HUGE Power Upgrades on my DREAM SCOOTER

Finally got around to doing a highly requested build on my Honda Elite SR50!! Ended up installing a 70cc kit, exhaust, and a bunch of other mods to literally make this thing twice as fast as it used to be. It may be the most fun bike I own now....

I got MERCH on my website too if you wanna look fly and support me at the same time!

If you enjoyed the video, let me know in the comments below!! Like, Subscribe, and all that ish. #JWAY

[Bimmer-Fonz]

People like the guy that was messaging u step by step are the reasons i love the car/motorcycle/scooter community. Ive literally fixed my broken down cars based off ppls comments and being told where to look.

Most of the time with vehicles jts knowing where to look for an issue and knowing how to disassemble/reassemble. Its rare to find someone that will walk you through the entire process like this, but i guess the point of this comment is... ppl like that are still out there, And those are the ppl that make me love this community. Find one, make friends and build engines together for life

[TheVesterRaev]

hahaha that really got me.

I love scooters. When you are kid in Denmark, tuning scooters are your first intro to mechanic.

[middlesiderrider]

Always check ring gap. At least .004" per inch of bore. A 70 kit is usually around 47mm which is about 2 inches, so rings should have .008" gap minimum. Also, it's important to make sure the cylinder ports are chamfered. Many kits require you to do this. I know Malossi is higher quality but I still would have checked that. It's extremely important. I also would suggest removing the engine, as it's only a couple more bolts and allows you to put the thing up on a table where you're not crawling around on the ground. It makes it way easier and more pleasant to do the work. Although that just might be my old-man-back speaking...

[kentacz_dys]

That video reminded me my childhood - before (and even little after 2010) those 50 cc scooters was a go. Almost every teenager in my country had one and we even had our own community. Imagine a dozen of scooters zooming through the streets in line, popping wheelies on a secluded streets, working on them with friends. Performance mods is one thing but the cosmetic was also important - two tone paintjobs, polished aluminium parts... Heck, we even had a guys with a sound systems built inside the storage space under the seat (built from one/two speakers and a car radio or amplifier). Now I'm a 30+ years old guy and I see scooters being used for food delivery and casual cruising to work but there is no communities like those from 15 years ago. And no crazy builds. And some of them have electric motors.

Now hear me out - with the set up like this I think You should easly achieve even 60 mph! Also, if I were You, I would entirely throw out the oil pump and do the oil and gasoline mix by myself. Then, for the new cylinder set I would add a bit more oil for the breaking period ;)

[statementmark]

Awesome!, just a tip : paint a little area of your floor white where you're going to mess with small parts , makes a lot easier to find them 😂

[whirlybirdrc]

This is what most of us in Europe run for a budget, sporty wheelie build. The 70cc Malossi cast iron performs well.
Al tough a lot of people do prefer the DR70 cast iron above the Malossi kit. Both seem to perform about the same with the Malossi having a tiny bit more top end.

With a full volume crank set, a 19 mm carb with a good expansion chamber exhaust like a Yasuni R if you can find one in the states, a bigger intake manifold and thicker reed valves or a reed valve kit this moped wil fly!
It will throw you back without any effort. You can go a bit lighter on the rollers as well 6.5 is the sweet spot for now.
Have fun, stay safe!

[Name-vpds]

Hey, i was the second of 2 mechanics in illinois biggest scooter dealership for 2 years until they downsized a few months ago. I had taken apart your exact bike hundreds of times and replaced everything imaginable on one of those, just wanted to say love the video. it really gives me a calming feeling of nostalgia and happiness seeing someone figure out how to assemble a big bore kit, after id struggled with them for so much time. be sure to work on some old vespas and piagios next! Those will make you reevaluate your life

[truthseeking]

One thing i have always learned is that if you can, get the 6 point socket at ANYTIME over a 12 point. 12 points just seem to strip the shit out of any bolt/nut after a few times of being taken off and put back on.

12 point sockets have their uses, but honestly i don't use them for much other than hammering onto a stripped bolt at this point.

[hitherek]

The 15 year Old kid in sweden experience

[Blando]

In 1991 me and my friend from school revitalized on old Honda 49cc scooter. we disassembled the motor, his dad got new gaskets for us and a new battery. I remember rigging a long rubber hose to the carburetor and blew into it for boost. Its one of my fondest memories from when I was 14

[perplxxd]

you're criminally underrated, bro. it's clear that you're putting a ton of time and work into your videos. +1 subscriber

[PL]

Great job!! 🎉
Don't push it too hard for the first 300km: roll it nicely, warm it up properly, use a fatter fuel mix than the one recommended, then after that you can push hard and enjoy 🤟🏼✌🏼

[AfterDark_Fi]

if you look at the old piston you really can see why it was running so bad. the rings where worn out and there was lots of blowbye. Also you can hear it from the sound and how its trying to run at the start of the video. oh and a quick tip to get the contra spring nut off, just throw it upsidedown in a vice and twist it by the pully

[juni_]

the thing were you put your friend's advice during that part of the buid was a genius move

[CAVOKJONES]

Never thought I would ever watch a full rebuild video on a Honda scooter.

Well done.

[filippo]

Good job man! As a fellow 50cc rider i suggest you get a 21mm carb like a Polini CP21 or a cheaper PHBG21 from dell'orto, also Malossi reeds, intake manifold (21mm diameter) and a cone air filter would change the bike greatly without affecting reliability.

[stormer]

I love how delicate the work is regardless of the machine ur working on

[darealkosmo]

10:40 a pain everyone who has worked on a bike has most certainly felt lmao. When it happens I go slo-mo and start listening to where it lands lol.

[mattclarenzmendoza]

you know it's a good mechanic if he has that red drawer with that stainless steel handle

[hiriotapa]

Your 50cc Honda scooter looks very similar to my first 50cc scooter, a Honda Vision, which I bought somewhere around 1995 in The Netherlands. I was 16 back then, the legal age one is allowed to ride 50cc scooters and mopeds, nowadays a valid license is obligatory. What about the US, do you need a special driving license for 50cc? What is the maximum allowed speed for 50cc two-wheelers? In The Netherlands it was only 45 km/h and every moped and scooter was throttled, . either with a special cap or ring in the variomatic (the front pulley) and/or exhaust. The easiest way to remove the restriction was replace the exhaust pipe and change the vario weights, sometimes also the fuel jet. Unrestricted a lot of 50cc 2-stroke scooters would easily do 60-80 km/h, with a racing reverse exhaust pipe sometimes even more. Downside was it being illegal. What do your local policemen say about it?