I had one of those in 1970 when I was 10 years old. I’ve had minibikes before… but my CT 70 was my first real motorcycle. I’ve had a lot of bikes since then, and my CT 70 is still my favorite!
Lucky you! In 1970 there must have been five or six of these bikes on our street alone.. My parents wrote the book on being anti dirt bike. Wouldn’t even consider it….
Got a used CT70 in about 1975 when I was 13 years old. First girlfriend I had lived 4 miles away up the same state route I lived on, with our town in between. For a year when I didn't have a drivers license yet, I would ride the 70 about 150 yards up to the first cross road and take back roads for about 8 miles up to the closest crossroad abut a half mile from her house, and brave the state route for that last minute to her house. There was a long hill back the holler around the corner from my house, which I climbed on the way to her house, but I got to come down on the way home. I'd have it wide open with my head low as came over the top at about 50, and it would gain speed and usually about halfway down I'd pass 55 and it would pop out of 4th gear and just coast the rest of the way. Great memories.
This brings joy to my heart. I had a ct70 and drove it night and day all through my teens. Had it on road and off road. beaches, dirt pits, fishing. You name it. Tough little dependable piece of history.
I had a blue 1970 Trail 70! I was 10 when I got it brand new and over the next 4 years if i wasnt in school or asleep my skinny little butt was firmly attached to the seat of my Trail 70. They were bulletproof and i wish i still had it!! I had thousands of hours of enjoyment on that bike. Thanks Honda for making the perfect 1st motorcycle!
Beautiful Trail 70 = I have such fond memories riding those when new... spending many Summer days out in the woods, pasture land, playing in the dirt. They are / were very intuitive to drive and indestructible, as kids handling them. Thanks for sharing!
CT 70 was my 2cd bike, first was a QA 50. Honda taught many of us how to ride as kids. Third bike was a TS 100 Suzuki and a few years later I got a Shadow 500, then a Shadow 750. Then I graduated to a Harley Lowrider. Thanks Honda for teaching me how to ride!
I had one of those Honda 70's in the exact same color in the early 1070's when I was a young boy. I loved it and this video brought back many fond memories. Thank you.
First bike I ever had, my grandfather bought me and my brother and cousins one for each was the best fun ever as 9 and 10 year old kids. Great memories with all of us riding together on my cousins farm in upstate New York
I was a 13-year old in 1971 when I bought an Orange CT70H. I will never forget the day while out trail riding with my buddy, we suddenly came upon a guy photographing a fashion model for her new portfolio. He asked me if he could take some shots of her on my bike. I obliged, and we stood there 10 minutes watching him photograph this girl in her sexy halter top and go-go boots! I am telling you, that bike glistened in the Florida sun like rock candy, and that girl looked like a piece of candy too! It was at this moment that I first realized I was becoming a man.
I had one just like this. same color, same 3 speed manual/automatic. There were 13 of these in my neighborhood growing up where every yard had some sort of trail through it. Mostly at the driveway edges where trails were worn in to get in or out of the yard and jump the exit. BEST bike ever made!!
That's the first year/make/model motorcycle I ever crashed. I was 5 years old. My uncle let me get on, then he leaned down, said, "Now give the throttle a LITTLE twist, and it will move forward." And I twisted it as far as it would go. You'd think that would scare me off motorcycles, but here I am, 58, and I still ride. Uncle Joe was quite a character.
I had this exact same copper-colored Trail 70 Honda as a kid when growing up on farm in Kansas. It was my 2nd bike after originally having the smaller Mini Trail 50 Honda and before graduating to a Yamaha DT 175. Good times!
I got a used one growing up in rural ks. Still have it. It's the 4 speed manual, same orange as the one in the video. My cousin from joco ks got a blue 3spd and kept it at my place. Great memories!
I had one in that same gold color a few years ago. It was my favorite bike ever but then my dad sold it and now I can’t find any of them for a good price.
