Popular Post Vintage Grumble Posted May 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2018 So after riding J5's CT110, I wanted in on that action. But CT's often go for more than I wanted to pay, so I repeatedly bid (Postal places seem to get rid of them around 60K kms) on its retarded cousin, the NBC110 (Super cub II) until I got one for a reasonable price. Its an ex postie bike (NBC = postie only model) from Welly, and it was in pretty good nick. Its of 2013 vintage, and is injected. Yes, 110cc of air cooled EFI madness. I gave it a bit of a clean up, and blasted round on it for a while. It had a bit of a shudder under acceleration, so opened the engine to replace the clutch plates. Turned out the centrifugal clutch drum and shoes were knackered also. I also then spotted one of the gear box bearings was well stuffed, so decided to pull the engine out, and replace most of the bearings (didn't do crank or cam bearings) and seals. While it was apart I got a recall notice from Honda, for the gearbox counter shaft, which was well timed I guess. I got all the new bits, and slapped it back together, and it ran beautifully, much much smoother. Just after this it got recalled again, and was fitted with a new fuel pump. I fitted cheap knoblies, and started riding it all over the place. Including the 600+km trip around the coast. TL/DR, well here's some random pics of said bike, Some time later (just the other day), I purchased a second bike that is exactly the same, but its missing an engine side cover/clutches/exhaust/foot pegs. The rest of its still in pretty good nick, so my very rough plan is to: Remove bung engine and all EFI gear, purchase and install big block carbed engine, build or buy custom exhaust, lower it, fit flatter/lower handle bars, change huge gauge cluster for smaller unit, remount headlight, generally make it look sleeker/more stylish/sportier, try not to ruin everything. Also big fanks to @sentra for collecting my number two, and letting me taste his meat. Thanks for dropping by! Regards, VG. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyWithAviators Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 I really enjoyed riding with this on Eastcape. I lol every time I watch the video from it and you zip between the other CT110s along the coast after drafting them. Also i’m having bad thoughts about adding the EFI gear to an older engine after you mention putting in a crab powered one. @Raizer what are your thoughts on this? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, GuyWithAviators said: I really enjoyed riding with this on Eastcape. I lol every time I watch the video from it and you zip between the other CT110s along the coast after drafting them. Also i’m having bad thoughts about adding the EFI gear to an older engine after you mention putting in a crab powered one. @Raizer what are your thoughts on this? I'm glad you noticed the draft n split move, I was very proud of myself. Interesting idea on EFI-ing. The NBC seems to run really well, very linear and super cheap to run, it seems to use less than 2l per hundy ks. Main downside is it's a bit harder/more expensive to get more power out of, not much in the way of performance parts about for them yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Hmmmm theres a $200 supercub on trademe at the moment. Wonder if its just not running because the fuel pump is fuuuu’d 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 59 minutes ago, HighLUX said: Hmmmm theres a $200 supercub on trademe at the moment. Wonder if its just not running because the fuel pump is fuuuu’d Could be, their auction descriptions are super shonkey. Mine said that it runs, even though half the motor was missing, and that it had rust issues, but has no rust on it anywhere. If you can get it cheap enough, if motors too involved to fix, just china engine it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 I've started modding/ruining number 2. Here she is as I got her, Fist thing I did was remove the bung engine/headlight frame/handle bars/gauge cluster. Then I tried on a set BSA bars I had laying about. They are close to what I want, but not quite. I put them on up-side-down, and realized that wont work with my legs/height. I chopped up the light frame, and made a new mount, so the light is right in against the plastics. I then shortened the indicators, and did some cleaver shit to mount them directly to the headlight. Pretty happy with the look of the light/indicators. I also found its going to be super easy to lower, so have lowered the front about 45mm. I will modify the original back shocks to start with, to save $$$. I will probably also shorten the front guard a bit. The seat was a bit shitty, so pulled the cover off. I plan to shave the foam down a bit and make it more slim-line, and get it recovered. Now for the really tricky bit. These things are like the Kim Kardashian of the small bike world, and have a huge arse, which is mostly made of plastic. Trying to make it look chur-er-er without making it look worse, might be a bit tricky. I need to keep the green side covers under the seat, and not sure if it will look OK if I don't continue this on after the shock? I don't really know what to do here, but I would like to go for a round tail light, and try find another set of front indicators for the rear. And that's about as far as I've got so far. Regards, VG. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Man that makes the front end look so much better 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Pics of teeny tiny fuel injector from one of these plz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 On 6/10/2018 at 21:49, HighLUX said: Pics of teeny tiny fuel injector from one of these plz The throat and butterfly is so tiny, I'm amazed they even make 8hp. