Planet Minis

cdoublejj · 07-25-2009, 04:01 AM

wow that van has a lot of bullet holes.

z50 chopper · 07-25-2009, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by cdoublejj

wow that van has a lot of bullet holes.

It's not bullet holes it's patina, that van has alot of patina and alot of minis around it too.

cdoublejj · 07-25-2009, 11:07 AM

so it's rust but, not quite.

Dan_Lorenze · 08-22-2009, 07:11 PM

I'm sure many of you are tired of looking at a couple of my bikes.. But I'll post some up to share with those who haven't seen them..

This one here is a 1971 CT70H, it started out as a frame I bought off of ebay. I painted this bike in my garage and had a fun time with the build. It's my wifes bike that she rides from time to time. I made the fork ears, the engine is a Lifan 150 with hydraulic clutch and an added lighting coil. Lots of OEM Honda stuff on the bike. Out of all the bikes I have this one runs the best, the engine is really sweet. This thing turns so many heads it's hilarious.. Took this thing on a long ride the other day, it was one of the best rides I've had in a while..

Dan_Lorenze · 08-22-2009, 07:34 PM

This bike here is a 1970 CT70KO

This bike also stared out just a frame purchased off of ebay. I had it sand blasted and powder coated. I've had two engines in it. The first engine I had it it was a Lifan 124.. It ran great for a couple thousand miles then I started to build it up, eventually I broke a piston and all hell broke loose.. So, I upgraded it to a YX 160 then a 177 bbk, no V2 yet.. The YX runs really strong...

The early days with the Lifan,stock front end any cheap ebay cast wheels..

She started out Candy Ruby Red...

scpbmxer01 · 08-22-2009, 07:44 PM

Finished this one for the girlfriend today, got a few finishing touches to work out.

Dan_Lorenze · 08-22-2009, 07:53 PM

My first attempt at restoring a CT70. I bought this bike off of ebay for $700 around 6 years ago, rode it around for a week then tore it down.. It's not completed yet, still sitting on the side of my house.. Times have changed in the mini market.. When I purchased the Zongchen engine it was the ONLY 125engine on ebay.. I bought it for $1000 and came from england.. There was no online places like dratv or tboltusa that had all the parts needed, no Planetminis, just a handfulll of euro based websites.. If the intake manifold didn't fit you had to cut it,weld it and make it fit yourself, or place an order with monkeybike UK.. Nothing was easy, ebay had very little too... I'm gonna get back to this bike someday... I'll ditch the Zonger and put the stock engine in and call it a day...

Dan_Lorenze · 08-22-2009, 08:08 PM

My latest CT70... A 1971 CT70H This bike was sitting in my buddies garage for years.. I bugged him for over 10 years to sell it to me, there were two CT70s sitting in his garage collecting dust. Finally the day came, he told me I could have them for what ever was fair. We agreed that the bikes were worth $600 each, both bike are plated with current registration... My good friend really wanted one of them so I told him he could have the 1970 KO..

This bike is my camping bike.. I leave it on my trailer with all our bikes and take it out to the desert all the time.. Everything works great.. I'm leaving this one stock, can you believe it? I've already replaced so much stuff with NOS Honda parts and ditched the ugly seat.. I'm gonna eventually get around to painting it but for now its going to stay all original.. No cheap Chinese stuff... hahahaha

z50 chopper · 08-22-2009, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan_Lorenze

Nice looking bike you can definantly tell that it is a womans bike, a friend of mine standing right next to wants to know what colour that is.

Dan_Lorenze · 08-23-2009, 01:28 AM

PPG Vibrance single stage custom color base coat. I forget the color, obviously some sort on Pink...

Dan_Lorenze · 08-23-2009, 09:40 PM

Forgot about this one.. This was a really quick build for me, took maybe a couple of weeks once I got into it... I built this bike for my Dad... It runs perfect.. Nice budget build... He loves it, it's really quiet too..

gstegman · 08-23-2009, 10:10 PM

Dan,
For the record, I never get tired of seeing your bikes. You may well be the CT70 resto King!

Did you do the polishing on the last one? I'm partial to the "H" decals...

Well done sir,

mikev · 08-23-2009, 10:15 PM

Seriously, Dan's builds make me want to get another CT. He seems to knock them out like Stephen King knocks out books, though.