I'm 66 and had one of these I THINK in 1969 ... little brother had one too. We rode the hell out of those things and they werer virtually trouble free. Mini Bike, Honda 70, Honda 100 (sawed the muffler off into a trumpet, then bought another muffler cuz it was SO LOUD), Huskie 250 - The huskie came way later in life... My buddies got 2 strokes that blew my Honda 100 away, but sounded like chainsaws. The girls definitely liked my Honda better.
I recently bought a house. My first house. 25 years old and the first thing my dad drops off is his own 1970 trail 70. Sapphire blue. Didn’t run but it made a great garage project. I can’t believe that the bike is 53 years old, and all it needed was a new spark plug, new gas, new oil, and a “cleaned” carburetor. I only say “cleaned” because all I had to do was use a pipe cleaner to clear out the jets. Just built differently back then.
Dad gave me a brand-new Gold CT70 4 speed manual clutch in 1972 when I was 11, I still have it. I'm certain it would still run today, if the mice hadn't gotten into the wires!
Mine was orange CT70 just like this ,got it in oct 1969 for 14 birthday. PUT 8850 miles on it in 3 years , Dad sold it when I went in the military at 17.
I have a 71 that's look the same, I'm going to keep it as original as possible now thanks to you. I wonder why he used allen screws in places rather that the stock ones?
I just picked up a 1970 ct70h. It had been sitting in a garage for over 30 years.Can't wait to get it running again. Does Andy sell any parts? I'm missing a piece here and there and will be looking for them once I get her running again.
The trail 70 was a cool bike, but in the early 70s the SL 70 was such an improvement over the CT70, I had one and I was clocked going 60 mph, they had great suspension and where a blast to ride!
I have a blast on my Chinese copy..every time I ride, I put about 40 to 60 miles on it each ride .. I currently have about 13,000 miles on my frame and wheels with the original wheel bearings..and 8700 miles on my ZS190 engine swap not without problems from the current engine and frame but easy for me to rectify. But it has yet to leave me stranded on the road and still going
What model do you have ? I was thinking about picking up the Ice Bear Champion CT70 clone. I've heard good reviews and the engine is super easy to swap.
What a sweet bike. Great video on it. I would love to see how you rebuilt the motor in a more detailed way. I think it would make great video. Glad to see that you put new and different bolts on the motor cases.
I was fifteen when my sister got this bike new. She tired of it and by age sixteen, I was on it every nice day. After cleaning my folk's car for my first date, I had an hour to kill and hopped on wearing only gym trunks...the throttle cable had been stuck wide-open for a week or two, but the key was used to continue riding. A quarter mile down the road, neighbor Stevie was tooling round his yard on his 70 with a helmet on. I yelled, 'the gravel pit' and he caught up. About a mile on a gravel road, we rode the last stretch right into the sun and I passed my friend. Out of nowhere, there it was - a welded cable across the road as the gravel pit had closed. Braced for impact and hit...'what happened' Stevie yelled as he stopped. Three weeks at the I.U. Med Center Indpls., IN, I was released and one big scab. I hated the bike, vowed to never ride again! Two more hospital stays from motorcycle accidents followed, the last in 1980 left me a spinal injury in a wheelchair since. All bikes I owned were Hondas, the last a '79 tenth anniversary limited edition 750 - a car pulled out and we collided. I look at this restored CT70 and appreciate all the good times had back then and appreciate that day to be my warning, my fateful warning of what was to come without regret. Tempted at times to look into something like the Honda70 for our grandchildren after our daughters two four-wheelers she survived, I'll encourage you to consider what I've shared. God is Great!
Nice work. Not sure if the vid shows the front wheel fasterners with (one) the latter version of the Honda bolts with the bisected circle on the bolt head off center with a short line to one side. The era correct bolts are centered, bisected circle with no other marking on the bolt head. May be the way the vid shows the bolt or a blemish. Had a Sl70 back in the day. And a few in my collection today.
This was my very first bike, although mine was a 1969, but the color is right and there was no difference between the two years. I remember how I thought it was really weird having the gas tank under the seat.
