yes i also talk and answer him like im in the room with him. im a 52 year old black man from noth philly. ive been fixing old mini bikes alone in my garage since i was13. i sometimes talk to myself like im being filmed. glad to find im not crazy by my self. love love love this guy
Hey Mustie1,just wanted to say thanks for all your videos. Lawnmower was starting and stopping. Pulled the carb apart and cleaned out all the Jets. Put it back together and it started on the first pull. Only reason I felt confident enough to pull it apart was bcuz of your videos. I've learned alot. So thank you once again.😁
I love these bikes...I had three of them as a teen and managed to keep one of them running...great fun tinkering. In Melbourne (where I live) they use these as postie bikes and they have become iconic, with a large following and even a club with rides en-masse. Great little bike
What an awesome bike. I have ridden these in the mid 70's. The one you have is in excellent shape. 1500 miles is barely broke-in. The ones I find have been in the bottom of a pond for 30 years. This bike, you will find, is a capable trail bike. Trust me, you won't stop smiling.
My parents had one of those when I was a kid. We took it on every camp trip, lots of fond memories. It had the low range lever on the gearbox and I really enjoyed riding it, even more than dad's 250cc Suzuki 2 stroke enduro. A very fun and very tough little thumper.
Carburetors seem to be a nemesis for young mechanics these days. I was Born in 1957 and learned about them in high school. I was the kid that would soup up your Chevy with the addition of a new intake manifold, Holly 650 double pumper and a nice set of equal length headers and glass packs on your 350ci engine. These days, fuel injection is king and most don't know their way around the carburetor. Just reminiscing.
I'm 12 I am always buying and selling anything with a small engine. Most of the time the engine just needs a carb clean and it runs after an oil change. I'll spend around 5-50usd on a push mower/self propelled and flip it for 75-200
I’m sure this is a redundant comment...but I think it’s probably worth repeating often...THANK YOU!!! I’ve learned so much from watching you dissect, discuss and troubleshoot mechanisms top to bottom...I just can’t thank you enough! I was the guy who’d curse the sky for my lousy luck with small engines and the like. Now, I’m the guy who rips them apart and nurses them back to life. And I could not have matured to that guy without your help. Thanks for taking us along for the ride...they’re always great times 😁
subscribed! CT90 was my first experience of motorcycling, riding around on the luggage rack with my grandfather on their farm in the mid 1980s. Some great memories. Just picked up a (much more recent!) ct110 that needs some love so this was quite interesting. I love that pretty much every aspect of these Honda CT bikes is so comprehensively documented
I'm 64 and would totally hang out with you and work for free if I lived next door. I like how your mind works and your always asking me questions and never listening...lol
That black button on the side of the carb is actually for altitude compensation. You pull it out at higher altitudes to let more air into the emulsion tube and lean the mixture down a bit. The actual 'choke' is the manual lever type. Just an FYI.😉 The earlier models didn't have the altitude compensator, and you had to change the main jet above a certain altitude (usually 4000 ft.), unless you liked to change plugs a lot.😁
Just to put your mind at ease, the fan noise in the background is not that bad. I could easily hear you and it wasn't distracting. I am a person that doesn't cope well with working in heat above 70°F without any air movement, so I am more than understanding with the fan running in the background while you entertain and teach me with your videos. Love the new shop, love your content, keep 'em coming!
First multispeed bike I ever rode was one of these.... when doing carb work, I like to screw in the jet / air screw very carefully till they bottom out in the seat and write down how many turns in. When you reinstall, carefully bottom them out then back out the number of turns you wrote down. Some carbs are really sensitive and can be a real pain..... then again, some aren’t. Great video!
Dear Mustie1: Honestly: I was trembling because of positive anticipation when realizing the length of this great video. So I gave 👍 button even before watching it. Now let's see:
Dear@@geoffreykeane4072 Yes, another "mighty mouse mustie" vid, hooray. Here it was 1 o' clock after midday when you commented. It is extremely hot in Germany for June (up to 40° Celsius again). Best regards luck and health.
There have been times I was too busy to watch a Mustie1 video the day it came out but while marking them for later viewing I give them an upvote anyway because I know they will be good.
Mustie1, love it when you get something to start for the first time, or even after the first start ... you give a giggle... on every video I've seen on many types of vehicles ... great stuff.
Your videos make me smile. I've been turning wrenches for .. well, quite a while. Your approach and commentary make for a nice wind down at the end of the day. :)
Over 10 years my 3 kids put close to 4,000 miles on our 1969 CT90 on trails they created up at the cabin. They'd race the CT90 and our 1970 John Deere 140. They'd be gone for hours and never broke a bone. The tool pouch helped keep the battery in place. As long as the rectifier was good, it would run. Great video and great memories. Thanks!
(1:05:22) One LEANS the mixture at elevation for "thinner" air (less air - less fuel). As when one flies a normally aspirated aircraft engine above nominal altitudes, the mixture must be leaned for proper performance; and, of course, richened for landing. Great video; love all carb rebuilds.
In case you all are wondering, the rubber flap that is mounted to the rear of the kick stand is to "send" the kickstand into the up position if you forget to put it up yourself. If it is down, when you turn (bank) left, the rubber hits the ground first, instead of the steel kickstand, which can "catapult" the bike out of control. A kickstand down, while you are riding, is potentially deadly. (This can be seen @1:08:30. Better view @1:10:48).
