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What the heck Angelo? You think you just slap this type of effort together? That's how people get hurt.

I will be making dry runs on Rubicon-like sections of trail next weekend. I need to prepare myself and my machine for the actual attempt.

Right now I'm still looking to achieve history sometime in the next three months.

As promised here is a picture of the ride.

Now thats what i'm talking about!

should we start a pool for how long the mirrors will stay attached?

I did my first shakedown cruise on Saturday. I rode from the cabin to where the dirt road behind Airport Flats Campground ends up. So I started down Wentworth Springs Rd. past the old start of the Rubicon and turned left onto the dirt road. I wanted to see the new bridge that was constructed across Gerle Creek. Got to the bridge ok and decided to continue on to Airport Flat.

That was a mistake. Apparently they decided to "pave" pretty much the entire road in riff raff. A couple of miles of that on a CT70 sucked.

But the CT70 did great and if nothing fell apart on that road, I doubt it will on the Rubicon. All I need to do now if fab up a plate to hold my 1 gal. Rotopax on the back. The CT70 is supposed to get 60mpg. A full tank and a 1 gal. back up should be good for 100 miles. I think I will wait for the first Fall rain so the dust wont be too bad to attempt a Rubicon and back run.

Stay tuned...

Kodiak wrote:should we start a pool for how long the mirrors will stay attached?

I will be removing the mirrors before the trip.

Better be video...

Angelo got me all worried about my mirrors so I have built up a second CT70 to take on the Rubicon.

It is green stickered, has a new head, no mirrors or turn signals, geared way low, and has a 1 gallon Rotopax on the rack.

I will do some short runs to make sure all is well and then as soon as we get some rain, I'm launching.

dude sucking dust is part of the drama!!
also if we happen to get some snow mixed in this could be even more epic!!

if this doesn't happen soon you may need to modify that thing for snow travel

http://www.pinkbike.com/video/112440/

Had a malfunction on my first trial on the '77 CT70 on Sunday. It was running great, but then started coughing and backfiring if I gave it much more than idle throttle.

Think I may have messed up a valve.

No fun, but way to go finding it in testing instead of on the trail i like that alot!!

p.s. just a thought, but i would spend time tuning/adjusting the carb for a while before i tore it apart. hopefully one of the mixture screws got messed up.

Ok, just you all don't get your panties in a bunch the CT70 attempt of the Rubicon will happen this year.

I have modified the 77 CT70 with a stroke and bore kit and it's now a CT108. With te right street gearing it would probably hit 60MPH. I will gear it down from stock for the Rubicon run. I have made several technical runs, but plan on an all day ride (maybe Loon to Buck Island and back) over Labor Day Weekend.

awesome!!!!,
you could always do a short shakedown ride on fordyce during miyagi this year

Well, truth in advertising - he only said PLANNING to make history.... so this could go on longer than a Paynes Creek thread!

hemingray wrote:so this could go on longer than a Paynes Creek thread!

that kinda hurt dave!!!!!