With a blow torch, that you can get for under $10 at an Ace hardware or Home Depot, you can heat up each half of the wheel rim. Do not get the wheel halves red hot. If you do this properly the paint will not even come off. Heat them until you can smell rubber burning and then take a pair of pliers and grab the wheel half. With your foot on the tire pull the wheel half upwards and the wheel half should come off easily. In 2 minutes and .02 cents worth of propane your old rusted wheel will be free from the tire. To get your wheels looking brand new just do the following. Get your wheels sand blasted, then paint them with Dupli Color Wheel Paint from your local K-Mart or Wal-Mart. The color code is STEEL #WP316. For the engine side cases use the same paint as on the wheels. Also to keep your wheels from tarnishing, spray them with a clear coat of Rust-oleum Stops Rust Clear spray paint in flat. That helped my wheels allot.

Let your carb sit in hot sauce for a while THE ACID WILL EAT AWAY THE GUNK!!! I TRIED IT, IT IS NOT A HOAX!!

How to hook up the the throttle assy

First you install the cable stay, that is the end that sort of screws on to the cable that has the slot on top, and a small screw hole in the bottom. (Click here for a picture)
Then you slide on the round ring like in the picture with the hole in it, that has the stop edge on it with the edge away from the end of the bar, and then lift your cable out, and put your cable slide in, make sure after this that you put a good amount of all purpose grease in the slot to keep everything lubricated well...
Then you finally install the throttle handle, it sort of threads on, so that it twist on you will get the hang of it, and the last step is that the throttle twist grip has a slot in it, and that sleeve that you installed has a hole in it, and remember that the throttle cable holder that you installed first had a small threaded hole in the bottom of it, well now you line up all of these little holes and put the retainer screw (Click for the part number) in, and that holds the whole thing together so it does not fall apart.-Tip by Jan from Monkey Bike *Fun*

How to put the brake spring on

I don't know about you, but those NOS brake springs are VERY hard to get on. The logical thing to do would be to take the spring, hook it onto the brake hole, take some vice grips and then (somehow) lift it over the little screw. What I did doesn't take any muscular power WHATSOEVER!! All I did was take three of the bolts off of the footpegs and then shift the footpegs over to the right. I then took the brake lever and pulled it up all the way so that the two holes where closer to each other. Then I just attached the brake spring and there you go!

How to fix your loose forks

First off, go to the Honda Dealer and buy yourself enough
ball bearings to complete both the top and bottom of the fork neck. They're
loose, and should be like 35-38 or so for each end (Someone correct me if I'm
wrong on the count, it's just a guesstimate from the 6 years back I did it).
When you take the Fork off, have a old towel or something underneath to catch
the remaining ball bearings from falling all over the place (no race, just
all loose). Clean the metal pieces that hold the bearings out well, and
re-pack them with grease. Next stick the bearings in the grease (the grease
will act like an adhesive and hold them while you work) and then re-install
the forks being careful not to bump the bearings while bringing-up the fork
neck through the hole. Tighten down the neck screw and you're all set. A
relatively easy job as long as you are prepared.

Used with permission croc212000@aol.com

Edit:
Hardtails (up to K2) have 40 ball bearings (20 top & 20 bottom)
Softtails (K3 & up) have 42 ball bearings (21 top & 21 bottom)

Submited by Enzo

Speed Trouble

So your, having problems with your speed?
The first thing you want to check is if your carburetor is clogged, so remove the carburetor as described in your manual. Open up the carburetor and clean it. Reassemble and install, if the bike is still screwed up with its speed, then your timing is off. Yes ignition timing is the cause of your speed. The ignition timing is located in side the motor, if you can't tackle the job your self, then take it to a mechanic, the timing is located in the left side cover. This should fix the problem, if it doesn't you need a motor rebuild.
Victor Prado

 

CT70 ID Chart

Production Model	Year	Serial Number	Transmission
CT70K0	1969-71	CT70-100001~	3 Speed Auto
CT70HK0
CT70K1
CT70HK1
CT70K2
CT70K3
CT70K4
CT70'76
CT70'77
CT70'78

 

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