tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78997530914641474232024-08-31T06:58:14.591+00:00Off road Honda C90 moped sillinessCarl Salterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14781459286715631772noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899753091464147423.post-74337572375778142952012-03-05T20:29:00.002+00:002012-03-05T20:29:31.182+00:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Better late than never, big clean up on the site with new categories for the <a href="http://www.carlsalter.com/motorcycle-manuals.asp">motorcycle manuals</a> and <a href="http://www.carlsalter.com/wheel_fitments.html">alloy wheel fitments</a>!</div>Carl Salterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14781459286715631772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899753091464147423.post-24735682702620235922010-05-20T09:25:00.001+00:002010-05-20T09:29:44.466+00:00New site for tierarztvertretung muenchen complete! <a href="http://www.dagmarmayer.com">http://www.dagmarmayer.com</a>Carl Salterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14781459286715631772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899753091464147423.post-72812624123330260062010-05-15T07:27:00.002+00:002010-05-15T07:30:19.783+00:00Dagmar Mayer has a new site for booking locum work in Munich <a href="http://www.dagmarmayer.com/">http://www.dagmarmayer.com</a><br /><br />Includes live booking system and more. :)Carl Salterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14781459286715631772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899753091464147423.post-77135291640816406572007-08-13T14:19:00.000+00:002007-08-13T14:22:20.563+00:00So summer has been spent getting drunk and eating BBQ food, the flooding in Glos was a good test for the C90, unfortunately, it failed badly... I suspect that the oil leak has upset the engine quite considerably. Praise be to whoever invented eBay as I have managed to aquire a 2nd hand motor for the beast. It'll be stripped down, bored out to accept a 125cc piston then re-assembled ready for racing.<br /><br />Photos and update to come.Carl Salterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14781459286715631772noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899753091464147423.post-18901911926041929362006-12-04T13:39:00.000+00:002006-12-04T13:40:56.836+00:00<p>Take one field, 3 peds and a group of blokes old enough to know better...</p> <p>We managed to kill one of the 90s on the way leaving just two bikes but that didn't stop the carnage.</p> <p>And they're off! </p> <img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/off-they-go.jpg" height="124" width="282" /><br /><br />Ade on the inside line<br /><br /><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/inside-line.jpg" height="148" width="281" /><br /><br />Mud cooling for the Honda C90, works a treat<br /><br /><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/mud-cooled-moped.jpg" height="125" width="280" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/team-90.jpg" height="211" width="282" /><br /><br />We thrashed the peds for an entire afternoon without a single breakage only for the sump plug to fall out of mine on the way home. Only a C90 could manage a the last mile of a journey without oil. The best bit is that even though she seized solid, I know that a bit of fresh oil and she'll be as good as new!Carl Salterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14781459286715631772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899753091464147423.post-67500409645055661572006-12-02T16:13:00.001+00:002006-12-02T16:18:06.448+00:00<p>Time for the race tuning to get serious!</p> <p>Dave's got himself a thumpster/xsport carb + filter, seems to be a fair bit faster</p> <img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/daves-xsport-carb.jpg" alt="Xsport carb" /><br /><br />I've managed to blag myself a 26mm Mikuni with big bore manifold, way way too big for the motor but hey. Fitting it took my top speed from about 50mph to 25mph, not good!<br />Removing the pair of tights that I had used as a filter solved the problem....<br /><br />Adding a proper filter has given me an indicated top speed of 60 mph!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/mikuni-fitted.jpg" alt="Mikuni Carb Fitted" /><br /><br />We braced her at the same time and added a different fuel tank, I really didn't think that it could have looked any more stupid.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/c90-with-mikuni-carb.jpg" alt="Honda C90 with Mikuni carb" /><br /><br />Full story is on my <a href="http://www.carlsalter.com/honda-c90.html">C90 page</a>Carl Salterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14781459286715631772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899753091464147423.post-87018028294241940222006-11-19T17:25:00.004+00:002006-11-19T17:29:11.655+00:00<p>Another outing on the peds, shame they're not submersible!