I'm always impressed at your project success rate. Mine take a lot longer. I'm a small engine by trade, but find trouble working on anything my own. Have to be getting paid!
@kevin paul halliday your right they did have anti dive. Get on the front brake and the front lifts up. My C70 has got the same leading links in front.
When you were talking about how old you are because she graduated from school that year so did I. Believe it or not my cousin had this exact model. He bought it brand new and we rode all through the city. He drove that thing until there was nothing left. I still remember sitting on the sidewalk watching him patch the tube on the front tire. Thank you for bringing back good memories.
I know I’m just one Sub, but your videos make my day Mustie...after a long day at work, there is nothing better than getting home and seeing a Mustie vid posted so I can sit down and relax while we rebuild small engines!
Wow. A 37 year old Trail 90. This was the first bike I ever rode. On my grandpa's NZ farm. That was literally 42 years ago. Since then Ive had probly 15 offroad bikes and my next road bike will be number 10.
Thank you Mustie... Totally enjoy watching your humor and videos.. They are sooo totally relaxing and your humor in situations that would make me throw a hammer/wrench at the wall is inspiring. Taken on some of your comments like "throw it anywhere" instead of looking like an a** in front of others. Your content is relaxing to watch .. mostly b/c of your calm and good nature at the bs that happens. THANKS Darren
I have an '81 CT110 and love it! I got it 3 years ago with 1400 original miles on it! I have done some electrical upgrades I would highly recommend. First is a headlight kit from Dr. ATV that lets you use replaceable bulbs instead of the $pendy sealed beam OEM ones. I recommend doing the ground wire 'fix' on it to make it a solder connection as it's not great the way it comes. It's an easy fix. Dr ATV also has a large range of parts for these old small Hondas. Hand in hand with that, I put in a headlight voltage regulator from Pardue Brothers. These fit in the headlight bucket & protect the headlight from excessive voltage at high rpms. Pardue specializes in upgrade electrical components for these bikes & make great products. I also have their Extreme rectifier on my bike. Just the other week I also bought their LED upgrade kit and it is awesome! It makes a HUGE difference in the brightness of all the lights (dash, signal & brake). At idle they are brighter than the old bulbs were when revved up! It also cuts the amp draw way down. I'm looking forward to seeing you bombing around on that 90! Good luck and thanks for the great content!
At higher altitudes the carb mix needs to be leaner to maintain the same air/fuel ratio (by weight)...ie, lower lb/min of air requires lower lbs/min of fuel.
All that series of little Hondas are some of the best things to come out of Japan, so you're onto a good thing, Mustie. As usual, a great video, I think painting the overhead light bulbs yellow works for me, but I think the ceiling fan is worth a try. In fact I'd like to see a video on restoring an old ceiling fan and setting it up!
I have two of these sitting in my garage that I bought as projects. I can't believe my good luck that I now have a Mustie video to jump start the project. This is great!!
There is no motor I know of more dependable than these little honda singles. They can take abuse for decades and continue to run. So simple and reliable. I’ve worked on bikes since the 70s and have seen these still run ( though not well) with nearly half the piston broken off!
My brother had one of those in the early 70's my other brother tried to showoff with a girl on the back, in low range he revved up the engine and dropped it into first, the front wheel came straight up and they both went off the back of the bike, one of the funniest things I ever saw
Sounds like my buddy that decided it was funny to accelerate so quickly that I slid from sitting up against the cab window, all the way past the open tailgate and onto the pavement out of a pickup truck while coming out of a field on our single lane private road. Hurt pretty badly. Never trusted anyone else's driving since then.
You graduated the same year as my oldest brother, I knew there was a reason I liked watching your videos! For your shop appearance, you could always make a re-creation of your garage, so it feels more familiar to the viewers who are having withdrawals from the move to the new place.
I really enjoy all the comments that come in from around the globe. The world would be a better place if it was run by gear heads. Cheers from the USA!
Grew up with a CT90 on a hill country farm in NZ, Perfect bike for the job low range low gear and it would go just about anywhere. Great for following a mob of sheep, ambling along at walking pace with your feet skimming the ground. In my teen years I spent hours hill climbing on it would climb just about anything.
Hey thats a GREAT YEAR. .I Graduated too in 1982....No wonder Im watching your channel. THE CLASS OF 82.....HELL YEAH PARTY HARD...LMAO...That motor is the same motor they had in the Old ATC 90 Three Wheelers....I loved the one I had when I was a kid three wheeler that is ...LOL
What's amazing to me is as I'm watching at an hour and twelve minutes in as you're attaching the air cleaner assembly to the carb I decided to frequent our usual parts website just to check out whether or not the OEM air filter element is still available. Sure is! There's six in stock at $9.20. Amazing time to be alive!
My first bike was a trail 90. A yellow one, and that was in about 1968, so that would have been probably a 1965, 66. It had two rear sprockets and a piece of chain to add in when you put on the larger sprocket. In all the time I owned it, using it to commute a couple of blocks to school and a mile to work, I think I only put gas in it once.
