Projects · Reno, Nevada
Honda CL90
A 1969 Honda CL90 that started life as a 90cc four-stroke and ended up electric. Blue tank, silver panels, no exhaust note. Vintage looks, quiet twist-and-go.
The bike
Electric · running
As it sits
Model1969 Honda CL90
DriveConverted to electric
ColorsBlue & silver
FrameOriginal CL90, refinished
Drivetrain
Motor—
Controller—
Pack—
Settings—
The look is stock, the guts aren't. From ten feet it reads like a clean vintage Honda. Then it pulls away without a sound. That's the whole idea.
Running Quiet twist-and-go
The build
Teardown · to finished
Teardown
Down to the frame
Engine out, tins off, frame stripped and refinished in blue. This is where you decide what a 55-year-old bike is going to be.
Electric
Motor, controller, battery
Where a 90cc thumper used to live, a motor and pack went in. Wiring on the bench, controller sorted, throttle mapped.
Finished
Blue, silver, and quiet
Back together and out in the sun. Clean vintage lines, a silver tank with the Honda wing, and not a drop of gas anywhere on it.
More from the build
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Still on the list
To finish this page
The electric drivetrain numbers, when I get them written down.
- Motor make and power
- Controller and settings
- Pack voltage and capacity
- Range and top speed