Barn Find Bikes: Can We Bring A Classic Honda Trail 90 Back To Life After THIRTY Years In A Barn?

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[@dracphelan]

This is awesome. I love what you are doing.

[@hagestad]

lol power washing and then starting to crank on it. They could have problems starting even when new after that. At least cover ignition system while washing the bike.

[@GratefulEd907]

All 3 of those old Honda’s deserve to run again. They’re all cool. I have an 81 ct110

[@mortkb]

This is a great video for sure. Love barn finds. I have a few comments on restoring old bikes as I have done many myself including a 1970 CT70 or Trail 70. A couple things, ALWAYS look at the carb first on any old bike. The pilot jet and main jet are likely clogged (seen this so many times) and rebuild kits are readily available that way you can retain the original OEM carb. Next, a CT will run without the battery. Battery is there for lighting so that it works when the engine is off. The ignition and primary electricity for battery charging come from the stator. Lastly, when you are attempting to start something with starting fluid (last resort in my opinion), it will rev to the moon based on the fact that it is not gasoline and the mixture of the air is causing the over rev. If it stalls right away, as it did, points directly to a carb issue because you obviously have spark. Happy to consult with you guys as I love this stuff :-) Best of luck.

[@lifeandliberty0172]

Odd. I've never seen one have any spark at all without a hot battery. I'll bet If I go out and disconnect my battery there will be no spark....

[@CraigSmith568]

I remember riding on the back of one of these that my grandpa had. He died in 1969, so it had to be older than that. Always think of him when I see one of these. Now you need to compare it to one of the new Trail 125 models.

[@egates]

Only 5 minutes into this video and I love it already.

[@tfcooks]

I haven't watched yet but I'm gonna say yes you can get it running. Those bikes are bulletproof. Carb will probably be gunked up but clean that and your all set.

[@RedWingsninetyone]

I love how you guys blur out a 40 year old license plate in some scenes, but not in others lol. Definitely love seeing barn finds like this!

[@Desertfox92308]

I grew up with a '71 or '72 Trail 70! Loved that bike, my friend had a Trail 70 and another friend had a Trail 50!

[@thwong37]

Alex, Kase, Tommy, Dave and his friend was just awesome! I love seeing the younger TLF team members take on new challenges. I love the OG's Roman, Nathan & Andre: but they are limited to car reviews, light work, don't really like getting their hands dirty , and fixing stuff them-self. Also great seeing Tommy do reviews with his peers who are more mechanically inclined, and eager to bring something new to the channel. thanks Tommy NJ

[@cremazie]

There is something special about reviving classic bikes! Love it!

[@WW-wf8tu]

Wow! Davids Ranch continues to provide content for TFL. A relationship that keeps giving and giving and giving. Great content! Keep it coming. Looking forward to this one.

[@scottryan8654]

Great video guys! Brings back fun memories of the Yamaha Chappy I rode all over the place when I was 11 years old. Love the new channel!

[@tfcooks]

My best friend's dad had one of these that would fold. He put it in his plane so he'd have some ground transport when traveling.

[@abetts1971s1]

I'm glad I subscribed to TFL bike after watching all the other TFL channels for years. Great job guys!

[@Pureservize1]

I had that exact yellow ct90 when I was a kid.

[@DS5901]

What a pleasure video to watch. Good job guys. Good luck with the bikes

[@rockbay79]

I really love these restoration videos!

[@ndafarachaitezvi1139]

Any video with David is bound to be great and as always great content.Hope to see more of such video

[@aurorajones8481]

Just found your channel. Owner of a 20 V4S modified. Great channel and good to see some young guys in the hobby. I still think of myself as a boy...Born in 1980 a boy I am not. The bike keeps me young! LOL

[@slister1911]

Phenomenal video! Glad I found you guys.

[@RATsnak3]

That third bike deserved some love too...

[@gailjohnson6670]

Awesome video. Thank you. Blessings to you.

[@5150bwagner]

OMG!! I know Ben from working at the Fort Collins water treatment plant in the late 90's! :) GREAT guy!

[@snorman1911]

TIL TFLBike exists. Wow. I learned how to ride on a Trail 90 because thats the only bike my friends and i could get our hands on. It had been sitting in a garage at a friend's grandpas house and needed a carb rebuild. Good memories!

[@atvseatexchange2176]

Thank you all. Great stuff.

[@wesleycardinal8869]

That was a good little story. Great to hear the back story and meet the people involved. 👍🇦🇺

[@SWAMPDONKEY662]

Stoked y’all got a bike channel going! 👍👍

[@daurbn]

What to call it? Old Honda's never die....They just get loved again!

