Trans america trail on honda ct90's

This is great

Thank you very much for posting those pictures. Please do it again if you can. Going to post more on fb in a min.

We are in silverton colorado. We just did ophir pass. It wa completely awesome!!!! Got to say, our bikes didnt like it though. Had 1 flat tire, 2 oil leaks, one broken clutch spring , 1 cluchbasket came off the tranny shaft and thats it. Not bad for one day

Got it.
Ophir pass:





Fixing the clutch basket retaining nut.


Silverton, Colorodo, time for some food and a cold beer:

This is BOMB!

Makes my beat down, tired KLR look like overkill .

Ride on, into history !

Looks like the clutch nut just backed off. Anyone unfamiliar with this part - the tabs on the retainer are supposed to be bent into the nut, not all 4, just one or or two that are lined up when the nut is tight.

This is the kind of stuff that I have heard with relation to these Lifans. Not any kind of a failure, just things coming undone and needing a little twist of a wrench and sometimes a little locktite.

Hi Guys!! Saw you on our way out of Moab. We'll be following along with your report!

I was the guy towing a camper and dirt bikes w/the MT43!

Front page material.

Really an interesting RR lead by some nice bikes that'll get you there in time. Thanks for doing this for the rest of us.....


Gary "Oldone"

Grampa’s Lake Superior Ride
Grampa’s National Monument Ride

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So we came out of silverton co and went straight for the passes.. well..even with rejetting thelil bikes didnt have enough power with our load and ourselves. Had to have one person riding and 3 people pushing. We had to find another route around. Bummer but we did give it hell. Called it quits on the pass do to safety and for the life of the engine.

We are now down to 3 riders. Started with 5. One had to go back to Hawaii for the birth of his child. The other guy split open his knee.

We just passed over the continental divide. Had to have the bikes in first gear wound out the whole time to have enough power to get over the pass.

Thank you to all who have been posting pictures for us. There are more pics that were posted on BOTH of our facebook pages. Look for Cycles East and please steal our pics and post them on here.

Currently in salida colorado awaiting tires that we ordered. The knobbirs fall apart with out over wheighted bikes. Had to order trial style tires.

Holey knee failure!!

Ever hear of knee pads? Good grief. :huh

I found the Cycles East face page, what was the name of the other? That one had better pics the other day.

Salida? Look for Fat Tees shop and get some wood fired pizza...damn tasty.

Pics or it never happened!!

...what? I'm just saying what y'all are thinking!

There is two cycles east pages. One is the type you "like" and the other is a "friend" page.

Too bad about the busted up knee. Great ride so far. Keep it up!

My wife and I spotted you guys along Blue Mesa Reservoir with all the big trucks bearing down on you. You are some brave bastards! I hate riding our Ural on that stretch, because the truckers try to cut some miles by using that route, and they are merciless.
Hope the rest of the trip is good!

Not going to repost the bloody carnage shot, but, it sure looks like the kind of damage a $25 set of pads would have prevented.
Be prepared, so you can continue to persevere !

This makes it even more amazing that Nate (the Postman) crossed a 5,000 ft higher pass on a CT with the stock Honda engine!

Yep, Fat Tees (inmate Hayduke) is your friend in Salida. The "hard" part is over. The cruise down to Trinidad and then into Oklahoma will be easy by comparison.