Popular Post 4AG_Addict Posted December 23, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 About a year ago this Honda Mini Trail turned up at a mates place with a couple of busted modern Chinese scooters. I expressed an interest in obtaining it & was able to collect it the other night. From what I can tell so far it's a 1970 or 1971 Z50AK2, last of the hard tails. Seems to be mostly complete, just missing front brake line & indicator lenses. Plans are restore the mechanicals, leave the aesthetics alone as much as possible and hopefully get it on the road. Seems to be a lot of repro parts available, anyone on here able to comment on quality? Or good source of stuff? Otherwise stay tuned for pictures of 6ft6 idiot attempting to ride ridiculous tiny bike. 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyWithAviators Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Good score! Lots of parts available, even genuine Honda if you find the right part numbers (via partzilla etc) and order from Webike.Jp genuine parts section. There’s also Aconohonda in Te Aroha, same thing with part numbers: https://www.anacondaltd.co.nz Aftermarket, quality is fine, definitely a lot better than the Chinese scooters of back in the day. Darren is our original aftermarket monkey / Honda part supplier: https://www.shore50s.co.nz/store/c1/Featured_Products.html and just recently mBike have come into the NZ market with mostly AliExpress spec Honda specific goods at decent prices. https://www.mbike.co.nz Hope this helps! Looking forward to updates / If you ever want to sell it let me know 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Has it been rego'd before? Abs laws come in next year regarding newly registered bikes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4AG_Addict Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Got a link? Everything I could find on NZTA only applies to New bikes 125cc and over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Oh it's a 50. Carry on then if no history does it count as a "fresh import" i dunno From 1 April 2020 All new model new motorcycles over 125cc must have ABS. All new model new motorcycles up to and including 125cc must have ABS or CBS. From 1 November 2021 All current model new motorcycles and imported used motorcycles over 125cc must have ABS. All current model new motorcycles and imported used motorcycles up to and including 125cc must have ABS or CBS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crash Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 9 hours ago, tortron said: Has it been rego'd before? Abs laws come in next year regarding newly registered bikes Can you put a link to this? I can't find a reference to it on LTNZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 https://www.nzta.govt.nz/media-releases/abs-rule-change-will-make-motorcycling-safer/ https://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicles/vehicle-types/motorcycles-and-mopeds/anti-lock-braking-system-rule-changes/ get your steeze live before november Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crash Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 https://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicles/vehicle-types/motorcycles-and-mopeds/anti-lock-braking-system-rule-changes/#:~:text=From 1 November 2021,must have ABS or CBS. I'm useless, found it after a quick Google search, was easier than navigating around NZTA website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crash Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 Beaten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 Vin exempt vehicle, just go into AA/VTNZ and ask for an MR2B, fill it out and then chat about the weather etc acting confident like you get a new plate everyday. It 100% has been registered in NZ before 2011, you just don't know the old plate number If they say it needs an inspection point out that that is for anything imported after 2011 so doesn't apply, if they still want to fuck you about go to another AA/VTNZ. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4AG_Addict Posted December 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 Job for the night was to check out the fuel tank. Plenty of rust & crud, but no holes anywhere. Have a sealer kit on the way. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4AG_Addict Posted December 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 Successful day. Thanks to @BlownCorona and @Raizer for some advice after first attempt was a fail. Shame the lady couldn't read my scrawl and incorrectly typed 2 50 instead of Z 50, but I'll do the paperwork to get that changed. 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 oh outstanding! super glad you got it over the line man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 On 26/12/2020 at 23:13, 4AG_Addict said: Job for the night was to check out the fuel tank. Plenty of rust & crud, but no holes anywhere. Have a sealer kit on the way. Fill that bad boy with vinegar and let it marinade for a couple of weeks. It's the cheapest option for converting rust. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Second the vinegar, countdown home brand do a big bottle cheap. Dunno about leaving it for a couple weeks, I've found after a day or 2 the vinegar seems to lose it's grunt so I change it for fresh, another day or 2 and it's ready to be flushed and neutralized with baking soda then sealed (bit of oil heavy 2t mix has worked for me in the past.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsinclairx Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 I used the home brand stuff too! I left mine for ages but changing out for fresh after a couple days makes sense. Don’t leave the fuel tap in with the vinegar in the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4AG_Addict Posted January 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Sweet will give the Vinegar a shot. Gave the guards a bit of a tidy up last night, didn't really mind the look of the top side, but the bottom was scum. Before Shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4AG_Addict Posted January 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Masked them up and hit the underside with the sandblaster, then a couple of coats of Rustkill. Top side I tried out the Coke & Tinfoil. Worked way better than I was expecting to be honest. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4AG_Addict Posted January 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 NZTA fixed my details. Much Better. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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