Hi bro giving you my assessment of the damage in context to what you have mentioned.

Chassis look rusted (especially near the fork joint. So that's a priority. I'll get it welded and painted.

Front fork - inner tubes are rusted. Outer (lower) is fine. Oil seals will be changed.

i've bought the hub coupling already and have bought new rims and spokes. Will be assembled this week mostly. Got a new front tire as well.

I'll check the Carb and needles/jets

Tank is clean outside but rust can be seen inside. So will have to get it cleaned using the phosphoric acid method.

Seat somehow is absolutely fine and so are the side panels (as they're plastic)

Engine seems fine to me. Its never been abused and has run about 30 to 40ks. The kick goes through and the compression seems okay.

Electricals along with the switches seems fine. Will have to check the magneto and coil.

The so-called exhaus-tec chamber has rusted and is about to fall so that has to be welded or replaced.

Luckily its a Bajaj so parts are not hard to come by.

Will definitely PM for advice.

BTW checked out ur restoration of the RX Amazing job dude. The bike looks great and i'm sure it performs as great as it looks.

Thanks for wishing me luck and your help.

Re: Restoring Dad's CT100

Hi Ashish,

It has been a long time since this thread was started. What is the progress on your bike? Hope you got the bike restored and running! Do post an update, if possible.

Re: Restoring Dad's CT100

Hi rk1685,
Thanks for your concern. The project was further shelved since I last put up the post back in 2011. I finally started the project on the 1st of February, 2016 and I bought the bike home today. (Yes, you read it right!)
Standalone posts and pics will follow soon.

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Hello All!!

Ok, so since putting up this post back in 2011, I had to wait many years for the restoration to come to fruition.

It kept getting shelved due to many reasons, mainly time and finance but I finally have some good news. Read on...

Being exposed to the elements, the bike was in shambles and the coastal climate didn't help matters (image below).


One fine day (Feb 1, 2016 to be precise) I made up my mind to set the ball in motion. Everybody who knew the story asked me to refrain from trying to restore something that was so far gone but I refused to budge. I hired a mini tempo and loaded the lifeless bike on. I was upset and sad. Upset because I kept on putting the project on the back burner and sad that the bike may have gone too far to be brought back. Sent the bike to the same Bajaj dealer from whom I had bought the bike back in 2004.

Digressing a little, this bike is dear to me not only because it was used by my late father till the very end but also because it was the first bike I bought from my own salary. Coming back to the point. The bike was left with the dealer and they said it will take approx 15 days to a month to get the bike up and running. I was happy because at least they thought it can be done. Little did I realize that it would take 11 Months to get on the road. The dealer couldn't source a lot of the parts, claiming that the new model had different parts compared to the old one and the company wasn't producing the parts for the older model. I had to source the Chassis from another dealer 50kms away. Just getting something as simple as the rear swing arm became a frustrating endeavor. I went to Mira Road, Grant Road, Mahim, Shivaji Park, Lower Parel, Bandra, Khar, Andheri, Santacruz, etc. Most of these places are known to be the best places for bike parts and at each shop I would ask "bhaisaab, CT100 ka parts milega?" Every time the shopkeeper would say yes but when I'd ask for the swing arm they would say no. The worst part about these shops is that people are plain disinterested in helping their customer. They wouldn't give any leads or solutions. Most of them wouldn't even bother to speak and just nodded disinterestedly. Being in the Customer Service industry, this behavior was so frustrating, that on multiple occasions I thought of putting a vice grip on the guys "gutkha-filled" mouth in order to force his wrenched-shut pie hole open! I was on the verge of selling the bike to a scrap dealer but something within me kept pushing me on.

Finally, after 11 Months and 3 Days (and countless hours of standing at the workshop, watching my life tick by) I was given the bike. I bought the bike home today with a feeling of achieving something in my rather mundane urban existence.
The bike is by no means complete. It needs a paint job and some other odds and ends. The engine just needed fuel and oil and it came back to life without much fuss. Hopefully, I will put more pics once the bike has a fresh lick of paint.

Thanks to all my fellow biker brothers for their guidance and words of encouragement.

My gratification lies in the fact that I followed my heart and was able to bring back this tiny, old, ordinary but a rather valuable bike up from the ashes. Rise of the Phoenix...you betcha!!

Re: Restoring Dad's CT100

----consecutive posts auto-merged-----

Hello All!!

Ok, so since putting up this post back in 2011, I had to wait many years for the restoration to come to fruition.

It kept getting shelved due to many reasons, mainly time and finance but I finally have some good news. Read on...

Being exposed to the elements, the bike was in shambles and the coastal climate didn't help matters (image below).


One fine day (Feb 1, 2016 to be precise) I made up my mind to set the ball in motion. Everybody who knew the story asked me to refrain from trying to restore something that was so far gone but I refused to budge. I hired a mini tempo and loaded the lifeless bike on. I was upset and sad. Upset because I kept on putting the project on the back burner and sad that the bike may have gone too far to be brought back. Sent the bike to the same Bajaj dealer from whom I had bought the bike back in 2004.

Digressing a little, this bike is dear to me not only because it was used by my late father till the very end but also because it was the first bike I bought from my own salary. Coming back to the point. The bike was left with the dealer and they said it will take approx 15 days to a month to get the bike up and running. I was happy because at least they thought it can be done. Little did I realize that it would take 11 Months to get on the road. The dealer couldn't source a lot of the parts, claiming that the new model had different parts compared to the old one and the company wasn't producing the parts for the older model. I had to source the Chassis from another dealer 50kms away. Just getting something as simple as the rear swing arm became a frustrating endeavor. I went to Mira Road, Grant Road, Mahim, Shivaji Park, Lower Parel, Bandra, Khar, Andheri, Santacruz, etc. Most of these places are known to be the best places for bike parts and at each shop I would ask "bhaisaab, CT100 ka parts milega?" Every time the shopkeeper would say yes but when I'd ask for the swing arm they would say no. The worst part about these shops is that people are plain disinterested in helping their customer. They wouldn't give any leads or solutions. Most of them wouldn't even bother to speak and just nodded disinterestedly. Being in the Customer Service industry, this behavior was so frustrating, that on multiple occasions I thought of putting a vice grip on the guys "gutkha-filled" mouth in order to force his wrenched-shut pie hole open! I was on the verge of selling the bike to a scrap dealer but something within me kept pushing me on.

Finally, after 11 Months and 3 Days (and countless hours of standing at the workshop, watching my life tick by) I was given the bike. I bought the bike home today with a feeling of achieving something in my rather mundane urban existence.
The bike is by no means complete. It needs a paint job and some other odds and ends. The engine just needed fuel and oil and it came back to life without much fuss. Hopefully, I will put more pics once the bike has a fresh lick of paint.

Thanks to all my fellow biker brothers for their guidance and words of encouragement.

My gratification lies in the fact that I followed my heart and was able to bring back this tiny, old, ordinary but a rather valuable bike up from the ashes. Rise of the Phoenix...you betcha!!

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Updated image: Got the chain cover attached.