'74 Honda Z50

[Boog]

Is the engine ready to go too John? And where would you find one of those trike kits for one?

[68Timber]

I don't know where he got that trike kit, I'm not sure if it was even specific to the Honda 50. That was cool though. The motor has never fired. But it does have spark. I rebuilt the carb and put new clutch discs in but that's it. The tank is not quite ready, I need to topcoat it again and clear it. I'll get back on it.

[Low Elco]

Neat rebuild, le't see a kid on it! We have an XR80 that will never leave here.

[68Timber]

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Neat rebuild, le't see a kid on it! We have an XR80 that will never leave here.

Thanks! My youngest just outgrew his XR80, we sold it a few weeks back. They're great bikes, one of my favorites. I welded that tab on today. I'm new to welding so when I got done I whacked it a few times with a hammer. It stayed put so I must've done OK. Here's a pic after dressing it up and before spraying it with primer.

[68Timber]

I got the fork stop painted so I could start putting it back together again. Few progress pics.

[68Timber]

I've still got to finish the tank then decide what to do for the muffler. I have a decent original (on the floor to the right of the bike), but the heat shield screws are rusted in and I don't have a torch, so I don't know if I want to pay someone to remove them or get a reproduction muffler. I'm leaning toward fixing the original. Here's where it sits now.

[dug224]

Nice build!!! dug

[jjzepplin]

Nice job!
I have two 74 QA 50's
two 1969 Z50A's
A 1970 Z50A
And one project bike with a Z50 frame, SL 70 swingarm, Sl 70 Forks Front wheel is from and ST90 And rear will be from a XR 75.
It will have a headlight and tailight as well as a speedometer.
Engine is a CT70H with manual clutch.
I have a 90cc head and piston for it but not installed yet.
It is just in the mock up stage right now and will get the treatment once it is all together.
I cannot seem to part with any of them. I guess cuz they all run good. They all need this done to them as well.

[68Timber]

Thanks! I wish I could say it's done but it looks the same except for a coat of dust on it. I removed the old seat cover and sandblasted/painted the seat base. I have a new seat cover and need some upholstery rivets for motorcycle seats, I found some that look nice on a Z50 site, maybe planetminis?, but they were out of them. I had some reproduction decals, and I started with them but tore one for the tank, I need to order a replacement set and get them on and clear coated. It'll get another round of attention soon, maybe I'll finish it this time before getting distracted by something else.

[dug224]

I finally finished my 1970 CT70H that I got from a neighbor. It was dead on the floor. Kept the original paint then cobbled the rest together from parts I got from some buddies and on-line. Has an SL motor that I got from the same neighbor and rebuilt. Not sure where the original CT70 motor went. Between phases on my '59 Truck, I had a blast putting it together and now enjoy the occasional neighborhood ride but mostly enjoy looking at it.

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[68Timber]

That is awesome, the Trail 70 is my favorite little Honda.

[made2drag]

loving the progress....getting close!

[LT7A]

Cool to see the rebuild. My buddy had one of these growing up. One of my first chances to ride. Nice work. Totally collectible.

[lower50's]

Nice work!!! I learn't to ride on a 1968 Honda z50. Wish I had one again.

[jjzepplin]

Did you ever finish this?

[67C10Step]

My first bike was a 1969 Z50 and my second bike was a CT70 so you guys are making me relive my youth.

Here are a couple of old Honda's I have done. First one is my son on the 1974 Elsinore MR50 I bought for him when he was one week old in 2000. Spent three years restoring, he rode it until he was about 12, and sold it in 2016. It now resides in a private collection in St. Louis. Second one I did for a guy was this 1976 Honda XL100 and was his wife's first bike bought for her by her dad.

[lower50's]

Any news on the Z50?
Here is some motivation. My '72 CT70 mechanically all rebuilt with a manual clutch conversion and my wife's '82 CT70. Both run great, they are dirty in the pictures from using them up north.