Help Needed!

Ok people i'm new to this whole game. My dad left me a ST70 that needs some work but in quite good condition.The bike won't start at the moment but then not supprised been stood since 87!!!! I would love to do it up and get it going as it holds many very fond memories including getting burnt on the exhaust as a kid! but i would like to do it properly athough this will be on a budget! so i was wondering if there is a book on such things like a haynes manual or something for a blond bird to have a go! I suppose i'm looking for any help or advice or if anyone is near North Wiltshire that could help me out!
Please!!! x

Welcome and good luck!
You sound like you'll need it!

First of all, there lots of good literature around.
A lot of them can be foun don the internet.
Honda workshop manuals, part manuals,...
(take a look on www.hondaheaven.org)

First of all, take a look at the basics:
Is the spark plug providing a spark?
Is there fuel in the cilinder? (Is the carb clean, the spark plug wet?)
Is the fuel still OK. (Change it and clean the carburator)
Compression OK?
Ignition switched on?
...

Welcome to the site Zoe.

The guys on this forum are very helpful and with their help I managed to restore my 1975 Honda ST70 although it's off the road at the moment because of an engine problem I developed

If you have any queries or need any help, ask here on the forum and I'm sure everyone will be happy to help!

I don't know of anyone close to you, I live near Wallingford which is in South Oxfordshire so not a million miles away. When your bike is up and running we will nearly have enough members for a mini-meet!

How much money are you looking to spend to do your bike up? I spent well under £1k on my partial restoration and my bike went from this:



To this:





As you can see it was a bit of a wreck before I started the work and I'm sure you won't need to buy as many parts as myself.

Good luck and stick around

Thanks everyone this is a great web site and great club! ready to get started soon and seeing all the pictures of the bikes looking fab just makes me even more positive about the whole thing which i wasn't before!!...I'll take some photos and i'm sure i will be on forum regularly asking for help. Under 1k sounds good to me but doesnt matter just like it back to it's old self! x

At first it can be quite daunting taking things apart but the bikes are actually quite simple! Feel free to ask at any point, a few of us usually visit the site a couple of times a day so can answer your questions quite quickly