Sold/Expired My new ride.

Bones · Dec 10, 2008

Just picked up my Christmas present to myself. 1972 Trail 70! Same year as my first bike, different color, does not run (at all) like mine did and cost me $50 more 25 years later than I paid for my original.

What it needs? I don't even want to think about it right now. Haley and I will roll Retro Style, mesh caps, no flat billin here! Too bad I PAID for mine and can't even ride it. molaugh

http://30bones.smugmug.com/gallery/6796698_77xuk#434334059_4NZdN

CHASMAN9 · Dec 11, 2008

BICHEN, Honda mini trail seventy. That was the hardcore bike of it's time. I had the fitty and would always get blown away by my buddies 7t. Good score Bones. Restore that badboy and run it.

Bones · Dec 11, 2008

No restoration happening. Replace parts with china booyang

parts and roll out, might even get a 125cc motor, keep the honda parts and rebuild over time

CHASMAN9 · Dec 11, 2008

too bad you couldn't get an ol Elsinore 125 cc motor and upswept pipe and make that thing sing.

P · Dec 11, 2008

CHASMAN9 said:
too bad you couldn't get an ol Elsinore 125 cc motor and upswept pipe and make that thing sing.

laughing1 My dad had a prestine Elsinore that I basically ruined jumpin it and acting like a 13yr old idiot on it. The oil injection system stopped working ( 2 stroke , but you didnt have to pre-mx it ) and I locked her up sold . Had to push it all the way back home with the rear wheel locked down because it would turn over and I couldnt get it outta gear

I love me some booyang

wontwork · Dec 11, 2008

I love it. The older honda's are very nice.

I bet with a little work you could make the honda motor run. With a big bore kit it will outrun a china 125 no problem. It will be more reliable, a little cheaper and faste all in one. booyang

Bones · Dec 11, 2008

wontwork said:
I love it. The older honda's are very nice.

I bet with a little work you could make the honda motor run. With a big bore kit it will outrun a china 125 no problem. It will be more reliable, a little cheaper and faste all in one.

I will have more into this than Jrich has in Carl if I try to keep it Honda, but if I can get this motor running with little effort I will toss in the BB kit for sure.

Suspension, wheels, tires and brakes will all get replaced with the knock off parts eventually.

Miles said his 125 ran good, but shifts hard now after RBD.

I am going to put the KTM back together once I get my steering head bearings and not mess with the rest of my plans for it now. Leaving it as is and getting onto a bike that is more fun. laughing1

wontwork · Dec 11, 2008

Heres a couple of places i have found so far with older parts.

http://www.hondatrailbikes.com/index2.html

http://www.re-mx.com/index.php

And here is an ebay store http://stores.ebay.com/MINI-TRAIL-PARTS-UNLIMITED_W0QQfrsrcZ1QQfsubZ153386010QQtZkm

Bones · Dec 11, 2008

wontwork said:
Heres a couple of places i have found so far with older parts.

http://www.hondatrailbikes.com/index2.html

http://www.re-mx.com/index.php

And here is an ebay store http://stores.ebay.com/MINI-TRAIL-PARTS-UNLIMITED_W0QQfrsrcZ1QQfsubZ153386010QQtZkm

THANK YOU! I need to start a list of what I want to shop for and make one big buy

P · Dec 11, 2008

You guys need to do Fiddy Sr' build threads on each of these bikes ! That would be cool as **** to watch them come together !

Bones · Dec 11, 2008

P said:
You guys need to do Fiddy Sr' build threads on each of these bikes ! That would be cool as **** to watch them come together !

I will do that once I get into mine more and get some new parts on hand. I think for $200 I could have it in running/decent condition

Bones · Dec 11, 2008

I need to bring in my old pic when I got my first one, scan it and post it. molaugh

CheapJ7 · Dec 11, 2008

Bones said:
I will have more into this than Jrich has in Carl if I try to keep it Honda,

**** man.. i've only got about $350 in carl.....

well.... in the head... :flipoff1:

Bones · Dec 11, 2008

CheapJ7 said:
**** man.. i've only got about $350 in carl.....

well.... in the head...

thank you or you trade secret. Now to lighten up mine to today's standards. booyang

muchado · Dec 11, 2008

Bones said:
thank you or you trade secret. Now to lighten up mine to today's standards.

dimple die the gas tank for speeeeed and ventilation :flipoff1:

Bones · Dec 11, 2008

MUCHADO said:
dimple die the gas tank for speeeeed and ventilation

It's plastic or I would :flipoff1:

Glad it is plastic, was worried that'd be a rusty mess.

It has a new battery, damn it's tiny. laughing1

wontwork · Dec 11, 2008

P said:
You guys need to do Fiddy Sr' build threads on each of these bikes ! That would be cool as **** to watch them come together !

I found another one just like mine. Same year and all with a good seat, tank and tires. The motor smoke real bad and is taken outa the frame, but runs. Pickin it up for $30 tomm.

Bones · Dec 11, 2008

wontwork said:
I found another one just like mine. Same year and all with a good seat, tank and tires. The motor smoke real bad and is taken outa the frame, but runs. Pickin it up for $30 tomm.

I ****in hate you in a non threatening way