Found and purchased a genuine Honda CT70 engine

The bike is useless without a working engine, so I kept an eye on ebay and Craigslist for one.  Found one the other day and it just arrived.  Supposedly, it will run good...

The Honda engine is the one sitting on a piece of Styrofoam; The clone engine can sit on the concrete!

Purchased the bike and brought it home

As purchased, kinda neglected and forgotten

I drove to DeKalb to check out a Suzuki dirt bike, which turned out to be missing too many parts for the price.  As I was pulling out, I noticed what looked like a Honda 'monkey bike' sitting next to the guy's garage.  I pulled over and asked him if the Honda was for sale.  As it turned out, it was a Chinese clone of a Honda CT70 which had a hole in the clutch side of the engine.  He offered it to me for an excellent price and helped me load it into my car's hatchback.

Taking a nap for the ride home

Just after a quick wash

This thing needs some TLC for sure!!