BigDogs 2022 Honda CT 125
Or Hunter Cub As Some Call It

 

 

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As of 9-6-22 this is the way it looks----how did it get there? Read below.

 

 

Installed a Zeta windshield from We-Bike in Japan.
I really like this----not too expensive if you don't count the shipping.

 

 

Man--what a great place to mount my gps.

 

 

 

Well wanted a crossbar to mount a bag to------Didn't want to order the one most are buying so found a
piece of solid round steel and welded one in. Quick an simple and didn't cost me anything.

 

 

This is a $10 bicycle bag from Wal-Mart-------------purrrrrfect.

 

 

 

 

 

The 2 best things about the old original CT's were the huge rear rack and the spare gas can----genius.
Well we got the rack on these new bikes and what a rack it is--no disappointments there.
But the missing extra gas can from the originals was bugging me.

Scanning my crappy old garage of 47 years of riding-----there's lot's of stuff laying around.
Old Sporster straight pipes----pistons with hole in them---leather jackets---cut off jean jacket--my old short brimmed
Harley hat--old motocross jerseys--and some newer stuff.
So I grabbed a chair and eyeballed my CT and it's missing extra gas can.
And lo and behold there were 2 Touratech 2L plastic gas cans--last use on my Africa Twin on my 2nd trip to Alaska
sitting on a shelf---along with some 1 llitre bottles.(nah--too small).
I dug threw my dwindling pile of scrap metal and the wheels started to turn.
My band saw, sawzall, wire welder, and grinder were begging to have some fun.
Spent all day with this and man am I happy with the result.

 

No tools to remove the 2 litre Touratech gas can.
I'm gonna visit Harbor Freight and find a more suitable system to strap the fuel cannister in.
I don't mind it being horizontal ---that cap is super well made with a nice big O-ring.
At 120 MPG I'm estimating I could go about 240 miles.

 

 

So here is the rack I built. The rear is heald in place by the 2 bolts that held the original tool box.
I padded the inside with some sticky foam that came with a Shorai battery I bought for my KTM.
The big outside bracket came off of something-----can't remember what----never modified it at all
it was made for this----------you do not have to remove this to get the gas can in or out.

 

 

Bike Master Heated Grips----about $70
I think I got these from Rocky Mountain ATV.
I've use these on the last few bikes I've bought---I quit using my old favorite "Oxfords" as they were getting
getting more and more difficult to slide on as the insides were just a wee bit to small and I got tired of it.
So many times I've struggled with the Oxfords---seems a lack of quality control to me.
Where did I wire these in you ask ???? Pull the headlight out and unplug it and lay it on the ground---there are many
wires on this"connection-------Do NOT mess with or tap into any of these !!!! See the black connector in there ???
The black W/yellow is a switched circuit. I used that for the grips.
The Blk W/White is hot all the time---I powered my gps and voltmeter with this wire.
I did not want my Montana gps turning off everytime I shut the bike off. I also had an inline switch
in this line to kill it when I wanted to.
I used the ground wire on one of the turn signal wires for a ground.

 

 

Works perfect-----I don't know what the wattage output of these bike is---but it has caused no
problems and I keep an eye on my voltmeter. If you used one of those fancy smancy power distribution boxes
congratulations---you've done a fine job that will work well and have also suceeded in wasting money and
have done it the hard way. And you now have a wire feeding from that box to the handlebars and has to flex
everytime you turn the bars---------with my method you have no wire to worry about.
If your worried about overloading the wires or circuits you tapped into with my method you have
wasted your time worrying and will die an early death worrying.

 

 

 

Wired a battery tender wire straight to the battery---with a fuse of course.
I've seen people run the wire to several different places------I preferred this place.

 

 

Time for new tires--well almost time at 2,400 miles--originals were still pretty good.
The original tires broke down easier than my mountain bike tires ???? I did it by hand.

 

 

Replaced original rear with a IRC 3.00X17 Trails GD-1
When inflated it was much wider than the original and much much taller.
It no longer looks like I have a bicycle tire on the rear.

I put a Shinko 2 3/4" X17 Golden Boy on the front.
No pic of it.

 

 

A lot going on here--------bolted a Apache 1800 box from Harbor Freight to the rack.
Then ran a battery tender wire from the battery (with fuse) to the rack.
As configured in this pic it powers my heated vest controller---but I can unplug it and use the
battery tender wire for charging or powering whatever.

 

 

 

 

 

So-------been wanting a left side soft saddlebag. I has a brand new set of Dirt Bagz in the garage.
They don't make them anymore---but they were the thing before Wolfman or Mosko Moto.
Here is the rack -------so simple and light which was their main selling point.

 

 

10 seconds on and 10 seconds off----the rack stays on the bike always.

 

 

My little Hobart wire welder helps me out with these little projects.

 

 

 

 

Got my "Dirt Bagz" mounted on both sides.