Really enjoy watching your videos and seeing you work I can Relate as I'm a mechanic and funny thing is that you almost always repair the car, bike, lawnmower etc in the same way that I would, keep it up and keep posting videos and ignore the people that give you crap
Go down as one of the best engines made, these things are built proof ... stood the test of time great little bikes .. had so much fun over in uk on hinda cub 90s as a young'un 👌
I'm about 8 years older than you and I remember a lot of people bought his & hers trail 90s including some friends of mine that hauled them on the back of their Winnebago. Needless to say the his almost always got more miles & beat more. The one you have may have been a hers given the low miles and over all good condition. If I remember correctly Honda even advertised them as his & hers to sell more.
I love these long vids, keeps me inspired to work on my own projects. I wish I seen this channel many years ago. Not a single bad thing to say about it. Hope your doing well mustie. Your vids always keep me going. 90 hour work weeks and I still have the drive to work on my own toys. Your the man mustie, keep it up and try to get a early 1980s Honda magna, is love to see that. I have one I been working of for a few weeks and parts are the hardest to acquire. About 3 weeks from now and I should be posting a vid of my magna finally running.
Great video Mustie! Fond memories of racing my local Postie on a Trail90 on my Honda XR75 as a kid. Australian Postal Service used these bikes for over 30 years. Plenty of spares over here.
I love the little laugh Mustie1 that you make when something runs, sounds like a mad scientist hahahaha. Love your content and thank you for posting your adventures with us👍👍
Thank you for this video! I have a 79 trail90 that I want to get running. It belonged to my dad who passed back in ‘06. However the motorcycle had been sitting for a lot longer before that. I forget what year it was last registered but it was around ‘85. It has almost the exact same set up as your 77. Very helpful and informational!
It's sooooo Honda 😍 At 4 minutes into this video, I already knew it wouldn't let you down. Well done 👍 (I ride a 33 year old, hmmm, youngtimer VT500C) Cheers from the Netherlands
Well, the old Honda isn't putten up much of a fight it wasn't to go. Hope it keeps going smooth for you Mustie-1. None ethanol fuel was so much better look how clean that carb was. Great video.
Very engaging seeing you working on the carburettor. I know those who would throw up their hands in horror at doing that without a repair kit at hand. Maybe I ought to as I've been selling parts all my working life. But I never believed in selling people parts they didn't need, and I have many times taken apart cleaned and rebuilt the carbs on my 250 singles and my CL without ever replacing seals.
A "posty bike"? I love Australian use of English. I think most Americans do. You gave us Olivia Newton John too, and she made my teen years more.... Um.... dynamic.
Mustie1, You’ve got a couple screws missing ...... on the bike, not you, well maybe - haha. You’re right, that engine sounds great and the fact that it’s 37 years from running is a testament to those older Honda bike engines! Nice bore scope!
This one guy I knew as a kid 30+ years ago that always worked on bikes.....he used an old electric dryer that he put old gas tanks in with rubber foam around the tank to keep from the tank banging against the inside of the dryer.....and he put about two hand fulls of sand with a few river rocks inside the tank.....seals up all the holes with h.d. tape.....The dryer spins and the sand inside the tank sand blasts the rust......he tried all kinds of sand.... stones and other abbrasives till he figured it out.The very first times he said the tank was in too long.....or then not long enough.....but he got good at figuring out the spin time vs. how bad the tank was rusted.
If you go with ceiling fans, make sure they aren’t in the ceiling fixture light path. It will make havoc on your videos. Constant blinking from the blades blocking out the light, uhg.. 🤦🏻♂️
Hi Mustie, great video as always, you're right about the charging system, being the same as your Trail 70 with no regulator they will blow bulbs without a battery connected. This model also runs the headlight permanently and leaving it disconnected will eventually boil the battery (ask me how i know haha). The low range is fairly useful off road, and will actually crawl up some pretty steep inclines with it.
Hey Mustie1, thanks for mentioning a little more about the hose pliers. I've been wanting some since i first saw them on your vids. Last week I found them on harbor freight's website and bought a pair.
last year I refurbished a 1974 CB360 that had been sitting since 1984, cleaned the carbs, new fuel lines, usual tune up stuff and it fired right up. didn't even touch the points
@@Last_one_before_I_go awesome! T's had the front disc brake. theyre great bikes and a lot of fun, yes kinda slow haha. I put flat bars, knobby tires and a chrome 2-1 exhaust on this one for a light and easily returnable scrambler look, otherwise it was totally original. I remember riding with some buddys (riding Ducattis, Triumphs, liter bikes) in Austin TX and folks were taking pics of my bike and not theirs haha! good times good times
Hidy. I thank you for doing these excellent videos ! You mentioned the fuel tank, being in sad shape. My Dad used to work on outboard motors, tank-top kind, as well as the tanks themselves. They used to have 2 hoses running to them, and then Mercury came out with a single hose. Everyone followed suit. So Dad did the change-overs on the 6 gallon outboard tanks. He also could get the rust out of the tanks. Dad kept a pill-bottle full of BB's and a concoction...I'm not real sure, but I think it had kerosene and marvel-mystery oil in it, and maybe some carb cleaner. He would plug all the holes in the fuel tank & pour that little bit of liquid in the fuel tank, along with the bottle of BB's and hand it to me to make a racket ! He wanted it shook, sideways, turn it, and shake, shake, shake !!! Then I'd hand it back to him and He would pour it all out, shaking and bumping it against a wooden bench, thru a homemade colindar, made of heavy screen wire. He would wash off the BB's and save the fluid, after He ran it thru a cloth filter. This cleaned the scummie and rusty junk off the surface of the inside of the tank. He made a good living on doing what you do...He would bring dead outboards back to life. There's a good tip for you, Mustie1
Of course it will start! It's a HONDA! I have been riding them since 1961 when I was in Junior High school. And, hey, I eat those same butter cookies every day.
