Saturday, July 30, 2011

Honda Trail 90s, Part 2

Some progress on the Trail 90s:


These bikes operated on a 6V electrical system, which is basically unheard of in modern vehicles.   This is a replica taillight from a '33 Model A car, which also used a 6V system.




Old motorcycles used tons of soft, phillips head screws to hold them together and tended to get broken, stuck, or stripped.  I've replaced them all with allen heads, which besides providing superior assembly/reassembly, shear, and tensile properties look really cool.

This is the centrifugal timing advance mechanism on these bikes' ignition systems.  Again, functional and cool-looking.

A custom exhaust and battery box cover.










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