CrawlerD · 08-23-2009, 10:19 PM

Is that a vietnam Seat on that one of your Dad's? I love looking at your bikes. Even though it is discouraging how many "partial" projects I have!

z50 chopper · 08-24-2009, 01:53 AM

I gotta agree Dan seems to have CT70s coming out of the wood work from what I have seem in the short time I have been a member of this forum.

Dan_Lorenze · 08-24-2009, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by gstegman

Dan,
For the record, I never get tired of seeing your bikes. You may well be the CT70 resto King!

Did you do the polishing on the last one? I'm partial to the "H" decals...

Well done sir,

Thanks G! The only polishing I did on my Dads bike was the bar clamp. The engine came that way, I actually like the H decals best as well, he wanted the bike that way...

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Originally Posted by mikev

Seriously, Dan's builds make me want to get another CT. He seems to knock them out like Stephen King knocks out books, though.

I want to do one more CT70, and might do a Z50.. But I'm planning on restoring my Green bike, I love the painting process...

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Originally Posted by CrawlerD

Is that a vietnam Seat on that one of your Dad's? I love looking at your bikes. Even though it is discouraging how many "partial" projects I have!

Not sure, but I think it is...

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Originally Posted by z50 chopper

I gotta agree Dan seems to have CT70s coming out of the wood work from what I have seem in the short time I have been a member of this forum.

My red and blue bike have been projects for a long time. Once you get past the first one they get easier and easier.. I'm sure Razzo can attest to that.. hehe

tmas · 08-24-2009, 06:37 PM

Dan L ...... Some real nice rides. Good work.
tmas

RAZZO · 08-25-2009, 09:38 AM

Very nice herd of CT's there Dan!! And your right, it does get easier....sort of. LOL.

ontuyou · 08-29-2009, 02:58 PM

My 1993 CT70 .

Jim2 · 08-30-2009, 01:17 PM

Here is mine : 1991 AB23 ST70 daily driver with 2000kms...

07-25-2009, 04:01 AM	#141 (permalink)
cdoublejj 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: St.Joe MO Posts: 1,371 My Mood:	Re: Let's See Everyone's CT70 and Dax wow that van has a lot of bullet holes.

07-25-2009, 11:07 AM	#143 (permalink)
cdoublejj 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: St.Joe MO Posts: 1,371 My Mood:	Re: Let's See Everyone's CT70 and Dax so it's rust but, not quite.

08-22-2009, 07:11 PM	#144 (permalink)
Dan_Lorenze 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Moorpark CA Posts: 451	Re: Let's See Everyone's CT70 and Dax I'm sure many of you are tired of looking at a couple of my bikes.. But I'll post some up to share with those who haven't seen them.. This one here is a 1971 CT70H, it started out as a frame I bought off of ebay. I painted this bike in my garage and had a fun time with the build. It's my wifes bike that she rides from time to time. I made the fork ears, the engine is a Lifan 150 with hydraulic clutch and an added lighting coil. Lots of OEM Honda stuff on the bike. Out of all the bikes I have this one runs the best, the engine is really sweet. This thing turns so many heads it's hilarious.. Took this thing on a long ride the other day, it was one of the best rides I've had in a while..

08-22-2009, 07:34 PM	#145 (permalink)
Dan_Lorenze 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Moorpark CA Posts: 451	Re: Let's See Everyone's CT70 and Dax This bike here is a 1970 CT70KO This bike also stared out just a frame purchased off of ebay. I had it sand blasted and powder coated. I've had two engines in it. The first engine I had it it was a Lifan 124.. It ran great for a couple thousand miles then I started to build it up, eventually I broke a piston and all hell broke loose.. So, I upgraded it to a YX 160 then a 177 bbk, no V2 yet.. The YX runs really strong... The early days with the Lifan,stock front end any cheap ebay cast wheels.. She started out Candy Ruby Red...

