I finally pulled the trigger and ordered two new custom parts from Japan. I’ve in particular wanted one of the items for quite a while now, so stay tuned and see what’s incoming from Kanagawa.
Engine Part Three
A bit of polishing worked wonders on this old engine case. All you need is; a drilling machine, polishing pads, Alu-Magic and (quite) a bit of patience. In this case I used Never-Dull as well, in order to add the final touch. Before and after pictures down below, hopefully you’ll be able to see the […]
Engine Part Two
I finally received the engine, as well as a nicely restored carburator to go along with it. A lot of new original parts were used for the restoration; cylinder, oilpump, kick start shaft, points and condenser, clutch discs and more. The engine block has only been partly polished though, so there’s still a bit of […]
A useful ressource
If you’re looking for a great ressource available online when restoring one of these small beasts, whether it be the Honda ST50, ST90, CT70 or the CT90, then look no further. This blog has really helped me a lot with all of it’s photo documentation, so perhaps it might be useful for some of you […]
Engine Part One
When I started building this bike from the ground up, I decided that the only thing, that I would not (could not?) build or restore, was an original engine to go along with it. My expertise in this area was simply non existing, but I can definetely assure you, that it will be a part […]
New site coming up
I’m currently in the process of moving the entire blog from Tumblr to WordPress. All should be looking decent within a few weeks, so please bear with me until then.
Brake stay bar
New ratchet set
There’s always room for another ratchet set. Having to tighten a few small nuts finally provided me with the excuse needed, in order to buy this nice set from Wera.
It’s alive!
Battery loaded with acid, charged and installed. Battery charger used: CTEK XC-0.8 Tested the horn to see if the battery was charged properly, and the wiring done correctly – and I was a bit surprised when I realized that it actually worked, my lack of electrical skills taken into consideration.
Wiring
Trying to figure out where all the wires should go. This part is really making my head hurt. Today’s lesson: Bobine d’allumage is french for ignition coil.