Thanks for letting me "hang out with you" I really enjoy watching and answering your questions screw sizes, and which spring goes where. Much love and respect.
I am almost 70 and have fond memories of my Red trail 90 with the extra 2 speed gearbox. Purchased Brand new for $375 in the mid 1970’s. I have owned probably 12-15 bikes and it’s the one I think of most. Thing was a billy goat in 1st gear,low range. Think it did 45 mph in high gear, high range.
I had one of these as a kid... loved it. Only mine did not have the high-low switch, it had two separate rear sprockets. To switch to low range required adding a section of chain (two master links). Not mentioned by Mustie, but this bike had a two-section shift lever. To upshift, you could either lift up with your toe (regular way) or push *down* with your heel. I never saw this on any other bike. You can see this lever @ 1:19. It took some time geting used to having two hand brakes instead of one hand brake and one foot brake. I *hated* the drum front brake..... not much stopping power.
yes i also talk and answer him like im in the room with him. im a 52 year old black man from noth philly. ive been fixing old mini bikes alone in my garage since i was13. i sometimes talk to myself like im being filmed. glad to find im not crazy by my self. love love love this guy
Ken Berry sounds like you need to buy a video camera and a tripod yourself and start making UA-cam videos.
You got a phone or tablet? Start recording and post it online
I do the same thing, man. I'm saying "Yeah, that's exactly what it is..." Ha. I'm a 54 white man from the middle of Kentucky. Nice to meet you!
Hey! Start simple with FB page and short vids.
i do a lot of talking to myself as well but unfortunately it doesnt take long before my words turn into a string of profanity not fit for human ears.
Hey Mustie1,just wanted to say thanks for all your videos. Lawnmower was starting and stopping. Pulled the carb apart and cleaned out all the Jets. Put it back together and it started on the first pull. Only reason I felt confident enough to pull it apart was bcuz of your videos. I've learned alot. So thank you once again.😁
I love these bikes...I had three of them as a teen and managed to keep one of them running...great fun tinkering. In Melbourne (where I live) they use these as postie bikes and they have become iconic, with a large following and even a club with rides en-masse. Great little bike
Like the Mods in The Who's "Quadrophenia" movie.
You should have a look at Mighty car mods. They are doing a rebuild of Moogs Postie bike atm. 👍
I love that it doesn't take much to make you laugh! You have reignited my love of wrenching on small engines! Thanks for taking the time.
What an awesome bike. I have ridden these in the mid 70's. The one you have is in excellent shape. 1500 miles is barely broke-in. The ones I find have been in the bottom of a pond for 30 years. This bike, you will find, is a capable trail bike. Trust me, you won't stop smiling.
My parents had one of those when I was a kid. We took it on every camp trip, lots of fond memories. It had the low range lever on the gearbox and I really enjoyed riding it, even more than dad's 250cc Suzuki 2 stroke enduro. A very fun and very tough little thumper.
Carburetors seem to be a nemesis for young mechanics these days. I was Born in 1957 and learned about them in high school. I was the kid that would soup up your Chevy with the addition of a new intake manifold, Holly 650 double pumper and a nice set of equal length headers and glass packs on your 350ci engine. These days, fuel injection is king and most don't know their way around the carburetor. Just reminiscing.
most these days will never see a carburetor unless they run a generator
@@janramonmartin Even generators are switching to EFI.
i'm only 15 and i tinker with carburetors as much as i can
Im 15 and i have a carb on my MK2 VW GOLF. I do all maintenance myself, i changed the timing belt last year.
I'm 12
I am always buying and selling anything with a small engine. Most of the time the engine just needs a carb clean and it runs after an oil change. I'll spend around 5-50usd on a push mower/self propelled and flip it for 75-200
I’m sure this is a redundant comment...but I think it’s probably worth repeating often...THANK YOU!!!
I’ve learned so much from watching you dissect, discuss and troubleshoot mechanisms top to bottom...I just can’t thank you enough!
