Another Honda Trail 70 - what killed this one?

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MiniBike Mike’s Garage
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Published 2022-09-27
I traded a 1998 Honda Z50r for this Candy Gold Honda CT70K0 and some cash. At first glance, it looks rough, but it’s mostly complete and is begging to be brought back to life. Follow along to see it’s main issue and if we have parts to fix it. #HondaCT70 #Trail70 #MiniTrail
All Comments (21)
  • @donsoule6411
    Same color as mine. Had to save up half the money and keep my grades up in school. Thought my parents and I were going to the Honda dealer to buy a Z50. Sales guy showed my father the brochure that had the yellow Z50 side-by-side to a blue CT70. Was the first I even knew Honda was producing those. A Z50 was $269.00… the CT70… $339.00. My father decided the 70 was better choice for a kid my size. Seventy dollars more for a CT70. Had to wait several weeks for it to come in. Long-story-short, it was worth the wait. Still have it!
  • @J_Business
    This bike's lived a tough life. It's so nice to see you bring this back from the brink
  • @univibe23
    Ahh boy! Brings back a lot of memories. I had one of these in 1970, the same color. I was just a kiddo not old enough for a license but just rode it around the farm and back roads. It never got better than that!!
  • @dougdavault4256
    Buddy Mike good video another one brought back from the grave
  • @monkeyroo8740
    Great video buddy. Nice to see another one alive again
  • @davidkobelka7219
    Mike. Love the first inspection video. Hearing it pop pop is awesome. Looking forward to see where you take this build
  • @MrJoe11young
    This series on this bike is my favorite. I've seen these multiple times. Great work and thank you for sharing Mike. Take care.
  • @cainbeeping8480
    Crazy how bad that head was. Congrats on getting it running.
  • @mikeb6431
    Always enjoy seeing you troubleshoot these bikes. Great job Mike!
  • @DavidRoss-xq3oc
    Love the videos Mike. I am now diagnosing the "no spark" on a 71 I recently bought, to hopefully join a future ride. I have learned a lot from watching your videos. Now off to see if i can get the dang thing to spark.
  • @Hodenkat
    Looks like the last owner never replaced ANYTHING. They just ran that thing into the ground. Well, I guess some of these little bikes wound-up in places where there were no "Mike's Garage" around to work on them, so folks just took things into their own hands and patched things up the best they knew how. Looks like it ran with NO OIL for a while! 😞
  • @kirrbby8153
    Amazing! I got a good laugh around 25:50 when you said..."I'm STILL wondering if this thing will run." Shows how tough these engines are...and how well you know them. These engines really, really, WANT to run. It's cool that you show us your first looks at these bikes. It's always a really fun part of buying a new bike...the exploration part. Rock on.
  • @TMichaelJKnivestmichaeljknives
    Learn a lot from you Mike. I’m waiting on a new wire harness for my 72, and will install it because of your vids. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the next one.
  • @fabianburns2591
    The cover on that side is called the cam keeper, the long bolt keeps the cam from rocking when it is installed correctly.
  • @heykahle
    Nice video! I've worked on a lot of CT70s since I was a kid and owned 6 of them over the years.If I could make one suggestion? Get yourself some JIS screwdrivers. The Philips Screws are made different in Japan thats why you're stripping screws. Google, Japanese Industrial Standards, for the explanation.I like the screwdrivers made by VESSEL. Currently I own one that is an absolute cherry! I bought it from the original owner that had it stored for 25 years. Original title and keys. Cleaned the carb, changed the cracked fuel lines and it started on the third kick! 2238 original miles.Price? She only wanted $100 but I convinced her it was worth much much more so we settled on $120. Wouldn't take a penny more. Sweet lady, was just happy someone wanted it.