Day 1 review: the 1972 Honda CT90

Well... after a great deal of ado I've got dad's CT90 roadworthy and
registered. The repairs[1] cost $520, the inspection $33, and the
registration $220. Dad almost fell off his chair laughing at me,
since he only paid $600 for it when it was brand new.

Now as for performance, well, with the current 40 tooth rear sprocket
4th gear doesn't get much use. It can't even hold it's speed on a
flat bit of ground, let alone a slight grade. I'll be getting a 45T
for it on Monday. It'll do 60kph in 3rd though.

As for the fun level, I can't believe I waited so long to get a
roadgoing posty bike! It's like riding a modern mountain bike that
you don't have to pedal. ;-)

I was a bit suss about the very weak-looking drum brakes, but there's
so little mass in the bike that they work quite well.

I'll be doing the 90km Tarago commute on it on Tuesday, then wondering
what to pack on Wednesday (heading off to Wintersun on Thursday,
hoping for a Friday arrival but possibly Saturday).


BTH
[1] Spark plug, 2 new tyres, wheel bearings, points & backing plate,
fork gaiters, steering head bearings, chain & sprockets, cush drive
rubbers, fork oil seals[2], steering head bearings, speedo, battery,
headlight glass, mirrors[3];
[2] I knew it was a bad sign when I asked dad "So, when did you last
change the fork oil?" and he replied "They have oil in them?". The
forks now contain parts from 4 different bikes;
[3] "They're somewhere in the shed, still in their original box!" he
said...

 

[3] "They're somewhere in the shed, still in their original box!" he

I was talking to my brother last about about his TL. That'd be the 1976
TL125S, he bought new in 1978. He's thinking about a bit of a resto on it
and commented that the mirrors are in a box in the shed, still with the blue
plastic on them to protect them.

 

Well... after a great deal of ado I've got dad's CT90 roadworthy and

CT90? That's a girls bike!

 

I'll give him $100 for it!

 

dad, bloke here on the internet reckons you can get a complete TL125 for
$100.


Tell 'im 'e's dremin

 

yeah... but even folks with large road bikes like myself wouldn't mind a go
on the posty bike around town. Could be fun harrassing the traffic doing
10ks slower than the speed limit. But seriosly, good on ya. Good project and
should be a buzzz... or is that buzzzzzzzzzz.
Don't forget about the great postie bike race outback... that was on abc tv
some months ago. I believe it is held every year. You will need some spare
parts though.
Go on then... i dare you. http://www.postiebikechallenge.org/

 

Dad.. its more than its worth

 

golly both BTH and dale get new honda's , bit of a diff in them but both
will have the common feature of making their owners smile - congrats guys
and may both bikes bring many miles of happy and safe riding. ;-)

ps maybe a some time, you could do a swap and see how they compare ;-D

 

Then why do you want it?

 

*Buys AMCT--spots blue CD90 for sale in ACT for a grand*
*Buys it,brings it back to Sydney,and takes it to WS,robbing BTH of his
longest distance smallest cc award*


Devious Pat

 

*whipper-snippers in Melbourne start feeling nervous*

-----sharks

 

And a kick in the nuts ?

 

Given the persistent buzz that it makes at speed, I'd tend to agree! ;-)


BTH

 

I dunno if Dale is man enough to ride a CT90, Corks! ;-)


BTH

 

Heeheehee! That's be pretty cool, to have a whole gaggle of < 100cc
bikes turn up. ;-)

This whole thing started out as an attempt to win the trophy a 3rd
time, but it's gone WAY beyond that now!


BTH

 

Nah, somebody will turn up from Perth on a Suzuki GAG50 just to rob me of my trophy!

(It happened to Clem last year!)


BTH

 

Who was it nominated me for the hard-luck story after that? (with the tag
line "...and I'm also a Doherty!")
Clem

 

Not telling!


BTH