Whoa 1968 Honda CT90! (pics inside!)

phatch · Post by **phatch** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:17 am

Friend brought this back from TX on a trailer - apparently his dad bought it for him when he was 13 and it's just kinda... sat... so we have a fixer-upper!

*I thought I had taken a picture of the totally baddass peashooter exhaust on the other side, but I guess not!

We're thinking it's time for a scooter gang... jackets and all...

az_slynch · Post by **az_slynch** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:19 am

Sweet! Those are cool little bikes.

theflash784 · Post by **theflash784** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 4:31 am

Nice looking ride there. What did they used to say- "You meet the nicest people on a Honda" ? I think it would be great if you got matching jackets. One reason I started looking at scooters after many years absence of riding was that I saw a group of scooters riding together and thought that would be fun to do.

TheycallmeD · Post by **TheycallmeD** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 4:49 am

A lot of potential there. they are the Asian Chopper's. Check this thread.
topic24078.html you will see what I mean.

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skully93 · Post by **skully93** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:34 pm

looks like it sat well though!

I bet a few new seals and some cleaning later it fires right up!

sc00ter · Post by **sc00ter** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:46 pm

Looks just like a SYM Symba. Any older CT Honda is worth fixing up. Little tanks with old school charm. Good find!

PeteH · Post by **PeteH** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 5:49 pm

I look upon it with fondness - my first ride was a '70 CT-90.

phatch · Post by **phatch** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:29 pm

When we get it running, I'll throw a video up!

RoaringTodd · Post by **RoaringTodd** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:40 pm

How fast were those?

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:42 pm

change the oil, adjust the valves and they run forever.

PeteH · Post by **PeteH** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:00 pm

RoaringTodd wrote:How fast were those?

Maybe 40 or so, but this was back in the late '70s when I weighed less

. I commuted with it to college, and since my alternative was to take the bus, I'd ride pretty much whenever there wasn't snow/ice on the ground. There were some zero-degree days in there, but thankfully I had rubber-coated firefighter's gloves.

bigbropgo · Post by **bigbropgo** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 2:09 am

Looks Mint.

heyitsomid · Post by **heyitsomid** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 9:22 am

Looks great! My first ever scooter was a 65 Honda Cub C100. It was amazing once I got it running. Things to check first:
1. Clean carb and valves thoroughly if it doesn't run. I didn't clean it very thoroughly and it cost me time, enjoyment and money to have someone else cross my is and dot my ts haha i meant vice versa.
2. reoil the brake lines, speedo line, throttle lines. They get gummy at that age and things start going down hill quick, ESP the speedo cable!!!
3. Finally degrease and regrease the chain, those also get gummy and can use a refresher.

Adjust valves and you're good to go. OH and youtube best motorcycle ever. You'll be happy you did!

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:36 pm

Don't see these in this kind of condition often. Great find!

I would love to have one of these and a Cub/Supercub someday.

Southerner · Post by **Southerner** » Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:02 am

My first bike was a 50cc Mini-Trail and I so totally wanted a CT90. There is a need, if not a market demand, for something like this today, especially with its off-road emphasis. So many dirt bikes are way too tall these days and made for sport and not utility. The utility end has been taken over by the 4-wheelers but it would be so much easier to get this on the back of a truck. It will also go into much tighter places.

The Rokon is still around but is not even street-legal.

Thanks for sharing the pic.

rsrider · Post by **rsrider** » Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:34 pm

It's a beauty. I can't tell you how many of those we went through when we were teens. All the small displacement MC's that were around at that time, cheap and plentiful. AND, the cops didn't pull you over and give you a giant steaming turd of "no fun" when you were rolling them to get to some off road place. Yes, the world was better back then.