So summer has been spent getting drunk and eating BBQ food, the flooding in Glos was a good test for the C90, unfortunately, it failed badly... I suspect that the oil leak has upset the engine quite considerably. Praise be to whoever invented eBay as I have managed to aquire a 2nd hand motor for the beast. It'll be stripped down, bored out to accept a 125cc piston then re-assembled ready for racing.
Photos and update to come.
Monday, 13 August 2007
Preparing for a winter on the 90...
Monday, 4 December 2006
Ped Style Speedway
Take one field, 3 peds and a group of blokes old enough to know better...
We managed to kill one of the 90s on the way leaving just two bikes but that didn't stop the carnage.
And they're off!
Ade on the inside line
Mud cooling for the Honda C90, works a treat
We thrashed the peds for an entire afternoon without a single breakage only for the sump plug to fall out of mine on the way home. Only a C90 could manage a the last mile of a journey without oil. The best bit is that even though she seized solid, I know that a bit of fresh oil and she'll be as good as new!
Saturday, 2 December 2006
Time for some Honda C90 Tuning!
Time for the race tuning to get serious!
Dave's got himself a thumpster/xsport carb + filter, seems to be a fair bit faster
I've managed to blag myself a 26mm Mikuni with big bore manifold, way way too big for the motor but hey. Fitting it took my top speed from about 50mph to 25mph, not good!
Removing the pair of tights that I had used as a filter solved the problem....
Adding a proper filter has given me an indicated top speed of 60 mph!
We braced her at the same time and added a different fuel tank, I really didn't think that it could have looked any more stupid.
Full story is on my C90 page
Sunday, 19 November 2006
One ped down, two to go.....
Another outing on the peds, shame they're not submersible!
Sure I could have helped.....
The Honda C90 might not be waterproof but it can certainly jump!
Depending on the rider of course.....
and the ability of someone to capture the proof.
Unfortunately, all this stupidity was only going to end in tears.
Dave managed to break BOTH of his rear shocks, other casualties included a flattened downpipe, two snapped exhaust studs , one gear change lever, a horn (??) and our of course our pride.
Evil Knievel even managed to bend his frame, it's not all bad, he's now the owner of a custom, low rider Honda C90 cub!
Serve's em both right for buying the Cub 90 instead of the real thing, the only damage to mine was cosmetic, she's invincible!
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Time for tuning!
Honda C90 Tuning Time!
Dremel plus cylinder head = big horse power... not...
The inlet wasn't too restricted
But the exhaust was tiny!
30 years worth of carbon in the head wasn't helping either...
http://www.carlsalter.comFirst outing!
Time for the first outing! Here's the three mean machines
We took them to a local off road track
And let the games begin....
The 4x4 owners were laughing even more than we were, the only casualty was a bent gear change, the Honda C90 is truly indestructible!
Here's a couple of vids of the silliness
Nearly there!
It's alive!!! I've grafted both C90s together and now have a runner, albeit a smoky one. Having piston rings in a dozen pieces means that it expels more smoke from the various holes in the crankcase than from the exhaust! Clearly a sign from above that a big bore kit is required... Next step, nobblies!
And here's proof that NOTHING is beyond Hammerite!
I know I know, an off road bike without a noisy exhaust???
Voila... £350 quids worth of D&D, very appropriate...
and, even sillier, the other bike has a megaphone!!
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