"Torquesteered" (torquesteered)
05/21/2018 at 22:57 • Filed to: None
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"Torquesteered" (torquesteered)
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I finally picked up my latest addition to the ever growing collection of small single cylinder vehicles today! I was browsing craigslist for a more traditional mini bike with a single speed motor like a predator 212 so I could add a sidecar to the frame and make a beer cooler pit bike, then this came up. It’s a 1972 Honda trail 70 that “just needed a carb” and the seller wanted a mere 300 dollars for it. I don’t think I’ve ever hit “reply” faster than I did when I saw it. I messaged the seller on Friday before I went out of town to see my girlfriend graduate college, and he agreed to hold it for me until I got back today. I spent most of the weekend on various websites researching about restoring and upgrading trail 70’s, and the best course of action for this one. Even though I had been in the car all day (drove from Gainesville, FL to Nashville, TN today in my girlfriends ‘98 Camry with 91000 original miles, seriously!) I jumped in my truck and made the hour or so trek out into the sticks to pick this thing up from Darrell and his other brother Daryl, and Darrell couldn’t have been nicer! Turns out hes a bit of a Honda monkey bike freak, with z50’s, ct70’s and even atc70’s all over his shop along with the “7 or 8” parts Ct’s he had in a trailer out back. I loaded it up in my truck and dragged it home! Turns out the paint and petina is in great shape, it just needed a wipe down with some simple green on a rag. On Friday When I knew I wasn’t getting it I ordered a new carb from amazon prime which I have installed now. I haven’t gotten it started yet, as I still have to fix some throttle cable adjustment issues, but I don’t need see why it won’t once I get it all dialed in. My eventual plan is to take the approach Jon ward does on the derelicts at Icon. vintage vehicles in a modern context, but they keep their petina. I plan on a 140cc piranha motor, some more modern pit bike style inverted forks, and disk brakes front and rear. All of that is gonna happen because these aren’t just a normal mini bike. They’re a mini bike with a headlight, a tail light, and most importantly, a vin number. They can totally be titled and tagged! I’m hopefully going for a modern feeling, modern performing Honda grom, stuck in a vintage trail 70 body. This should be a fun one.
shop-teacher
> Torquesteered
05/21/2018 at 23:43 |
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That’s a really cool little project you’ve got there!
lone_liberal
> Torquesteered
05/21/2018 at 23:58 |
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When I was little my grandparents had a little Honda Trail 50 that I’d ride the hell out of every time we went to the farm. You’re going to have a blast.
vicali
> Torquesteered
05/22/2018 at 00:54 |
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My Dad collects ct90s - his interest is waning and mine is growing.. we’ll see where that goes!
Decay buys too many beaters
> Torquesteered
05/22/2018 at 00:56 |
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Score! Those things are so cool, the pre-grom.
I want one badly.
vondon302
> Torquesteered
05/22/2018 at 06:32 |
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That’s a steal. Just bought some vacant land and the mini bike bug has bitten me.
So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky
> Torquesteered
05/22/2018 at 08:38 |
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I met a guy at Daytona Bikeweek who had the biggest mini trail they made (90cc i think) that he road-tripped all over the country. He had the engine punched out to 110cc and stuff strapped to it. Had taken back roads all the way from Texas I think because it would top out at 50 mph. He was a big dude too. Great project, post updates!