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Honda CT90 Engine Reassembly

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I have one 1971 CT90 where I was going to rebuild the clutch because the kickstarter just wasn't turning over the engine like it used too,  and I also had a Big Bore kit from DrATV that I wanted to install. My intent was to just do the top end and rebuild the clutch with new disks, but when I opened up the cases to rebuild the clutch pack I found a slick black slime in the bottom of the case.  I didn't like the idea that there could be black slime in the rest of the engine, so I decided to disassemble the entire engine to make sure I cleaned everything out.  Since I was tearing everything apart I thought I would document step by step how everything goes back together in this post in case others were interested in knowing what the inner workings of a CT90 engine look like. Links to Related Posts: My Honda CT90 Clutch and Headset Nut Tool Cut Away of a CT90 Engine - CT90 Engine Exposed! Repairing Damaged CT90 Spark Plug Threads Using a Time-Sert Thread Insert CT90 Clutch P
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My Blog on my Experiences Restoring CT90's

I pulled together this blog to share some of what I have learned and continue to learn through my ongoing efforts to restore a number of Honda CT90's.  I retired back in 2015 and I always enjoyed working on vehicles and was looking for another project and didn't want to take on another car restoration at that point in time and I started to look for something physically smaller where I wouldn't have to use a engine hoist or lift to work on the vehicle which got me looking at doing a motorcycle. When I was younger I always liked CT90's, but never owned one and started to think it would be nice to have a CT90 up at our second home up on Camano Island in Washington state, so I set out to find a  project CT90's to bring back to life and ended up running into a guy who had three non running project CT90's he wanted to get rid of and offered me a deal I couldn't refuse. Along the way I found that I really enjoyed working on these bikes and have now somehow man
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