1971
Honda SL90K K1 #02
Candy Sapphire Blue / White
SL90K-250012
Completed 3/23/2013
This is the 2nd Japanese
Domestic SL90K that I've restored. Apparently there was a cc limit for
certain ages in Japan and they made a 90cc version of the
U.S. spec SL100. This bike is not to be confused with
the U.S. SL90 made in 1969 that was the first to be
introduced Honda Motosport lineup as they are completely different bikes. The SL90K's had a center stand, turn signals, white reflective stripe on the front
fender, upswept exhaust to make room for the rear buddy pegs
and a seat that resembled the SL100 K0, but with a buddy
strap. As you can see, this model has differences from
the SL90K K0 model in that this one has a black frame,
crossbar handlebars and the addition of a tachometer along
with the speedometer. You will also notice that all
the decals are in Japanese writing throughout the bike and
the reflective stripe and triangle on the fenders.




Here is a shot of the
reflective stripe on the front fender.

6V 1-wire turnsignals.




Upswept muffler to clear the
buddy pegs on the rear swingarm.

Unique badges that I had made.


Buddy strap on the seat for
2-up riding.



License bracket is a two piece
unit that differs from the U.S. version due to the size of
the license plates. The rear taillight lens is unique
in that it has the yellow reflectors on the side.

Unique LH switch for the SL
models which includes the turnsignal control.

Speedometer is incremented in
kilometers.

Check out the low original
miles on this one. When I got it the piston was frozen
in the bore but it showed no wear whatsoever making the low
number believable.



That says "Helmet Holder" in
Japanese.

Reflective triangle on the
rear fender


Also differing from the U.S.
model is the inclusion of a center stand along with the side
stand.






Battery drain routing
information decal.

And here is the tire
information decal, also in Japanese characters.

Assembly in process 01/06/2013
- 02/17/2013 - 03/03/2013 I've had to replace many a part on this bike due to a
rusty starting point, but everything is coming together.
Used my last NOS set of front forks and last set of NOS rear
shocks. Coming together and just lack a few details.
Assembly 3/3/2013 - Pictures Follow

























Assembly 2/17/2013 - Pictures Follow














I'm
looking forward to starting....and finishing this project.
This will be my 2nd Japanese Domestic SL90K. Apparently there
was a cc limit for certain ages in Japan and they made a
90cc version of the U.S. spec SL100. This bike is not
to be confused with the U.S. SL90 made in 1969 that was the
first to be introduced Honda Motosport lineup.
Completely different bikes. The SL90K's had a
centerstand, turnsignals, white reflective stripe on the front
fender, upswept exhaust to make room for the rear buddy pegs
and a seat that resembled the SL100 K0, but with a buddy
strap. As you can see, this model has differences from
the SL90K K0 model in that this one has a black frame,
crossbar handlebars and the addition of a tachomter along
with the speedometer. You will also notice that all
the decals are in Japanese writing throughout the bike.
This is how I found the bike
with the various parts pretty rusty and it will take a lot
of new parts to bring this one back to live. Just like
my first JD SL90K1, this one shows very little usage on the
speedometer. Shows only 66
Kilometers, but parts of the bike sure don't represent that
low number......however, look at the tires
appear to be original. On the first bike that I did,
it appeared to have a reflective tape stripe on the leading
edge of the fender. On this one, it appears to have
been painted on. I have the painted kit all ready to
go for this one and just need time to get it disassembled
and start the process.
















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