[@azorianification]

Love this. I just found a Mars orange 74 trail 90

[@goodcitizen]

Love it! I have a 1969 CT90 and a 2021 CT125 with another CT125 on order with an expected date of mid March 2022

[@kevinblock2307]

TFL Rescue 😀 great episode

[@mikeschreiner5210]

Bought a used trail 90, back in the 1980’s and I was able to find a factory seat for the rear rack. Love to have it back

[@mikesskyranch]

You guys got me inspired! I have a 69 CT 90 and a 70 CT 70 but don’t run… Lol I’m gonna go play with them tomorrow and try to get them running

[@pauljenkins2501]

Oh my days, the yellow bike looks gorgeous! I wish I could find something like that to play about with........

[@adventuretraveling8957]

Awesome 👏 one

[@ntme6506]

Love the new channel. I just got my wife's C70 passport running and would love to find a trail bike like this. Similar bike just a city version.

[@camperlifethailand]

In my country ( THAILAND ) , this motorcycle has come back to be very popular, vintage style, easy to travel, Honda CT125.

[@niniesco4994]

I do this for fun too. good video!

[@RobbieHerrera]

NIce bikes! My dad had a couple of the yellow one that we used to take camping with us. Try to rebuild the original carbs cuz the new ones are not nice.

[@jyharris]

Cool video really enjoyed it.

[@joeychaseable]

You should really have Andre as a host too.. I'd say having him around will help this channel take off. He's a known friendly face and entertaining as well. Just a suggestion, best of luck

[@thwong37]

Hmm. I kinda like seeing the younger generation step up, and not have to rely on The OG's Roman, Nathan & Andre. I been watching them from day 1 before Andre spoke English; they don't really get to dirty they like talking more, and Tommy usually heads the fixing stuff. Alex, Tommy, Kase & Dave have bought something new with Gun Smoke, Yacking and Biking; this will also appeal to new viewers. to much of the same can become boring sometimes, I like the diversity with Kase & Alex; It'll be nice to see someone of Color or a female added to the TFL team now that they are starting to think outside the box. thx Tommy NJ

[@rickpedia6724]

Learned to ride on 1960s 90s back in the early 70s. Later in life, I'd have to park my 250 and use the 90 because it could go anywhere on the ranch at any time.

[@cynthiaayers7696]

On the tip of the exhaust there is a bolt that holds the spark arrestor in remove the spark arrestor and put a rag in the end of the muffler, leaving the Bold out. Now start to bike let warm and then bring up the RPMs off and on several times to empty the carbon build up inside of the muffler. It will blow out the bolt-hole. I learn this with my 1973 ct90 from the manual. It does work and it helps. There is also a push-pull black knob on the carburetor for high-altitude/Air.

[@methamphetasaur]

5:25 Fay Myers is 15 miles away on Arapahoe now. There's a Wingstop at that address these days.

[@the_jarmel]

Great vid

[@yorkchris10]

Our neighbor had one and came over and gave us kids a ride when he first got it. It didn't take too long before he was riding a XL 350.

[@user-fk2mp5xh4s]

I have a burgundy looking one at work, it's been sitting over 30 years.

[@findingfreedom1047]

Gotta call this series barn find liberation

[@kerryrwac]

The Honda Trail Travails or Trail Or Bust . .

[@danatkinson6698]

Trail or bust sounds good to me

[@Bigben-pz8bx]

Like Alex and Case. Nice additions

[@wolfgangrembeck]

Ari Henning would be proud 😊👍

[@johndonlon1611]

Pull the carb out and then soak the entire assembly in a carb cleaner soak can. Clogged jets are common but the plenum (which is like a lung) needs to be pliable and I'll bet what you have is hard as a rock. Get the carb rebuild kit and after a good cleaning and some new parts it should work fine. Also, you are very very lucky to be in Colorado with the dry climate. If that bike was anywhere east of the Missouri River it would be rusted scrap metal.

[@EngineersHomestead]

You guys need to check out Mustie1 videos.

[@zach3270]

I would love to do this, unfortunately old cubs are going for as much as a new one where I live 😂

[@honda116969]

Sooo BADASS 👍👍

[@garygullikson6349]

Original replacement carbs. etc., for '68 Trail 90's ( KO's) are hard to find for some reason. Some Chinese carbs sold as replacements for '68's don't fit. Carb overhaul kits are scarce but available.

[@ronfrauts3678]

Just found and bought a 1971 CT 90.Beatrice Cycle have parts,good prices.

[@the_jarmel]

Haha.. slick ramp idea on 6 shooter...

[@rebelndirt8830]

Well the no one doing this today comment isn’t true. I have spent this entire weekend working on my 78 trail 90 and I got the engine about 90% assembled, and the frame is now totally assembled and re wired. Just waiting on a couple of parts for the final assembly.

[@berwynluxe2751]

Is it for sale, the ct90? Fabulous bike.

[@michaelbrady1049]

Literally got two of these yesterday for 75 a piece all there

[@badgerpa9]

Old hondas are fun, clean the points.

[@secondcreekworkshop3908]

I am hoping for a 2021 Honda Trail 125 test.

[@travisholman9548]

I didn’t check to see the progress, but the way it revved is usually indicative of the slide being installed backwards 180 degrees

[@DirkvR60]

Kase love seeing you get your hands dirty! Dad.