I was the guy who’d curse the sky for my lousy luck with small engines and the like. Now, I’m the guy who rips them apart and nurses them back to life. And I could not have matured to that guy without your help. Thanks for taking us along for the ride...they’re always great times 😁
subscribed! CT90 was my first experience of motorcycling, riding around on the luggage rack with my grandfather on their farm in the mid 1980s. Some great memories. Just picked up a (much more recent!) ct110 that needs some love so this was quite interesting. I love that pretty much every aspect of these Honda CT bikes is so comprehensively documented
I'm 64 and would totally hang out with you and work for free if I lived next door. I like how your mind works and your always asking me questions and never listening...lol
That black button on the side of the carb is actually for altitude compensation. You pull it out at higher altitudes to let more air into the emulsion tube and lean the mixture down a bit. The actual 'choke' is the manual lever type. Just an FYI.😉 The earlier models didn't have the altitude compensator, and you had to change the main jet above a certain altitude (usually 4000 ft.), unless you liked to change plugs a lot.😁
Just to put your mind at ease, the fan noise in the background is not that bad. I could easily hear you and it wasn't distracting. I am a person that doesn't cope well with working in heat above 70°F without any air movement, so I am more than understanding with the fan running in the background while you entertain and teach me with your videos. Love the new shop, love your content, keep 'em coming!
What nobody says, ever: This old Honda engine just won't run... I've been working on them more than 50 years. You can always get 'em to run!
The low range on those CT90s is amazing, makes the bike ride like it has 3x the displacement and the low speed performance is unparalleled.
I love how tickled he is when he gets something to start.
That's what I call "the laugh"!
First multispeed bike I ever rode was one of these.... when doing carb work, I like to screw in the jet / air screw very carefully till they bottom out in the seat and write down how many turns in. When you reinstall, carefully bottom them out then back out the number of turns you wrote down. Some carbs are really sensitive and can be a real pain..... then again, some aren’t. Great video!
Dear Mustie1:
Honestly: I was trembling because of positive anticipation when realizing the length of this great video. So I gave 👍 button even before watching it.
Now let's see:
chru cas
Me too - and I have no concerns. Sunday night here in Brisbane and looking forward to another mighty Mustie.
Dear@@geoffreykeane4072
Yes, another "mighty mouse mustie" vid, hooray. Here it was 1 o' clock after midday when you commented. It is extremely hot in Germany for June (up to 40° Celsius again).
Best regards luck and health.
There have been times I was too busy to watch a Mustie1 video the day it came out but while marking them for later viewing I give them an upvote anyway because I know they will be good.
@@geoffreykeane4072 qld here also 👌
I put it on the TV then fell back to sleep. Honestly it's a little too long.
Mustie1, love it when you get something to start for the first time, or even after the first start ... you give a giggle... on every video I've seen on many types of vehicles ... great stuff.
This is going to be a beautiful Sunday
Your videos make me smile. I've been turning wrenches for .. well, quite a while. Your approach and commentary make for a nice wind down at the end of the day. :)
Over 10 years my 3 kids put close to 4,000 miles on our 1969 CT90 on trails they created up at the cabin. They'd race the CT90 and our 1970 John Deere 140. They'd be gone for hours and never broke a bone. The tool pouch helped keep the battery in place. As long as the rectifier was good, it would run. Great video and great memories. Thanks!
(1:05:22) One LEANS the mixture at elevation for "thinner" air (less air - less fuel). As when one flies a normally aspirated aircraft engine above nominal altitudes, the mixture must be leaned for proper performance; and, of course, richened for landing.
Great video; love all carb rebuilds.
In case you all are wondering, the rubber flap that is mounted to the rear of the kick stand is to "send" the kickstand into the up position if you forget to put it up yourself. If it is down, when you turn (bank) left, the rubber hits the ground first, instead of the steel kickstand, which can "catapult" the bike out of control. A kickstand down, while you are riding, is potentially deadly. (This can be seen @1:08:30. Better view @1:10:48).
I'm always impressed at your project success rate. Mine take a lot longer. I'm a small engine by trade, but find trouble working on anything my own. Have to be getting paid!
The front suspension on that yellow bike is called leading link.
Yes, I answer questions that nobody asked.
LOL
@kevin paul halliday your right they did have anti dive. Get on the front brake and the front lifts up. My C70 has got the same leading links in front.
Two stroke Vespas have Trailing Link front fork.
All right what is the front Suspension called?
@@runedyrting8476 Leading link, true!
When you were talking about how old you are because she graduated from school that year so did I. Believe it or not my cousin had this exact model. He bought it brand new and we rode all through the city. He drove that thing until there was nothing left. I still remember sitting on the sidewalk watching him patch the tube on the front tire. Thank you for bringing back good memories.
I know I’m just one Sub, but your videos make my day Mustie...after a long day at work, there is nothing better than getting home and seeing a Mustie vid posted so I can sit down and relax while we rebuild small engines!
Thank you for helping me kill almost 90 minutes at work on a boring day. Love watching you analyze and tackle projects.
Ahhhh cup of coffee mustie1 and being in your garage working on your own project peefect sunday
I've got that same Vessel JIS ... you can't beat them, great screwdrivers.
Got one too, also got the #1 with the ball style handle. A must for working on anything made in Japan....
Imagine in the future im not going to be able to teach my kids about carbs because they will be irrelevant by then
Wow. A 37 year old Trail 90. This was the first bike I ever rode. On my grandpa's NZ farm. That was literally 42 years ago. Since then Ive had probly 15 offroad bikes and my next road bike will be number 10.
Thank you Mustie... Totally enjoy watching your humor and videos.. They are sooo totally relaxing and your humor in situations that would make me throw a hammer/wrench at the wall is inspiring. Taken on some of your comments like "throw it anywhere" instead of looking like an a** in front of others. Your content is relaxing to watch .. mostly b/c of your calm and good nature at the bs that happens. THANKS Darren
I fall asleep sometimes...it's that calming.
