From trip update video to disaster! I broke the Honda ST90.

[@gerardkenny8408]

Wow mister mini bike mike you are truly a savior of Honda ct70’s love watching your fabulous and fabrications of builds , my farther always sed ingenuity and he did some impossible stuff 👍

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@gerardkenny8408 Thanks Gerard! Hopefully, this will hold together for my trip. 🤞🏻

[@mikewolz5331]

had the same issue with the shock mount breaking on my CT70. ended up cutting the whole thing out of the frame and had a machine shop make a new one. then welded back in. luckily has been solid ever since.

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@mikewolz5331 You did the correct fix. Nice job. If mine makes it to W.V. and back, I’m calling it good and will leave it as is.

[@horsewnoname872]

A bar through the bike for both rear shocks, a Honda thing. One side holds the exhaust too, metal fatigue and confirmed in another comment. Solid repair and happy trails but losing weight on back for the sixty mile trail might be a good thing (IMHO). Be Safe! ...there in spirit. ​@@MiniBikeMike

[@michaelcrosby6071]

Your mini bike Mike, you can fix almost anything. Have a safe trip

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@michaelcrosby6071 Thanks! I sure hope I don’t have to fix much. But, it might make a good video. Haha

[@Mike-m6q3q]

Lifan should sponsor you. You're definitely a huge reason they sell as many as they do. LOL!

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@Mike-m6q3q I don’t know. I think guys buy them, then find me, when they’re trying to figure out how to wire it. 🤣

[@donsoule6411]

A comment on the shock mount… if you still would want to revisit it to straighten up the shock, you could sleeve over the break area you welded to reinforce it and a then weld on both ends of the sleeve to the rod. Just “another way to skin a cat” !!

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@donsoule6411 I’m ok with the shock leaning in at the top. If I sleeve another piece over it, I’ll need to find shocks with a bigger eyelet to fit over whatever sleeve I’d use. I’m hoping this fix will get me to W.V. and back.

[@donsoule6411]

@@MiniBikeMike Guess I missed the fact that the break was right at the shoulder of the shock fit. I realize now, to sleeve over the break and maintain the diameter you’ve used, the larger diameter would need to be ground down, then a sleeve with an outer diameter for the shock to fit over could be welded to the frame. Other than that, I have a stripped CT-90 donor frame I could offer you.

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@donsoule6411 I’ve got several ST90 frames, some the same color, if I wanted to swap parts over. I feel like this fix is plenty strong and plan to leave it and ride it.

[@donsoule6411]

@@MiniBikeMike I messed up again… the frame I offered is a ST-90. I’ve been getting three CT-90s ready for my cousins and I to take up north, near Honor where you and the guys went through a few months ago. So, I’ve got CT-90 burned into my brain. Those 90cc engines are definitely a “different animal” than our 72cc and the Lifan engines.

[@lloydlacross1358]

Mike take a look at a dorman 31001. its a shock mount repair kit, you can pick it up at most auto part stores. not sure if they come in different sizes, but you'll get the idea.

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@lloydlacross1358 Wouldn’t work in this application.

[@zachsiebers5742]

Can you share the details of the West VA ride again?

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@zachsiebers5742 Saturday, Sept 21st Case, WV Kick stands up at 10:00am 60 mile +/- loop, starting and ending at the Cass Train Station parking lot. This is an ADV style ride, with many roads being gravel, dirt and slate rock. There are some paved portions. It’s not a incredibly challenging route, but definitely not just an easy ride on all paved roads. As stated in the video, it took the two of us 5+ hours to ride the route, with a short lunch break and a couple sight seeing stops.

[@donsoule6411]

Going solo on this one… Brave Man !! Hopefully some followers will meet up with you and do a few miles with you. Sure wish I could, SE Michigan is just a bit too far away from this route to consider that. Were you able to reach out to some folks as contacts along the way… just in case ??

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@donsoule6411 On the Lake Michigan trip, I did reach out and made a few connections with subscribers….in case we ran into trouble. I had three guys with me that needed to be back at work on Monday. I’m retired and don’t have a schedule, so I haven’t reached out for this trip. Makes the adventure a little more exciting, knowing I’m just wing’in it by myself. 👍🏻

[@horsewnoname872]

​@@MiniBikeMikeThat spacer, a Honda/ Warner Guarantee. You got this, Mike!

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@horsewnoname872 Thanks.

[@rustyshackelford6900]

Rolling Dice!!!

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@rustyshackelford6900 That’s how I roll!

[@LyleFelger]

i think your repair will work just fine

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@LyleFelger I think so too! We’ll find out next week.

[@SVCRescue]

I think that fix will hold. Hopefully the other side doesn't break 😬

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@SVCRescue The other side is much easier, without the exhaust mount. I’ve actually considered going ahead and moving the left side to the larger diameter post, to prevent having to fix it during the trip.

[@billlester3088]

Mike with interest in watching your channel you have mentioned using NIBBI 22mm carb, looking at amazon they show the carb which applies to many different bikes, atv's ect. would you please provide item no. or other data that may be helpful in order to purchase the correct carb for my 1972 CT 70 equipped with the lifan 125. thanks

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@billlester3088 amzn.to/3B22SYx

[@billlester3088]

@@MiniBikeMike thank you Mike

[@trackjosh]

I bought one off eBay as per Mike's recomendation, ran great set up right out of the box.

[@cainbeeping8480]

I think it will hold.

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@cainbeeping8480 Me too!

[@zachsiebers5742]

It’ll be fine

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@zachsiebers5742 Yep. 👍🏻

[@eprohoda]

How u doing?, you did incredible uploading- farewell. 📢

[@franciscoolvera6871]

Should hold up 🤷🏽‍♂️ 😆

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@franciscoolvera6871 👍🏻

[@jeffferguson899]

looks good to me

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@jeffferguson899 👍🏻

[@brockwarner2281]

I don’t like this at all 😂

[@donsoule6411]

You must be saying that because your not going on this one with Dad !!

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@brockwarner2281 Gotta make things spicy!

[@MiniBikeMike]

@@donsoule6411 He’s got bigger fish to fry right now. But, the Piglets are scheming on a 2025 trip.

[@donsoule6411]

@@MiniBikeMike If your son is anything like mine, he would drop everything to come to my rescue even though he lives 4-hours away. Gotta love it when your kids go way beyond just telling you how they feel about you, by the occasions they show it. The Lake Michigan round trip has got to be high on your list of good times with your “kid”.

[@iancameron198]

Did you have any problems swapping motors..did it fit in without any modifications.??? I have a 1974 ST90 AND CANT FIND PISTON AND RINGS .I MIGHT JUST USE A LIFEN MOTOR.LIKE YOU DID.