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This CT 70 was found by an add posted on the internet at Wisconsin cycle salvage. It is a 4 speed without an ignition or title and hadn't started in a long time, but only cost $375. The H K1 models are the rarest of the U.S. CT70s, if you can call a CT70 rare. The plan is to restore it back to riding condition. |
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From this side it doesn't look too bad. The shifter was shot so I filled it up with gas and push-started it, halfway down the hill we were in business. The brakes were shakey and the speedometer cable was missing but it had good power and throttle response. The seat looked in good shape but the underside was rusty and the seat latch was missing. |
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From this side you can see that the ignition was removed by creating a giant hole in the frame, why I don't know they unscrew from the outside. When I was riding it the throttle screw on the carb came out and she pinned wide open, after that I figured a few things needed to be addressed before it made a run on the street. |
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After further inspection it was cheaper to buy a used frame on Ebay than to fix the hole in the old one. Luckily I found another CT70H frame so, although serial numbers don't match it is the same model. |
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I completely disassembled the bike and had it powdercoated candy ruby red. This picture doesn't do the color justice, it is a perfect match. For the 1972 H models two colors were available candy special yellow and candy ruby red, since I never liked the yellow it is now red. A huge improvement I think. If you are going to powder coat the frame, put bolts in every hole you can find. It keeps the coating from getting in the threads and then you will have a bunch of color-matched bolts, very cool. |
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