Honda earns its stripes

Okay, I have this '76 Trail 90 that I learned to ride on my Grandpappy's farm as very young man. I rescued it from my Dad's shop several yes back and did a cosmetic restoration, but I never really finished it. It a good from far bike, but far from correctly restored bike, but it's mine and it's fun. So I finally got a set of decals for it, to put it in the show next month. The instructions are pretty clear.


Original airbox and the replacement side by side. The original's decal is nowhere near straight or centered down the middle ridge of the airbox, but I think it should be.


Clean with alcohol.


Figure out the center of the decal.

Painters' tape to mark to the ridge. It is really tough to see.

Mark the other end.

Mark the bottom line for the decal. 0.75inch off the ridge.

Blue tape just below where I want the sticker.

Alcohol the area again.

Mist with soapy water per the instructions.

Peel the backing.

Stick it and leave a tiny line of orange above the blue.

Carefully peel the other backing.

Work out any bubbles and make sure it's where you want it.

Looks good.

hhmmm... I think this one is as downhill as the original was uphill.

Frame cover time.

The hump on this late model CT110 cover is in different place than the original cover.

The complex curves made this side tricky. I had trouble laying the blue tape and the getting the decal stuck down.

Looks great! With all the angles you couldn't tell if it was right or wrong.

This side was easy, just a straight shot.

I got this sticker, but I ain't putting it on. Preserve nature? Wear helmet? Think safety? Don't freaking tell me what to do!

This is a cool one though. I doubt this bike will ever see 6000ft, but it's nice to know it could.

Tire pressure is important, too.

I'm not sure where the no passenger sticker is suppose to go. Why did they put buddy pegs on the swingarm? The lo range sticker goes on the chainguard, but I would have to move the bike to put that one, so I'll do that later.