I have an '81 CT110 and love it! I got it 3 years ago with 1400 original miles on it! I have done some electrical upgrades I would highly recommend. First is a headlight kit from Dr. ATV that lets you use replaceable bulbs instead of the $pendy sealed beam OEM ones. I recommend doing the ground wire 'fix' on it to make it a solder connection as it's not great the way it comes. It's an easy fix. Dr ATV also has a large range of parts for these old small Hondas.
Hand in hand with that, I put in a headlight voltage regulator from Pardue Brothers. These fit in the headlight bucket & protect the headlight from excessive voltage at high rpms. Pardue specializes in upgrade electrical components for these bikes & make great products. I also have their Extreme rectifier on my bike. Just the other week I also bought their LED upgrade kit and it is awesome! It makes a HUGE difference in the brightness of all the lights (dash, signal & brake). At idle they are brighter than the old bulbs were when revved up! It also cuts the amp draw way down.
I'm looking forward to seeing you bombing around on that 90! Good luck and thanks for the great content!
At higher altitudes the carb mix needs to be leaner to maintain the same air/fuel ratio (by weight)...ie, lower lb/min of air requires lower lbs/min of fuel.
Glad I checked for this before I became a redundant commenter!
Yep, on aircraft, you lean the mixture over 5000 feet.
All that series of little Hondas are some of the best things to come out of Japan, so you're onto a good thing, Mustie. As usual, a great video, I think painting the overhead light bulbs yellow works for me, but I think the ceiling fan is worth a try. In fact I'd like to see a video on restoring an old ceiling fan and setting it up!
I have two of these sitting in my garage that I bought as projects. I can't believe my good luck that I now have a Mustie video to jump start the project. This is great!!
There is no motor I know of more dependable than these little honda singles. They can take abuse for decades and continue to run.
So simple and reliable. I’ve worked on bikes since the 70s and have seen these still run ( though not well) with nearly half the piston broken off!
My brother had one of those in the early 70's my other brother tried to showoff with a girl on the back, in low range he revved up the engine and dropped it into first, the front wheel came straight up and they both went off the back of the bike, one of the funniest things I ever saw
Sounds like my buddy that decided it was funny to accelerate so quickly that I slid from sitting up against the cab window, all the way past the open tailgate and onto the pavement out of a pickup truck while coming out of a field on our single lane private road. Hurt pretty badly. Never trusted anyone else's driving since then.
You graduated the same year as my oldest brother, I knew there was a reason I liked watching your videos!
For your shop appearance, you could always make a re-creation of your garage, so it feels more familiar to the viewers who are having withdrawals from the move to the new place.
Yes! A hour plus long vid on a Honda Trail 90. Gonna be a great Sunday Morning. Thanks Mustie!
Better with my big breaklfast at the KING
That engine is just barely broke in, Only 1100 miles. Wow! You should have years of enjoyment with that!
I really enjoy all the comments that come in from around the globe. The world would be a better place if it was run by gear heads. Cheers from the USA!
You got that one right!
Im here from Ohio in the USA
OHIO here and you have that right!
How true!
Tom from the UK here here unite with mustie1
Grew up with a CT90 on a hill country farm in NZ, Perfect bike for the job low range low gear and it would go just about anywhere. Great for following a mob of sheep, ambling along at walking pace with your feet skimming the ground. In my teen years I spent hours hill climbing on it would climb just about anything.
Just love your videos man! Kudos. Thanks for sharing your experience with us!
Hey thats a GREAT YEAR. .I Graduated too in 1982....No wonder Im watching your channel. THE CLASS OF 82.....HELL YEAH PARTY HARD...LMAO...That motor is the same motor they had in the Old ATC 90 Three Wheelers....I loved the one I had when I was a kid three wheeler that is ...LOL
What's amazing to me is as I'm watching at an hour and twelve minutes in as you're attaching the air cleaner assembly to the carb I decided to frequent our usual parts website just to check out whether or not the OEM air filter element is still available. Sure is! There's six in stock at $9.20. Amazing time to be alive!
my dad put 1 of these engines on my honda 50 when i was a kid, i had a blast on it 😁
Very cool! I’ve got the ‘73 version in Orange. I propose a full fuel tank restoration with video...for education. 👍🏻
oh that sound it brings back so much fun learning how to ride thanks for sharing !!
Great work on that bike Mustie, I really enjoy your videos! Keep up the good work!
I love that chuckle when the engine shows its 1st signs of life.
My first bike was a trail 90. A yellow one, and that was in about 1968, so that would have been probably a 1965, 66. It had two rear sprockets and a piece of chain to add in when you put on the larger sprocket. In all the time I owned it, using it to commute a couple of blocks to school and a mile to work, I think I only put gas in it once.
Really enjoy watching your videos and seeing you work I can Relate as I'm a mechanic and funny thing is that you almost always repair the car, bike, lawnmower etc in the same way that I would, keep it up and keep posting videos and ignore the people that give you crap
The stock airbox filter is required for these to run perfectly unless you rejet the carb to compensate for the extra air.
