Cub 90 - Homemade Paddock Stand

[Tiggy_dorset]

So... my little beast has no centre stand, and to take the flywheel cover off to access the timing marks, I need to loosen the footrest (which is connected to the side stand). A paddock stand is needed, which also means its no longer a 2 man job to lube the chain too.

A good excuse for another project - I threw together a paddock stand.

Welded (snotted) some old 14mm sockets to some 25x25 angle. The sockets fit inside the end of 25x25 box with little slack allowing them to turn/pivot from the lower suspension mounts.

All tacked up

Too lazy to work out and cut angles, I had some gaps to bridge/fill

All welded up

It works!

Now just to tidy it up and give it a lick of paint. Probably will put a handle on the back to make it easier to pull the stand back up.

 

[Woody.v8]

Whats your plan for the bogger?
I've been after one myself for a while now but they fetch strong money now, eee I remember when you would buy one with a weeks school dinner money

 

[Tiggy_dorset]

I bought it for £120 a few years ago, then it just sat gathering grinding dust in the corner. This year though, I got it back on the road and immensly enjoy chuffing along to work and back on a summers day. I have had a few people recently ask if Im selling, Nope is always the answer

You are right though, looking on ebay some go for a quite a heavy pocket of coinage. They are rather sought after, these days.
I plan to tidy it up a bit...and simply use it

 

[Wallace]

Footrest must be bent if you can't get the cover off from memory. I assembled loads of those out of the crate for the local pizza delivery shops! We had two 'floaters' in the shop we would loan out when they wrapped one up, the shops would swap the plates over and carry on delivering. I have a rebored barrel with piston, spare head, carb and CDI unit sat on the shelf here somewhere if you need them, they were destined for my Monkey bike.

 

[Tiggy_dorset]

Footrest must be bent if you can't get the cover off from memory. I assembled loads of those out of the crate for the local pizza delivery shops! We had two 'floaters' in the shop we would loan out when they wrapped one up, the shops would swap the plates over and carry on delivering. I have a rebored barrel with piston, spare head, carb and CDI unit sat on the shelf here somewhere if you need them, they were destined for my Monkey bike.

Ahh you could be right. I wouldnt be surprised that the rests are bent. It was still a good enough excuse for the project, dont try to take that away from me

Regarding the parts you mentioned.....I actually could be interested. What are you asking for the lot? Feel free to PM me if you wish.

Cheers

 

[pedrobedro]

Friend of mine just bought a really tidy one for £550, I've been scouring eBay for a decent chicken chaser for a while now but they are either rotting heaps, 200 miles away or loads of dosh.

 

[graffian]

So... my little beast has no centre stand, and to take the flywheel cover off to access the timing marks, I need to loosen the footrest (which is connected to the side stand). A paddock stand is needed, which also means its no longer a 2 man job to lube the chain too.

What about the front one?

 

[zx9]

I bought it for £120 a few years ago, then it just sat gathering grinding dust in the corner. This year though, I got it back on the road and immensly enjoy chuffing along to work and back on a summers day. I have had a few people recently ask if Im selling, Nope is always the answer

You are right though, looking on ebay some go for a quite a heavy pocket of coinage. They are rather sought after, these days.
I plan to tidy it up a bit...and simply use it

You are a braver man than me! Riding one of those around a carpark at 15mph was way more scary than holding the GPz1100 flat out on an autobahn.

 

[chunkolini]

That must be the only C90 with a paddock stand.
I know a mad old hippy with a ferroconcrete Honda Cub.
The pressed up seat section on his had rotted to hell and collapsed.
He was stuck at a friends place and she (rightly) did not want him 'stopping over' both in their '70's but he is a bit of a lad. And she is good for her age.
I reluctantly agreed to bodge it back together, so I welded a bridge of strip and bar over the collapse. Just to get him home.
The old fool got home and filled the frame with concrete, and still has it on the road three years later.
I love mad hippies.
Edit looking at the unclothed photo above it had rotted where the front tube joins the pressed steel section.

Another old boy I knew had an immaculate one about thirty years old. Bought a modern replacement from our local family bike shop. they told him 'We will get rid of the old one for you' I did not have the heart to tell it him what it was worth.

 

[Wallace]

I spy a Pirelli Phantom lookalike on the back, with those upswept footrests must be a bit of a scratching machine through the twisties.

 

[the snooper]

You are a braver man than me! Riding one of those around a carpark at 15mph was way more scary than holding the GPz1100 flat out on an autobahn.

you're right there I had an old Honda 50 and they handled terribly I once had a pillion and was on a country road, entered a bend obviously not very fast in MPH but for a Honda 50 it was ridiculous had to fight to stay out of the ditch and only just made it

 

[Wallace]

The soft leading link suspension gives you some odd handling characteristics especially under braking! Seem to remember power on at all times through bends, don't brake and above all don't panic.

 

[the snooper]

The soft leading link suspension gives you some odd handling characteristics especially under braking! Seem to remember power on at all times through bends, don't brake and above all don't panic.

oh yes it got worse when braking but I had no option as I was heading for the ditch

 

[chunkolini]

As a youth on one, blue of course and made of body filler I remember the launch technique.
Rev the bits of it and stamp it into first gear, waah! massive wheelie. My mate could keep it up for at least 20 yards if not hundreds of yards. I could make it rear up and slam down again.
I found about the body filler when I fell of it and it all fell out.

 

[Tiggy_dorset]

I spy a Pirelli Phantom lookalike on the back, with those upswept footrests must be a bit of a scratching machine through the twisties.

The rear is a 'Viva Roadmaster' (made in Malaysia), the front is unbranded (made in Thailand).
Do you think I should still try and get my knee down?

 

[the snooper]

The rear is a 'Viva Roadmaster' (made in Malaysia), the front is unbranded (made in Thailand).
Do you think I should still try and get my knee down?

lean too far over on those things and it will be more then your knee that's down

 

[Woody.v8]

You've cost me money Tiggy!! An idle idea was woken up after seeing your hog, I pick mine up on Saturday

 

[Tiggy_dorset]

A few improvements/modifications....

A couple large washers and studding on the pivot arms allowing them to be bolted through for a smoother operation (and I cannot lose them)

And a couple of washers on the end for support

A bit of tube at the front of the base for a bit of a radius and strength

Also a bit of 25 angle for a handle at the rear
Now its ready for painting

 

[Tiggy_dorset]

You've cost me money Tiggy!! An idle idea was woken up after seeing your hog, I pick mine up on Saturday

I bet you'll love it!

Dont forget to share some pics of your little beasty

 

[pedrobedro]

The rear is a 'Viva Roadmaster' (made in Malaysia), the front is unbranded (made in Thailand).
Do you think I should still try and get my knee down?

With a combination like that I think it's a foregone conclusion that you'll be getting your knee down followed shortly by the rest of you.