08-22-2009, 07:44 PM	#146 (permalink)
scpbmxer01 PM Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: rc Posts: 58	Re: Let's See Everyone's CT70 and Dax Finished this one for the girlfriend today, got a few finishing touches to work out. Attached Thumbnails

08-22-2009, 07:53 PM	#147 (permalink)
Dan_Lorenze 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Moorpark CA Posts: 451	Re: Let's See Everyone's CT70 and Dax My first attempt at restoring a CT70. I bought this bike off of ebay for $700 around 6 years ago, rode it around for a week then tore it down.. It's not completed yet, still sitting on the side of my house.. Times have changed in the mini market.. When I purchased the Zongchen engine it was the ONLY 125engine on ebay.. I bought it for $1000 and came from england.. There was no online places like dratv or tboltusa that had all the parts needed, no Planetminis, just a handfulll of euro based websites.. If the intake manifold didn't fit you had to cut it,weld it and make it fit yourself, or place an order with monkeybike UK.. Nothing was easy, ebay had very little too... I'm gonna get back to this bike someday... I'll ditch the Zonger and put the stock engine in and call it a day...

08-22-2009, 08:08 PM	#148 (permalink)
Dan_Lorenze 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Moorpark CA Posts: 451	Re: Let's See Everyone's CT70 and Dax My latest CT70... A 1971 CT70H This bike was sitting in my buddies garage for years.. I bugged him for over 10 years to sell it to me, there were two CT70s sitting in his garage collecting dust. Finally the day came, he told me I could have them for what ever was fair. We agreed that the bikes were worth $600 each, both bike are plated with current registration... My good friend really wanted one of them so I told him he could have the 1970 KO.. This bike is my camping bike.. I leave it on my trailer with all our bikes and take it out to the desert all the time.. Everything works great.. I'm leaving this one stock, can you believe it? I've already replaced so much stuff with NOS Honda parts and ditched the ugly seat.. I'm gonna eventually get around to painting it but for now its going to stay all original.. No cheap Chinese stuff... hahahaha

08-23-2009, 01:28 AM	#150 (permalink)
Dan_Lorenze 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Moorpark CA Posts: 451	Re: Let's See Everyone's CT70 and Dax PPG Vibrance single stage custom color base coat. I forget the color, obviously some sort on Pink...

08-23-2009, 09:40 PM	#151 (permalink)
Dan_Lorenze 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Moorpark CA Posts: 451	Re: Let's See Everyone's CT70 and Dax Forgot about this one.. This was a really quick build for me, took maybe a couple of weeks once I got into it... I built this bike for my Dad... It runs perfect.. Nice budget build... He loves it, it's really quiet too..

08-23-2009, 10:10 PM	#152 (permalink)
gstegman "The Steg" Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Castro Valley, CA Posts: 983	Re: Let's See Everyone's CT70 and Dax Dan, For the record, I never get tired of seeing your bikes. You may well be the CT70 resto King! Did you do the polishing on the last one? I'm partial to the "H" decals... Well done sir,

08-23-2009, 10:15 PM	#153 (permalink)
mikev 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Livermore, CA Posts: 614	Re: Let's See Everyone's CT70 and Dax Seriously, Dan's builds make me want to get another CT. He seems to knock them out like Stephen King knocks out books, though.

08-23-2009, 10:19 PM	#154 (permalink)
CrawlerD 1st Gear Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sin City Posts: 645	Re: Let's See Everyone's CT70 and Dax Is that a vietnam Seat on that one of your Dad's? I love looking at your bikes. Even though it is discouraging how many "partial" projects I have!

08-24-2009, 01:53 AM	#155 (permalink)
z50 chopper 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada Posts: 504 My Mood:	Re: Let's See Everyone's CT70 and Dax I gotta agree Dan seems to have CT70s coming out of the wood work from what I have seem in the short time I have been a member of this forum.

08-24-2009, 06:37 PM	#157 (permalink)
tmas ZB50 Jedi Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 4,108	Dan L 's rides Dan L ...... Some real nice rides. Good work. tmas

08-25-2009, 09:38 AM	#158 (permalink)
RAZZO Old School Z50s Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NEW JERSEY PINELANDS Posts: 1,971 My Mood:	Re: Let's See Everyone's CT70 and Dax Very nice herd of CT's there Dan!! And your right, it does get easier....sort of. LOL.

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08-29-2009, 02:58 PM	#159 (permalink)
ontuyou PM Newbie Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 11	Re: Let's See Everyone's CT70 and Dax My 1993 CT70 . Attached Thumbnails

08-30-2009, 01:17 PM	#160 (permalink)
Jim2 PM Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4	Re: Let's See Everyone's CT70 and Dax Here is mine : 1991 AB23 ST70 daily driver with 2000kms... Attached Thumbnails