</p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/stuck-in-the-mud.jpg" alt="Stuck in the mud!" height="186" width="281" /> </p> <p>Sure I could have helped.....</p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/still-stuck.jpg" alt="Still stuck in the mud" height="144" width="282" /></p> <p>The Honda C90 might not be waterproof but it can certainly jump!</p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/hell-of-a-jump.jpg" alt="How to jump a moped!" height="113" width="281" /> </p> <p>Depending on the rider of course.....</p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/crap-jump.jpg" alt="Naff jump" height="94" width="282" /> </p> <p>and the ability of someone to capture the proof.</p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/naff-photographer.jpg" alt="Naff photographer" height="131" width="281" /> </p> <p>Unfortunately, all this stupidity was only going to end in tears.</p> <p>Dave managed to break BOTH of his rear shocks, other casualties included a flattened downpipe, two snapped exhaust studs , one gear change lever, a horn (??) and our of course our pride. </p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/bust-shock.jpg" alt="Ex shock absorbers" height="183" width="282" /> </p> <p>Evil Knievel even managed to bend his frame, it's not all bad, he's now the owner of a custom, low rider Honda C90 cub! </p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/bent-c90-frame.jpg" alt="Bent Honda frame" height="154" width="281" /></p> <p>Serve's em both right for buying the Cub 90 instead of the real thing, the only damage to mine was cosmetic, she's invincible! </p> <img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/proper-dirt.jpg" alt="Muddy C90" height="124" width="282" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.carlsalter.com/">http://www.carlsalter.com</a>Carl Salterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14781459286715631772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899753091464147423.post-78300013643949822742006-11-19T17:25:00.003+00:002006-11-19T17:28:53.070+00:00<p>Honda C90 Tuning Time! </p> <p>Dremel plus cylinder head = big horse power... not...</p> <p>The inlet wasn't too restricted</p> <p><em><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/Honda-C90-Inlet-Before.jpg" alt="C90 inlet before" height="86" width="134" /> <img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/Honda-C90-Inlet-After.jpg" alt="C90 inlet after" height="86" width="126" /></em></p> <p>But the exhaust was tiny!</p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/Honda-C90-Exhaust-Before.jpg" alt="C90 exhaust before" height="86" width="115" /> <img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/Honda-C90-Exhaust-After.jpg" alt="C90 exhaust after" height="86" width="110" /></p> <p>30 years worth of carbon in the head wasn't helping either...</p><a href="http://www.carlsalter.com/">http://www.carlsalter.com</a>Carl Salterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14781459286715631772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899753091464147423.post-79209769115640948372006-11-19T17:25:00.001+00:002006-11-19T17:28:38.909+00:00<p>Time for the first outing! Here's the three mean machines</p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/all-three-hondas.jpg" alt="The mean machines" height="83" width="280" /> </p> <p>We took them to a local off road track</p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/the-track.jpg" alt="Motorcross Honda C90s" height="211" width="282" /> </p> <p>And let the games begin....</p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/honda-c90-jump.jpg" alt="A wee jump" height="211" width="282" /> </p> <p>The 4x4 owners were laughing even more than we were, the only casualty was a bent gear change, the Honda C90 is truly indestructible!</p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/wet.jpg" alt="Getting wet" height="137" width="282" /></p> <p>Here's a couple of vids of the silliness</p> <p><a href="http://www.carlsalter.com/c90-fun.avi">Submersible</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.carlsalter.com/more-c90-fun.avi">Doughnuts</a></p><p><a href="http://www.carlsalter.com/">http://www.carlsalter.com</a></p>Carl Salterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14781459286715631772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899753091464147423.post-70421180004138312242006-11-19T17:24:00.004+00:002006-11-19T17:28:26.582+00:00<p>It's alive!!! I've grafted both C90s together and now have a runner, albeit a smoky one. Having piston rings in a dozen pieces means that it expels more smoke from the various holes in the crankcase than from the exhaust! Clearly a sign from above that a big bore kit is required... Next step, nobblies!</p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/off-road-honda.jpg" alt="Pooh coloured off road honda" height="211" width="282" /> </p> <p>And here's proof that NOTHING is beyond Hammerite!