Honda CT70 - Remember These?

[Prisoner6]

Kurt,

Yeah, that little bike sure looked like it would be a riot to ride ... and it still does!!

Sorry to hear about your brother's passing ... I'm sure your CT brings back some great memories of him.

And it's really cool that you'll be passing down the CT to your son ...

[kboehringer]

Pontiac Martinique Blue

... did you match an original Honda factory color for the re-spray?

Thanks Pal,
Believe it or not this little bike has NO PROBLEM draggin' by old butt around and reaching it's top speed of about 40. It's a shame you didn't get to ride your neighbor's bike. It's a HOOT.

No, it's not the factory color. But it is almost dead-on for the factory color of my big brother Eric's CT70. Eric passed away and this little bike reminds me of him (when my big sister first saw it she started crying her eyes out). When Eric got his I was only 6 or 7. I don't remember much of that time but I do remember how happy and excited he was when our dad brought home that blue CT70 attached to the bumper of our station wagon, Eric was about 12 or so. This bike will get passed down to one of my three sons.......

This one was actually gold & rust (& more rust) when I got it. Turns out my T/A is an extremely comparable color so it got painted Pontiac Martinique Blue. If I didn't already have a comparable blue I would have bought some to mimic my brother's bike.

KURT

[Prisoner6]

Many years ago in Missouri, one of my neighbors had a CT70 ... I remember thinking how cool it looked ...

But I never did get to ride it ...

The bike looks great, Kurt ... did you match an original Honda factory color for the re-spray?

[kboehringer]

XS Folks,

REMEMBER THESE?

This is my 1970 Honda CT 70 - 3-speed Automatic.

Looks like I've got only a handful of projects left to complete on my XS (some are big) but I'm waiting on parts to arrive. Today, I'm gonna try to get my CT 70 running. Last time I tried to start 'er was about 2 months ago and she didn't want to start. It needs a top-end rebuild.

I picked this little guy up a couple years ago for $300 (running ) and did I complete rebuild and repaint of the body and frame. Replaced the seat & etc. but I did not dig into the motor.

A pic from the rebuild process......


Much like our XS11's these are getting pretty hard to find. If you have one, you probably already know folks are paying up to 3X as much for one of these as they are for decent driver quality XS11.

Check e-bay.... You'll see 'em selling for $5000++ in pristine condition. Guess it's old guys like me that remember them from childhood. Again like our XS11's the mini-bikes commanding the big big bucks are those that have not been modified with aftermarket parts and Chinese replacement engines. Those modified bikes don't get 1/4 of what their owners have spent on them.

Personally, I never had one of these as a kid but my big brother did. My dad bought me the Yamaha CHAMP (not Chappy, CHAMP). It Yamaha's knock-off and a pretty darn poor one at that. It had the tank under the seat like the CT but had a low pipe and poor ground clearance. I haven't seen one of those CHAMPS in 30 years! I was extremely disappointed when my dad came home with the Yamaha instead of the Honda. All the "COOL KIDS" had the CT70.

Since I was successful with pulling the head and turning the Ugly Duckling into a pretty nicely running machine, the head on this CT70 is about to get pulled and rebuilt as well. I use to be semi-active on a Honda Mini-Bikes bulletin board where I can get a little help if needed these things have quite a following!!!

My oldest grandchild is nearly 4 so he should be able to ride it in a couple years.

Who else remembers these little bikes? Still got one?

If you see one cheap snatch it up! This is a really fun little project although I have no intention of ever selling mine, one of these could be a good little money maker if you've got just a little time and dedication.

KURT