I took the bike out for its first real ride on Christmas Eve day with Wahoo, who drives a 49cc TaoTao scooter. We hadn’t gone maybe 8 blocks and I found that the bike wouldn’t take off from a stop. It wouldn’t shift into low so that I could do so either. I was stuck …
Tag: Honda Trail Bike
Jan 12
Honda CT90 Trail Bike: Part 6 – Repairs
Christmas Eve my brother Wahoo came over to see why the bike wouldn’t start. He had done all the heavy lifting as far as getting the turn signals installed in the first place, and he is a mechanic by trade, so I had hope we (he) could get running quickly. While I was waiting for …
Jan 09
Honda CT90 Trail Bike: Part 5 – First Ride
My “first ride” didn’t happen. My son-in-law helped me push the bike up from the basement and outside, and I started checking the bike over to ensure it was ready for its first ride. I noticed the tank wasn’t full, so I filled it up. Gas soon poured out of what I would learn was …