Go down as one of the best engines made, these things are built proof ... stood the test of time great little bikes .. had so much fun over in uk on hinda cub 90s as a young'un 👌
I'm about 8 years older than you and I remember a lot of people bought his & hers trail 90s including some friends of mine that hauled them on the back of their Winnebago. Needless to say the his almost always got more miles & beat more. The one you have may have been a hers given the low miles and over all good condition. If I remember correctly Honda even advertised them as his & hers to sell more.
Battery was from Napa. Not a sponsor. Love your work sir. Dont ever lose that drive to go out and fix something.
Great video.
I drop the float and pin back in when I soak the carb to hold the float under the solvent....
I love watching your videos. I used to do a lot of small engine work when I was growing up. Now I work on aircraft.
How riveting is it watching a carb be picked apart and put together again by this man? Awesome stuff.
I remember seeing those new in the dealership when I was a kid in the early '80s, so cool
I love these long vids, keeps me inspired to work on my own projects. I wish I seen this channel many years ago. Not a single bad thing to say about it. Hope your doing well mustie. Your vids always keep me going. 90 hour work weeks and I still have the drive to work on my own toys. Your the man mustie, keep it up and try to get a early 1980s Honda magna, is love to see that. I have one I been working of for a few weeks and parts are the hardest to acquire. About 3 weeks from now and I should be posting a vid of my magna finally running.
Such a joy to watch, keep up the good work 👍
Anyone else answering Mustie when he asks a question?
*yeah i"ll clean that for ya mustie*
Hell yeah brother thats the fun part lol
All the time...
Yep, it happens a lot... I told him "I can't smell the fuel" when he showed us the tank!
me too my wife thinks Iam a nut talking to the TV.
Had one just like it. Great bike! Wish Honda still made them.
Great video Mustie!
Fond memories of racing my local Postie on a Trail90 on my Honda XR75 as a kid.
Australian Postal Service used these bikes for over 30 years.
Plenty of spares over here.
I love the little laugh Mustie1 that you make when something runs, sounds like a mad scientist hahahaha. Love your content and thank you for posting your adventures with us👍👍
Thank you for this video! I have a 79 trail90 that I want to get running. It belonged to my dad who passed back in ‘06. However the motorcycle had been sitting for a lot longer before that. I forget what year it was last registered but it was around ‘85. It has almost the exact same set up as your 77. Very helpful and informational!
It's sooooo Honda 😍
At 4 minutes into this video, I already knew it wouldn't let you down. Well done 👍
(I ride a 33 year old, hmmm, youngtimer VT500C)
Cheers from the Netherlands
Known as a "Postie" bike here in Australia Mustie, still used in later versions today!
Mark Finnigan
1:are you related to roadkill (the show)
2:ohhh that’s what type of bike those are thanks mate
@@timrattenbury53211: yeah,nah digger. Mike spells his name funny
2:Nah yeah!
Don't Posties lack the High/Low transmission. Wish we could get new ones here in the states.
Well, the old Honda isn't putten up much of a fight it wasn't to go. Hope it keeps going smooth for you Mustie-1. None ethanol fuel was so much better look how clean that carb was. Great video.
The lighting is much better, Much warmer and cosy not so like you said Hospital.
I agree. And the 'cordoned off' area helps too. Thanks Mustie!
@@SlartiMarvinbartfast needs a better place for the POOCH and a few fake windows to liven up theplace
I noticed the cordoned off area, back to cozyville 👍
@@PKTDERK methinks he hiding future projects there and wil do a mega display gala livestream for mega likes and new subs
Very engaging seeing you working on the carburettor. I know those who would throw up their hands in horror at doing that without a repair kit at hand. Maybe I ought to as I've been selling parts all my working life. But I never believed in selling people parts they didn't need, and I have many times taken apart cleaned and rebuilt the carbs on my 250 singles and my CL without ever replacing seals.
If she could talk, she'd be saying, thank you Mustie-1, I've been clogged up way too long. Jump on and let's go riding, Woo Hoo. See ya
mark
Worth some good money. Had one same color sold it for twelve hundred three years ago.
Australia uses then for the post man or woman to use to deliver the mail call a posty bike
Lol bugger that man woman PC stuff 😂 they are all posties, salt of the earth haha no one envies a Tasmanian postie in winter!
@@thetassieboys Canadian posties do..
Kiwi posties used to also.
wow that's a cool fact
A "posty bike"? I love Australian use of English. I think most Americans do. You gave us Olivia Newton John too, and she made my teen years more.... Um.... dynamic.
Nice. Plenty of detail. Carry on. Those bikes are so fun.
Already used to the new shop/backdrop. As the saying goes, “It’s not the tools; it’s the carpenter.”
I do like Mustie's laugh when it fires 2 or 3 times or when the horn chirps...
My honda 90 has a rubber spacing around battery to prevent damage.
Fold up an inner tube for a spacer.
Mustie1, You’ve got a couple screws missing ...... on the bike, not you, well maybe - haha.
You’re right, that engine sounds great and the fact that it’s 37 years from running is a testament to those older Honda bike engines!
Nice bore scope!
Hello Mustie, I have a tank in decent condition I'd be happy to send it to you if you want it. Seeing it in a video would be payment enough!
A year late Did Musty reply ??
