restoring my first bike

[hugemoth]

Battery-less 12V is the only way to go IMHO if you go the Lifan route. I've put Lifan 110s in 2 CT90s and a C100, and a Lifan 140 in a CT90, all battery-less. It's simple, works great, and no battery to hassle with ever! I run a 35/35 watt sealed beam headlight on the regulated 12V AC side of the system and the tail/stop/horn/GPS off the DC side. The lights are bright but do dim slightly at idle. The 140 engine puts out about 100 watts.

Originally Posted by MotoRandy123

I agree the original 6Vsystem suffers from having no regulator in it. The battery does the regulation. If your battery
goes you start popping lights. It's a very carefully balanced system too so if you change wattage's on lights or fix a
faulty selenium rectifier with a newer silicon one the battery takes more punishment.

You might be able to rectify and regulate the stock stator output to 12V and have the same current but the easiest
way to go is to swap the motor for a Lifan 125 (or similar). That would also allow you to go batteryless. The only
problem might be limited current for lights. Unknown how much is available...

[scootrboi]

That was my first motorcycle too! In 1968 I bought it for $175. I was 14 years old. A fine machine.

[Bladeforger]

A decent pinstriper / sign letterer can duplicate that logo for you. There ought to be some in your neck of the woods.
Keith

[fullmetalscooter]

Originally Posted by Bladeforger

A decent pinstriper / sign letterer can duplicate that logo for you. There ought to be some in your neck of the woods.
Keith

If you can scan a logo you can buy laser or inkjet paper to print off you own stickers / logos . If you got a picture of it you can do the same thing. You ll have to google that for sources for it. buck 1.25 per page. Think there even Youtube video how to do it and apply it.

[moparren]

Thanks for the ideas on the logo, I'll have to look into that.

[acejones]

I've got two of those things; a 77 and a 78. They've been sitting up since last summer. Last weekend I charged both batteries, put some gas in them and the 77 started on the first kick; the 78 required six kicks. I had to adjust the points on them and they were good to go. Now I just need to find someone who wants them more than I do. I just don't have the time or inclination to keep them up. They really are tough bikes.

[moparren]

The scoot restoration has been on the back burner for a while, long enough that it is starting to get covered by other stuff, but a new motivation is forming - The wife, who is the amazon of her family at just over 5 feet tall, has started making noises about wanting to learn to ride. I even caught her looking at my latest issue of Motorcyclest the other day.

Perhaps an excuse to dip into the house account for motorcycle parts...