Topic: 1967 Honda S90 project.

[tomkimberly]

I have had this bike for well over 12 years, for all of them it has sit outside. Now I think it is time to start to see if it can be brought back to life. If anyone has any part sources other than Ebay, please provide.




Tom

[Ecosse]

a while back there was a good thread on the lil' hondas. some info about parts too i think. i'll see if i can find it.

[tomkimberly]

Well I have got the bike all dis-assembled.

First on the list is the carb. Does this look good? 











Tom

[Ecosse]

whaddya, smuggling cocaine?! 

[tomkimberly]

Belive it or not, I have removed everything except the air screw and only broke the tip of the slow jet inside the carb body which I think will come out with a long soak in carb cleaner. To remove all the "white" powder I soaked the parts in vinegar for 2 hours which did a very good job.

I'll post after pictures this weekend.


Tom

[Dougy Dougy Dune Buggy]

Finally someone with a small bore Honda single
i'll chime in from time to time..been up In Seattle
back now
DougY DougY Dune Buggy

[Dougy Dougy Dune Buggy]

Ecosse has helped me!!!
search for "finally got it running" and use DWYJ or Dougy Dougy Dune Buggy for the search..all Ecosse' info is there
D

[Dougy Dougy Dune Buggy]

Here ya go
http://www.dratv.com/clp.html

[Ecosse]

i was wondering when ya were gonna chime in.  

i re-visited the old threads and planned to forward some info here; ya beat me to it.  

found this: http://hondatrailbikes.com/index2.html

[Dougy Dougy Dune Buggy]

Been workin 10 hour days
but now i'll be regular..wifes leaving for a week so i'll be checkin A QUITE A REGU   LAR
ha ha
Tom..keep that bike man...tell us about Compression etc. we heyah to hepp ya
D

[Ecosse]

ok, in case you weren't tired of my posts yet... although it's overseas these guys still may be useful:

S90 parts

and some images... 

[tomkimberly]

Finally someone with a small bore Honda single
i'll chime in from time to time..been up In Seattle
back now
DougY DougY Dune Buggy

Thanks Doug! Were are you located in California? I'm in Orange.

Tom

[tomkimberly]

i was wondering when ya were gonna chime in.  

i re-visited the old threads and planned to forward some info here; ya beat me to it.  

found this: http://hondatrailbikes.com/index2.html

Thanks! I have wanted to restore this bike for years but kept putting it off to work on other bike projects. So far the best source for parts seems to be the far east (asia) which is OK, at least the first few items I have bought have arrived in good time in good shape.


Tom

[Dougy Dougy Dune Buggy]

Tom..Up here in Benicia..20 minutes from Frisco!
Do a craigslist search..very easy to find parts..they come and go..fun lil motors..lots of speed for such a little package
I LOVE MY CL90! heh heh..i've got a guy who deals in CL/S90 parts down in San Jose..keep a list and i'll ask him when you
get farther along..dealers stock quite a bit for these bikes to..at least mine does! chain cost me $20, Battery-$20..fuses $5..levers cheap..at least you had the good sense to NOT get rid of one of the funnest bikes around...S90's were one of the REAL motorcycles that offered REAL performance! Believe me when you ride one of these around, peole stop you all the time to share stories of when they were growing up etc.
Doug

[tomkimberly]

Here are the carb body and bowl, all cleaned up!








One little problem, I decided to clean the steel and brass in the Works toilet bowl cleaner. This worked as planned however the choke plate was made from zinc and it disapeared in seconds. Anyone have a spare part or junked S90 carb I can get this part from?


The part is the component in the center of the carb bore shown in this picture.





Tom

[Dougy Dougy Dune Buggy]

Simple green & let soak on bad parts..you're using caustics on some delicate parts
I'll send an email to Ed down in San Jose but i've seen plenty on craigslist lately
widen your area search when checking
Doug

[Laminar]

Quick tip - look for a button like this on your camera:


It will help the camera focus on close objects so that your carb parts will be in focus, not the table behind them.

[Dougy Dougy Dune Buggy]

More PIX Tom..PLEASE
it helps us to visualize..tell us about compression, and where you got it..we know it's 12 years yours...give us info mang
DougY

[Dougy Dougy Dune Buggy]

Tom
You can't expect us to follow this thread for 12 more years can you??
Bustin yer chops what's up?
DougY

[hoodellyhoo]

Someone sure has ants in his pants for small bore hondas.....

[tomkimberly]

Tom
You can't expect us to follow this thread for 12 more years can you??
Bustin yer chops what's up?
DougY

Sorry but along with gathering parts, there have been some serious problems with my wifes family we must deal with so this project will be on the back burner for a while. I had planned on tearing into the engine this weekend however we will be traveling out of town to meet with other family members to give our support.

Tom

[Dougy Dougy Dune Buggy]

oh I'm sorry for bustin your chops..i dealt with a family situation recently..Please have prayers and forgive me for being callous(sp?)
anyhow i hope things turn for the better and when you get set i'll chime in again and ask my Buddy Ed about any parts
take care
DougY

[Ecosse]

tk, my best wishes for your wife's family and you all.

[grumburg]

My S90 is the most reliable, fun to ride bike I own. Leave the 550-4 sit and use the S90 for Sunday rides.   http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd131/grumburg/?action=view&current=100_0346.jpg

[Dougy Dougy Dune Buggy]

Grumburg
I agree, yeah my 400 Four was my favorite but for fun the CL90 or S90 is just what you need for light quick rips around town
I've been thinking how to get mine over to the beach and run around..we live not far from an AWESOME beach but stretches of freeway
separates us..Thanks for the pic..i hope to follow toms progress when he's in better times ahead
D