@@timwilkinson2797 yup, he used it in a later video
@@torquemonster8773 Your Awesome Budz ;)
This one guy I knew as a kid 30+ years ago that always worked on bikes.....he used an old electric dryer that he put old gas tanks in with rubber foam around the tank to keep from the tank banging against the inside of the dryer.....and he put about two hand fulls of sand with a few river rocks inside the tank.....seals up all the holes with h.d. tape.....The dryer spins and the sand inside the tank sand blasts the rust......he tried all kinds of sand.... stones and other abbrasives till he figured it out.The very first times he said the tank was in too long.....or then not long enough.....but he got good at figuring out the spin time vs. how bad the tank was rusted.
If you go with ceiling fans, make sure they aren’t in the ceiling fixture light path. It will make havoc on your videos. Constant blinking from the blades blocking out the light, uhg.. 🤦🏻♂️
My first road bike in 79, only rode trail bikes before I bought one of these @ 11 years old.
Hi Mustie, great video as always, you're right about the charging system, being the same as your Trail 70 with no regulator they will blow bulbs without a battery connected. This model also runs the headlight permanently and leaving it disconnected will eventually boil the battery (ask me how i know haha). The low range is fairly useful off road, and will actually crawl up some pretty steep inclines with it.
Hey Mustie1, thanks for mentioning a little more about the hose pliers. I've been wanting some since i first saw them on your vids. Last week I found them on harbor freight's website and bought a pair.
Sitting 37 years, will it run ? Of Course it will, it's a Honda.
And because it's a Mustie1!
last year I refurbished a 1974 CB360 that had been sitting since 1984, cleaned the carbs, new fuel lines, usual tune up stuff and it fired right up. didn't even touch the points
@@hank1556 - you brought back memories. Had a 360T red one. Reliable, but kind of a dog. I had a soft spot for it tho...
@@Last_one_before_I_go awesome! T's had the front disc brake. theyre great bikes and a lot of fun, yes kinda slow haha. I put flat bars, knobby tires and a chrome 2-1 exhaust on this one for a light and easily returnable scrambler look, otherwise it was totally original. I remember riding with some buddys (riding Ducattis, Triumphs, liter bikes) in Austin TX and folks were taking pics of my bike and not theirs haha! good times good times
It’s a Honda and lets be honest, what can’t mustie get running?
He has been an inspiration he has inspired me to go get a mini bike and work on it just need more ideas mustie
Hidy. I thank you for doing these excellent videos ! You mentioned the fuel tank, being in sad shape. My Dad used to work on outboard motors, tank-top kind, as well as the tanks themselves. They used to have 2 hoses running to them, and then Mercury came out with a single hose. Everyone followed suit. So Dad did the change-overs on the 6 gallon outboard tanks. He also could get the rust out of the tanks.
Dad kept a pill-bottle full of BB's and a concoction...I'm not real sure, but I think it had kerosene and marvel-mystery oil in it, and maybe some carb cleaner. He would plug all the holes in the fuel tank & pour that little bit of liquid in the fuel tank, along with the bottle of BB's and hand it to me to make a racket ! He wanted it shook, sideways, turn it, and shake, shake, shake !!! Then I'd hand it back to him and He would pour it all out, shaking and bumping it against a wooden bench, thru a homemade colindar, made of heavy screen wire. He would wash off the BB's and save the fluid, after He ran it thru a cloth filter. This cleaned the scummie and rusty junk off the surface of the inside of the tank. He made a good living on doing what you do...He would bring dead outboards back to life. There's a good tip for you, Mustie1
love your videos. i actively look for broken 2 stroke stuff and my wife hates me for it. keep it up man. more bikes if possible
LOL! If I even mentioned dirt-bike my wife would start packing the girls stuff and the car and give me 60 seconds to change my mind 🤣
My Sunday afternoon is sorted. Love mustie1
Of course it will start! It's a HONDA! I have been riding them since 1961 when I was in Junior High school. And, hey, I eat those same butter cookies every day.
When I saw the picture, I had a flood of memories! I had one of these many years ago. Also with dual ratio gearbox. Lots of fun!
Just started watching, but as far as cosmetics go, that thing is in pretty remarkable condition.
Thanks for letting me "hang out with you" I really enjoy watching and answering your questions screw sizes, and which spring goes where. Much love and respect.
LOL 🤣 Screaming...Take photos!...make it easy to put back together...! This is great stuff, keep'um coming! 👍
I am almost 70 and have fond memories of my Red trail 90 with the extra 2 speed gearbox. Purchased Brand new for $375 in the mid 1970’s. I have owned probably 12-15 bikes and it’s the one I think of most. Thing was a billy goat in 1st gear,low range. Think it did 45 mph in high gear, high range.
I had one of these as a kid... loved it. Only mine did not have the high-low switch, it had two separate rear sprockets. To switch to low range required adding a section of chain (two master links).
Not mentioned by Mustie, but this bike had a two-section shift lever. To upshift, you could either lift up with your toe (regular way) or push *down* with your heel. I never saw this on any other bike. You can see this lever @ 1:19.
It took some time geting used to having two hand brakes instead of one hand brake and one foot brake.
I *hated* the drum front brake..... not much stopping power.