I had one I bought from a 6th grade friend in 1973 for $100. Needed a new rear wheel and tire and engine cover... Think the parts cost about $40...and it was great... Sold it about 3-4 years later. :(
I just brought my 1970 ct 70 back from my childhood home. It was hidden in the corner of our garage in WV for over 30 years. Same color as this one in the video. Can't wait to get it running.
BEST Christmas EVER! Dec 73.. The Obsession BEGINS! Yamaha 80's Honda MR - 175! , & on & On! Gerritsen Beach! Tear Assing round Gravesend Bklyn! Streets AND Sidewalks! Dodging Cops! Draining Gas From Station Pumps After hours! Nothing But FUN! SIMPLE FUN ! FOND MEMORIES! Was a Wonderfull time to be a Kid!! Gear pattern was 3 Up. No manual clutch.. Once I discovered Two Strokes, The Speed Was intoxicating BUT, this was theee one that Started the life long addiction! Nothin Better! Than a Romp! In the Swamp!! God Bless. .
I had a blue one way back in the day. it was my first Honda after first owning a conventional mini bike. I road it almost everyday on the trails. those were the days. I don't understand why a man would want to put so much work into a bike just to sell it. the money made can not equal the time he put into it. well its been a year since this video was made. how much did the CT 70 sell for ?
I just picked up a blue 1970 Trail 70. Only 1,378 miles...... but...... it is crusty from sitting in a barn...... and got run over by a BIG tractor. Sad. But it is mostly a parts bike now.....
Quite fittingly, it was Honda's first major project, the 49cc 1958 Super Cub, that would prove to be the company's biggest hit over an incredible life span: 60 years and 100 million units-the most-produced motor vehicle in history.Apr 5, 2018
i dont like the crome seat things along the sides of the seat, visually. I wanted one of these so frikin bad as a kid. Id like to have one now,if it had like 15-20 more Hp.
My buddies had the ct70 and I had the sl70 we went trail riding daily and had the time of our lives.
I had one of those in 1970 when I was 10 years old. I’ve had minibikes before… but my CT 70 was my first real motorcycle. I’ve had a lot of bikes since then, and my CT 70 is still my favorite!
Lucky you! In 1970 there must have been five or six of these bikes on our street alone.. My parents wrote the book on being anti dirt bike. Wouldn’t even consider it….
@@shawncosmos5431I feel your pain. I had the same problem. 😢
Got a used CT70 in about 1975 when I was 13 years old. First girlfriend I had lived 4 miles away up the same state route I lived on, with our town in between. For a year when I didn't have a drivers license yet, I would ride the 70 about 150 yards up to the first cross road and take back roads for about 8 miles up to the closest crossroad abut a half mile from her house, and brave the state route for that last minute to her house. There was a long hill back the holler around the corner from my house, which I climbed on the way to her house, but I got to come down on the way home. I'd have it wide open with my head low as came over the top at about 50, and it would gain speed and usually about halfway down I'd pass 55 and it would pop out of 4th gear and just coast the rest of the way. Great memories.
My first motorcycle was a CT70, got one used in 75 when i was in my teens. Amazing trail bike that never let me down
This brings joy to my heart. I had a ct70 and drove it night and day all through my teens. Had it on road and off road. beaches, dirt pits, fishing. You name it. Tough little dependable piece of history.
Alex in his riding flip flops is just wholesome 🤣
I had a blue 1970 Trail 70! I was 10 when I got it brand new and over the next 4 years if i wasnt in school or asleep my skinny little butt was firmly attached to the seat of my Trail 70. They were bulletproof and i wish i still had it!! I had thousands of hours of enjoyment on that bike. Thanks Honda for making the perfect 1st motorcycle!
Had a friend with one as a kid. It was virtually indestructible and a blast to ride, such an amazing little bike
Beautiful Trail 70 = I have such fond memories riding those when new... spending many Summer days out in the woods, pasture land, playing in the dirt. They are / were very intuitive to drive and indestructible, as kids handling them. Thanks for sharing!
CT 70 was my 2cd bike, first was a QA 50. Honda taught many of us how to ride as kids. Third bike was a TS 100 Suzuki and a few years later I got a Shadow 500, then a Shadow 750. Then I graduated to a Harley Lowrider. Thanks Honda for teaching me how to ride!
