a ct-70 and im
fixing it up, its a 72 model, runs great, but looks rusty and terible. ps.
what do you think would be the quickest and easyest way to make mine look
like the military on, im not sure how to take it apart, could i just hight
temp spray paint it. show that pic to the guy that owns the bike in the
pic please.
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Trail 70 Carb Restoration |
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New! The Wheelie-ing Elvi |
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