[@lacyruhlman6621]

i have a ct90 and its been sitting in a barn for atleast 45 years and its extremely beat up

[@Hondadude87]

Points can get build up on them and not get good spark. Same issue I had with mine

[@robertyoung8289]

Please review the new Honda Monkey!

[@normannicholson4523]

Not sure if someone else suggested this, but if the throttle doesn't appear to cause any change to the idle, you have have reinserted the throttle slide incorrectly. It can be rotated 180 degrees and wont slide shut if you have it in the wrong way. Just something that happened to me. The slide stays open and the bike runs full throttle.

[@JOHNJ0HN9111]

barn find rebuild!! with two honda trail 90s

[@JefferyAshmore]

I am working on two ct90 yellow ones as of today, charleston illinois.

[@vr6isfaster]

What's up with that 85 octane gas? Is that a high elevation thing? Most modern machines I see call for 87 or higher, which is "regular" on the east coast.

[@elthemfrokie.7072]

If it's a carb issue that's not a problem you can get a new one for 30 quid

[@maakatipa4613]

Honda would have been supplying Taiwan with small cc motorcycles long before they came to the states. And therefore batteries as well.

[@PeteNielsen540]

The floats moved like they were supposed to. But did you see how much liquid was inside them? They don’t tend to float when they are filled with gas. Floats should be empty. So they float.

[@jagarg6573]

Just for future ref guys . These are magneto start and dont need a battery .. nice video though .. i have a ct110

[@yeboidustin8725]

For the ct 90s you need a battery the ct 110s don't need one how do I know because I just bought a ct 90 and I sat there for hours going through every wire trying to figure out why the hell it doesn't start did 5 minutes of research went down to battery's plus and she started right up

[@imjco1927]

Amadeo (yellow) and Cahel (orange)

[@roythearcher]

"we may have some bigger carb issues at hand". What? You think after 30-40 years sitting? That should have been the first place you looked as soon as the fuel was pouring out of it!... The pilot jets and float valves are sure to be blocked as well as all the rubber seals crumbling away to dust....

[@emmitt22dc2]

That's a weird way to kickstart it

[@olivier-pierredebelmont.3630]

his neighbourg! mine is at 3 yards from me!!!!!

[@the_jarmel]

How much do u love wiring lmao messed up lol

[@duniapenafiel2170]

necesito algunas piezas para mi moto honda 90 del añ0 1966

[@losebjughashvili8465]

Here’s a better idea. Buy one of those Chinese 125 clones. Buy a clutch perch, and have a dependable mount. Points, ancient leaking carbs and fuel valves…weak wimpy 6 volt systems. Put all that crap in a box for the next owner. Check out minibike mike on YT….he does swaps and shows you how to wire them. A lot more fun with 8hp….than 5

[@not2shab.e645]

If you want to buy an original carb they are like $200+ the china carbs don't work very well

[@jimbeckes1743]

I had a Honda trail 90 it was a 77 model year i had it restored there are websites that sell parts for those bikes they are a very funny looking ugly ass bike but they are like mountain goats i live in central pa north of interstate 80 in the mountains

[@altonlyter2024]

The battery is not necessary for the bike to run. I ride mine and there is no battery on it. Just FYI.

[@williemickbillie]

"float seems good" doesn't even check the float

[@davekintz7170]

You guy need a lot of help! Sorry that I live so far away. Try to find a local guy or girl that knows how to work on bikes. Good luck. Have fun!

[@colormesarge]

"I'd be willing to bet no one else is doing something like this today". Right, like you weren't inspired by CarsandCameras That said, I dig it.

[@TFLnow]

Who is CarsandCameras?

[@Kevintherubiconjeep]

I would say Mustie1. He has done a couple of these.

[@bobmazuki6080]

honda kapcai..."cup chai"...

[@colbydrags]

Next time you pressure wash a barn find. . . film in slow mo.

[@juliebarrettcataldo2511]

ay those amazon carbs arent that good

[@davidparsons4625]

Can you tie your own shoes? Can you dress yourself? It's a frickin Honda, for chrissake. Of course you can get it running

[@dalesworld1308]

Clean the points FIRST.

[@ntme6506]

Take that carb apart and soak in 50/50 water/pinesole. That $40 carb is a Chinese knockoff and may or may not work.

[@fckjb284]

The new carbs are Chinese junk! FIX THE OEM ONE!! Super easy to rebuild, and I'd bet anything that gas tank needs to be cleaned and creme coated. Do it RIGHT! 😵

[@bookooc5605]

so is this channel just going to have these kids copy everything that's already been done for YEARS on KZbin by real mechanics like Mustie1 and Vicegrip Garage?

[@brianellison3525]

I've got a cherry 67 CT90 for sale. First year of dual range transmission. Pre telescopic forks. 1700 miles, title. I've got a couple others, but I don't need them all lol. Be well all