Beautiful! I had one when I was a kid. Bright green. Loved the 4-down transmission! Can’t believe these are still around
I did also, but the 90 and the 110 though out performed it, i liked it as it was portable
When I was a kid, most of my friends had these. I had a 1971 Rupp Roadster 2.
I had one of those Honda 70's in the exact same color in the early 1070's when I was a young boy. I loved it and this video brought back many fond memories. Thank you.
This was the bike of my childhood.
First bike I ever had, my grandfather bought me and my brother and cousins one for each was the best fun ever as 9 and 10 year old kids. Great memories with all of us riding together on my cousins farm in upstate New York
Same here
I was a 13-year old in 1971 when I bought an Orange CT70H. I will never forget the day while out trail riding with my buddy, we suddenly came upon a guy photographing a fashion model for her new portfolio. He asked me if he could take some shots of her on my bike. I obliged, and we stood there 10 minutes watching him photograph this girl in her sexy halter top and go-go boots! I am telling you, that bike glistened in the Florida sun like rock candy, and that girl looked like a piece of candy too! It was at this moment that I first realized I was becoming a man.
Great anecdote man!
I had one just like this. same color, same 3 speed manual/automatic. There were 13 of these in my neighborhood growing up where every yard had some sort of trail through it. Mostly at the driveway edges where trails were worn in to get in or out of the yard and jump the exit. BEST bike ever made!!
That's the first year/make/model motorcycle I ever crashed. I was 5 years old. My uncle let me get on, then he leaned down, said, "Now give the throttle a LITTLE twist, and it will move forward." And I twisted it as far as it would go. You'd think that would scare me off motorcycles, but here I am, 58, and I still ride. Uncle Joe was quite a character.
I had this bike as a teenager. Same color and everything. Brings back great memories!
I had this exact same copper-colored Trail 70 Honda as a kid when growing up on farm in Kansas. It was my 2nd bike after originally having the smaller Mini Trail 50 Honda and before graduating to a Yamaha DT 175. Good times!
I got a used one growing up in rural ks.
Still have it.
It's the 4 speed manual, same orange as the one in the video.
My cousin from joco ks got a blue 3spd and kept it at my place.
Great memories!
I had one as a kid I absolutely loved it. Thanks for the video
I had a green one as a kid! Loved it
At 60yrs old I am looking for one now!
I had one in that same gold color a few years ago. It was my favorite bike ever but then my dad sold it and now I can’t find any of them for a good price.
Damn, I want one now.
I'm 66 and had one of these I THINK in 1969 ... little brother had one too. We rode the hell out of those things and they werer virtually trouble free. Mini Bike, Honda 70, Honda 100 (sawed the muffler off into a trumpet, then bought another muffler cuz it was SO LOUD), Huskie 250 - The huskie came way later in life... My buddies got 2 strokes that blew my Honda 100 away, but sounded like chainsaws. The girls definitely liked my Honda better.
I recently bought a house. My first house. 25 years old and the first thing my dad drops off is his own 1970 trail 70. Sapphire blue. Didn’t run but it made a great garage project. I can’t believe that the bike is 53 years old, and all it needed was a new spark plug, new gas, new oil, and a “cleaned” carburetor. I only say “cleaned” because all I had to do was use a pipe cleaner to clear out the jets. Just built differently back then.
My dad got me one of these when I was 8, back in the late 1970s. I’ll bet I put 10 thousand plus miles on it in the Nevada Desert
Dad gave me a brand-new Gold CT70 4 speed manual clutch in 1972 when I was 11, I still have it. I'm certain it would still run today, if the mice hadn't gotten into the wires!
I dug mine out & mice made a condo out of it.
Don't know if I'll get it going or not.
Now that to me is a true mini bike 🏍
I had one !! Best fun i ever had!!
Mine was orange CT70 just like this ,got it in oct 1969 for 14 birthday.
PUT 8850 miles on it in 3 years , Dad sold it when I went in the military at 17.