</p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/painted-c90.jpg" alt="Hammerite covers everything!" height="211" width="282" /> </p> <p>I know I know, an off road bike without a noisy exhaust???</p> <p>Voila... £350 quids worth of D&D, very appropriate... </p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/honda-c90-exhaust.jpg" alt="A trick D&amp;D exhaust" height="164" width="282" /></p> <p>and, even sillier, the other bike has a megaphone!!</p> <br /><p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/c90-megaphone.jpg" alt="Honda C90 megaphone" height="185" width="281" /></p><p><a href="http://www.carlsalter.com/">http://www.carlsalter.com</a> </p>Carl Salterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14781459286715631772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899753091464147423.post-41328238592690897612006-11-19T17:24:00.003+00:002006-11-19T17:28:13.350+00:00<p>Good god, they've been breeding!!! I now have two pooh coloured Honda C90 wrecks in the garage. .. </p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/breeding-90s.jpg" alt="The C90 has been breeding!" height="226" width="282" /></p> <p>They boys at work...</p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/dave-and-his-c90.jpg" alt="Dave and his 90" height="296" width="282" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/bomber-at-work.jpg" alt="Bomber at work" height="236" width="282" /></p> <p>A Honda C90 before and after!</p> <br /><p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/before-and-after.jpg" alt="Before and after" height="228" width="282" /></p><p><a href="http://www.carlsalter.com/">http://www.carlsalter.com</a> </p>Carl Salterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14781459286715631772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899753091464147423.post-78492528331155914892006-11-19T17:24:00.001+00:002006-11-19T17:28:02.549+00:00<p>Said it wouldn't run didn't I?? She fired up but sounded very unwell indeed so I popped the engine out,</p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/honda-c90-engine.jpg" alt="Honda C90 Engine" height="212" width="282" /> </p> <p>only to find the bottom of the crank case full of interesting lumps of metal...</p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/engine-debris.jpg" alt="Engine Debris" height="171" width="282" /> </p> <p>Clearly some work had been done on the engine with the re-assembly dealt with by a Donkey or animal of similar intellect! Any bolts still in place were finger tight at best, the rest had all made friends with the gear box/clutch/big ends etc.</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.carlsalter.com/">http://www.carlsalter.com</a></p>Carl Salterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14781459286715631772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899753091464147423.post-58457862765507135422006-11-19T17:23:00.001+00:002006-11-19T17:27:51.569+00:00<p>The next C90 is a ropey eBay purchase, it's had 1 repeat ONE owner from new and was last used in 1979!</p> <p><img src="http://www.carlsalter.com/c90-tax.jpg" alt="C90 tax disc from 1979" height="258" width="282" /></p> <p>There's no danger of it ever running again but I'm a sucker for punishment!</p> <p>Lots more pictures and silliness to come!</p><br /><a href="http://www.carlsalter.com/">http://www.carlsalter.com</a>Carl Salterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14781459286715631772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899753091464147423.post-84323033959386077332006-11-19T17:20:00.000+00:002006-11-19T17:27:37.865+00:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4575/964325328547869/1600/479620/old-c90.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4575/964325328547869/320/48128/old-c90.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Another stupid pub idea beckons... <p>Green laning has been on the to-do list for years, we can't all afford motocrossers so made a pact to go with a Honda C90 each!</p>First one was a stolen recovered that the lazy cops had not bothered to 'recover'. Clearly didn't find out before I had spent a weekend stripping and rebuilding the engine (bike came from the bottom of a lake!) and a fair bit on parts to make it road legal... Bugger...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.carlsalter.com">http://www.carlsalter.com</a>Carl Salterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14781459286715631772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899753091464147423.post-64030715998655006302006-11-15T11:45:00.000+00:002006-11-15T11:47:06.189+00:00There's new stuff on my <a href="http://www.carlsalter.com">website</a>, I've included some pictures and videos of our <a href="http://www.carlsalter.com/honda-c90.html">Honda C90</a> adventures!Carl Salterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14781459286715631772noreply@blogger.com0