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 All I see is EFI supercharged briggs running off a speeduino or something 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Couldn't believe how small that throttle body is, looks more like something for a 49cc lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Also the more I see fingers for scale comparison im like wholey fuck is that throttle butterfly like the size of a 20c piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vintage Grumble Posted June 14, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2018 More ruining. I shortened the back shocks 45mm, so now have like 20mm travel, should be enough for the time being. Then I set about making the seat more slimline. I got my most worn out flap disc on the grinder, and went to town. It actually came out pretty good/way smoother than it looks in this pic. I'll get it covered some time soon. Then old mate @Raizer showed up with the new power plant (Chur my bro). I went for a 155Z HO, which should make around 15+hp as is, which should be a good upgrade from the std 8hp 110cc unit. This bad boy only has two mounting points, the tops pretty much the same, and then one at the back rather than the Honda's two. I tried to bung it in the frame, but there's a big sticky out bit behind the top mount with a breather tube sticking out of it, and this fouled on the frame. I thought I could take a tiny bit out of the frame and it would be sweet (easier than lengthening mounts) but I misjudged it slightly. I probably should have made the front mounts longer, but I had already cut a little hole in the frame, so I made that hole bigger and welded some angle into it. With that done the motor now fits. I just have to make up a couple of fairly simple rear mounts and its in. FUCKING RIPPA CUNT. Regards, VG. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Mate, you're going to save money on front tyres in the long run, they're never going to touch the ground! This thing is going to be so lush 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mop Head Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Holy damn son. This is attractive. Are you gonna try stealth the engine with the original airbox and such or just have the carb slammed out the side somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 12 hours ago, Raizer said: Mate, you're going to save money on front tyres in the long run, they're never going to touch the ground! This thing is going to be so lush Thanks for the lollies and hotel spec tea bags btw, I found them in the engine box after you left, lols. 1 hour ago, MopedNZ said: Holy damn son. This is attractive. Are you gonna try stealth the engine with the original airbox and such or just have the carb slammed out the side somewhere? You know what, I didn't even think about reusing the OG air box, I will look into it. The new motor is a bit longer and sits further forward also, so not sure it will work. I had kinda planned to just have the carb sideways with the filter through the leg shield. I was going to try hide the oil cooler up where the air box used to be too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 Yeh so progress on this has slowed due to our first child arriving 5 weeks ago, but before she showed up I got a tiny bit done. I removed the pump/sender set up, and luckily the pump and sender just unclip from the top, so you can whack it back in to plug the hole. I just need to block off the outlet. I also started removing the unneeded wiring, of which there is a shit ton. I decided to go for a 3" round taillight from Taiwan, suited my requirements perfectly, and very good quality. I got a fuel tap with reserve, as I won't have a gauge, and as the old EFI outlet is on top of the tank, I'll have to weld on a base for this to bolt to. China clutch handle and cable. China oil cooler, bit rough but should do the trick. Might have to make new lines to suit the engine. Then I started playing around with the rump. Have an idea in my head of the shape, bit will be a bit of work. I shaved the original side panels down so the shape would suit the panals infront of the shocks, and will do the top side in foam or something, and glass over it all. And that's as far as I got. Hopefully I will find time to crack on with this soon, as I'm Ken as a Ben to get working on it. Regards, your old mate, VG. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share Posted September 18, 2018 So I got some second hand panniers off TM, they were undrilled/hadn't been used on a bike (not sure if they are actually intended for a bike?) and were reasonably priced, so grabbed them. They look like they will be waterproof, and at 45l each, there's so much room for activities! The second bike still had a postie rack on it, so I modified that to suit. They are quite huge, but the rack is only held on with 2x nuts and 2x bolts, so can swap it for the OG rack in like 2 mins. Postie rack, These suckers were purchased in Germany, looks like they have been around the block, And one all mounted up, forgot to get enough bolts for the other, Durr, So much storage on such a small bike! Regards, VG. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datlow Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 That’s a lot of goon bags of storage A+ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willdat? Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Please tell me you're only paying rego on one of these fine machines...What did you do with the EFI gear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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