My Dad had one and I had a Honda Mini 50. We both had fun riding together back in the early seventies.
I use to own 1973 Honda Z50 Monkey!
I have a 71 that's look the same, I'm going to keep it as original as possible now thanks to you. I wonder why he used allen screws in places rather that the stock ones?
One of the fondest memories of my childhood is the day my dad pulled in the driveway with my trail 70. The color was red. Great bike!
Had one in 70s exactly like yours...OH i miss her.
Excellent Job. I Love It.
Had the same color. Rode that bike like crazy. Wish I never sold it. Never gave me any problems . Had a lot of fun back in the 70s on that bike
I just picked up a 1970 ct70h. It had been sitting in a garage for over 30 years.Can't wait to get it running again. Does Andy sell any parts? I'm missing a piece here and there and will be looking for them once I get her running again.
Keep watching. I will have some info on how to get ahold of me.
Did ya get it running yet? They’re pretty easy. I did a trail 110 with almost no mechanical experience and CZcams.
@@GratefulEd907 not yet. With two kids and work, it's hard to find time to yourself
@@alexreinhardt6971 I get it I’m in the same position. When I’m not at work my wife has work for me too.
The trail 70 was a cool bike, but in the early 70s the SL 70 was such an improvement over the CT70, I had one and I was clocked going 60 mph, they had great suspension and where a blast to ride!
I admire people who work on bikes especially to this degree. I wish I had more energy/desire. At least I still like to ride them tho.
great restoration!
I have a blast on my Chinese copy..every time I ride, I put about 40 to 60 miles on it each ride .. I currently have about 13,000 miles on my frame and wheels with the original wheel bearings..and 8700 miles on my ZS190 engine swap not without problems from the current engine and frame but easy for me to rectify. But it has yet to leave me stranded on the road and still going
What model do you have ? I was thinking about picking up the Ice Bear Champion CT70 clone. I've heard good reviews and the engine is super easy to swap.
@@bullfrogjay4383 it's a 2015 SkyTeam Skymax st125.
What a sweet bike. Great video on it. I would love to see how you rebuilt the motor in a more detailed way. I think it would make great video. Glad to see that you put new and different bolts on the motor cases.
We can’t give away all the secrets, Uncle Pete! 😉
@@linneasmith9522 Linnea, you should get your dad to teach you all the secrets before they are lost!
@@pudster2237 working on it! 😁
I had one! good little starter bike
Awesome just awesome 👍
I was fifteen when my sister got this bike new. She tired of it and by age sixteen, I was on it every nice day. After cleaning my folk's car for my first date, I had an hour to kill and hopped on wearing only gym trunks...the throttle cable had been stuck wide-open for a week or two, but the key was used to continue riding. A quarter mile down the road, neighbor Stevie was tooling round his yard on his 70 with a helmet on. I yelled, 'the gravel pit' and he caught up. About a mile on a gravel road, we rode the last stretch right into the sun and I passed my friend. Out of nowhere, there it was - a welded cable across the road as the gravel pit had closed. Braced for impact and hit...'what happened' Stevie yelled as he stopped. Three weeks at the I.U. Med Center Indpls., IN, I was released and one big scab. I hated the bike, vowed to never ride again! Two more hospital stays from motorcycle accidents followed, the last in 1980 left me a spinal injury in a wheelchair since. All bikes I owned were Hondas, the last a '79 tenth anniversary limited edition 750 - a car pulled out and we collided. I look at this restored CT70 and appreciate all the good times had back then and appreciate that day to be my warning, my fateful warning of what was to come without regret. Tempted at times to look into something like the Honda70 for our grandchildren after our daughters two four-wheelers she survived, I'll encourage you to consider what I've shared. God is Great!
I had a green one. That bike was so fun, I wish I still had it.
mighty green?
Nice work. Not sure if the vid shows the front wheel fasterners with (one) the latter version of the Honda bolts with the bisected circle on the bolt head off center with a short line to one side. The era correct bolts are centered, bisected circle with no other marking on the bolt head. May be the way the vid shows the bolt or a blemish. Had a Sl70 back in the day. And a few in my collection today.
