1969 Honda CT

CT70-108535

I'm listing my 1969 Silver Tag CT70 in un-restored condition. I bought this bike from the second owner because it was so original and complete. I have decided to list it for sale now because I want to focus on other projects and even if I do a complete restore on this bike I would not ride it because of it's rare parts. I have almost started restoring this bike a few times but I have stopped because I think it might fit into an un-restored original category. I'm listing it this way to let the next owner decide how they would like it. This bike was sold new in January of 1970 in Tucson, AZ. I have the original registration that was issued by Honda of Tucson. I purchased it from the second owner who worked at Honda of Tucson and knew the people who bought it originally. He bought it from them in 1983 and it has been stored ever since. I have replaced the fuel lines and rebuilt the carburetor to get it running. Otherwise, I have not touched it but I thought it needed to be running. This Silver Tag has all of the unique silver tag features I'm aware of. Correct speedo with unique high beam inidcator, exhaust with blunt end, front fender with the lip on it, bolt-on tool kit under seat, unique 2 part horn, tail light wire routing, plastic brake levers, screws for the chain guard, and all fasteners with the number 8 on them. There are more unique items like the straight bracket for the rear brake plate etc. I have seen a list of all these differences but if you know about these bikes you probably know about all these early build date items too. I know this bike left the factory with all these parts and they are all in tact. The exhaust is complete and does not have any pinholes. I got it running a few weeks ago and I was very surprised to find all the lights working. So, everything works and it rides very well. I put about 4 miles on it…brake lights work, high and low beam, instrument backlight, all of it! Very cool for how long it sat. The engine does not smoke and it runs nice and quiet. It was awesome to go for a spin on it and even the tires were not completely awful even though they are pretty stiff from all this time in Arizona. Please be aware of one issue:In order to ride the bike it has a problem under the clutch cover that needs to be addressed. It makes noise when leaned to one side in neutral. Once in gear the noise is gone and you can ride it. I have chatted with a few engine experts who believe this to be the kick-start gear spring failing and allowing it to make contact after starting while the engine is in neutral. I can't promise this is the problem, it could require clutch friction plates or other parts. There is no way to know for sure unless you pull the clutch cover. I'm confident this would not be more than a couple hundred dollars in parts but I have not done it because I did not want to put tool marks on the screws holding the cover on. This won't matter for a display bike but it would need to be fixed if you want to ride it. A few of the pictures I'm showing here are without the carburetor and air-cleaner on the bike. I took those when I pulled the gas tank to replace the fuel lines and rebuilt the carburetor. The bike is all back together. Please let me know if you have any questions. I will work with the buyer on coordinating shipping. Thanks for looking.