Bravo Maggie,
Now drive those Hondas as if everybody driving in a car is: blind, insane and stupid :D Because some of them are :(
That means a cushion of air (20 to 30 feet or more) around you at all times! Never let a car get close to you! I used to blow/tap my horn a lot. Especially at cars on either side of me and behind me! Almost never at cars in front :) Got to watch those mirrors like a hawk. Always have an escape route if cars get too close.
I drove a C200, a little more HP at 90cc than a C70, in NYC, NY traffic in the 1960s. Actually the Bronx. Had it up at the redline pretty often, and it had enough that I could escape by speeding up sometimes:) You may not have that option in a C70, but then you aren't driving in a big city, I hope!
Even in a small town, or rural setting, you have to watch for the speeding idiot coming over the hill in the wrong lane, going through stop signs, turning from the wrong lane, question mark turns, no turn signals left turns, etc. etc. etc. It is sad that one must drive constantly assuming the worst possible scenario and even more cautious when the visibility is limited, but eventually one can sort of split one's mind and still enjoy the ride.
You might enjoy this story, since you have the 'right stuff' :)
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20090129jk.html
Ron in NJ
--- In Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com, "MaggiMia" <maggimia56@...> wrote:
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> Well, someone else watches E-bay auctions...and I had several on a watch list . .this 1 is a relatively easy drive to go pick up, it is also a '81 which means we have experience with same year. I like the color . .I am Woman so that is always on our list. .
> I've had lots bigger bikes, but I cannot pick up a bigger bike now, I can't go on long rides now.
> A really bad Buick hit my little red Mazda truck going between 80-90 miles an hour. I was 8.5+ months off work, 2 surgeries, will never walk without pain, didn't think I would ever be able to run a bike again.
> So, yes, I could have tossed in a high bid, I could have bought a new bike, I could have decided to give up when the orthopedic team told me I might never walk independently again.
> So, my gold, my life and my choices . . if I was you, I would not be going up to the state line next weekend to look over and pay the remainder on this little treasured bike that will go from the current owner to my ownership . . .
> If I was my friend Nancy, I would be on disability, in housing, living in poverty . . and way overweight . ....
> So, Yes, I did pay more than I might have gotten the bike for. . but since I do NOT have a husband to control me but date a terrific guy who laughed when I told him . . and then asked when we were going up to get my new bike it works in my little world. Maggie in IL
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1970-73 C70 Honda Service Manual: http://tinyurl.com/6ebwtw
1970-73 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/6ebwtw (scroll to sec.7.1 page 101.jpg)
1980-83 C70 Honda Service Manual: http://tinyurl.com/hu42c
1980-81 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/hu42c (scroll to sec.18-1 page 170.jpg)
1982-83 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/hu42c (scroll to sec. 20-28 page 205.jpg)
1980-81 C70 Maintenance Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/z4zn6
1982-83 C70 Maintenance Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/hw35c
More resources for C70 Passports and Cubs:
http://www.shlaes.com/Vehicles/Scooter.htm
http://www.velodrome.com/HondaC70/HondaC70.html
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