This was my very first bike, although mine was a 1969, but the color is right and there was no difference between the two years.
I remember how I thought it was really weird having the gas tank under the seat.
I had one exactly like that one when I was a kid bought it at skips Honda in kesyer westvirginia 1970
She’s a beauty ❤
I got a 70 Ct 70 I'm working on right now!
Great Vid BTW...
Love the channel but maybe a few more regular sized bike videos in the mix? Some dual sports or Himalayans?
I was hoping they were going to make a new version of the C1 (scooter with removable roof).
I had one I bought from a 6th grade friend in 1973 for $100. Needed a new rear wheel and tire and engine cover... Think the parts cost about $40...and it was great... Sold it about 3-4 years later. :(
Has it been sold?
I just brought my 1970 ct 70 back from my childhood home. It was hidden in the corner of our garage in WV for over 30 years. Same color as this one in the video. Can't wait to get it running.
Sweet!!!
I inherited a gold trail 70 and a blue trail 70
Nice bike could you tell me what size are the tyres cheers
4.00 x 10 not a metric tire size
How do I get to your place to buy ?
ya'll have instagram accounts and post the bikes?
BEST Christmas EVER! Dec 73.. The Obsession BEGINS! Yamaha 80's Honda MR - 175! , & on & On! Gerritsen Beach! Tear Assing round Gravesend Bklyn! Streets AND Sidewalks! Dodging Cops! Draining Gas From Station Pumps After hours! Nothing But FUN! SIMPLE FUN ! FOND MEMORIES! Was a Wonderfull time to be a Kid!! Gear pattern was 3 Up. No manual clutch.. Once I discovered Two Strokes, The Speed Was intoxicating BUT, this was theee one that Started the life long addiction! Nothin Better! Than a Romp! In the Swamp!! God Bless. .
How can I purchase one CT70
The handle bars fold down so you can put it in your trunk
Ma premiere moto... Aucune idée combien de kilométres j'ai parcourue avec . Jamais eu aucuns trouble.
Kase 😍
I guess you have not experienced the broken frame situation (pretty common on these bikes)
How much do you want for it?
I want one
Eh for my wife and kids not me I wouldn’t be riding everywhere all the time. 😂😂
GREEN,RED,ORANGE 4speed with clutch , automatic just go ,3 speed automatic w/shift 123 manually
I have a 69' in pieces in the garage. It'll be a full restoration. I guess I should get started on it.
I had a blue one way back in the day. it was my first Honda after first owning a conventional mini bike. I road it almost everyday on the trails. those were the days. I don't understand why a man would want to put so much work into a bike just to sell it. the money made can not equal the time he put into it. well its been a year since this video was made. how much did the CT 70 sell for ?
Super reliable
Just like mine
🛑🛑 Guys…how can I bid on the CT70?
Yes would like to make am offer? Please advise how.
@@louiedevita5457
Its already been sold.
I just picked up a blue 1970 Trail 70. Only 1,378 miles...... but...... it is crusty from sitting in a barn...... and got run over by a BIG tractor. Sad. But it is mostly a parts bike now.....
Why does it look kinda like the z50
Shut up and take my money!!!!!!!
Reliable engine. Only good for trail riding. That is about it.
I guess that is why this design engine and its push rod design predecessor were sold in over 100 million in the larger frame bike. Example Honda C100.
Quite fittingly, it was Honda's first major project, the 49cc 1958 Super Cub, that would prove to be the company's biggest hit over an incredible life span: 60 years and 100 million units-the most-produced motor vehicle in history.Apr 5, 2018
You need to learn to shhhh, when you don't know what you are talking about.
@@davidkeeton6716 I agree.
I thought automatic clutch models didn't exsist till 1974
i dont like the crome seat things along the sides of the seat, visually. I wanted one of these so frikin bad as a kid. Id like to have one now,if it had like 15-20 more Hp.
New one 1971 299.00
The new one 125 cc is BETTER
Monkey looks better.