Fastest 50?

[Coyote]

Whats the fastest 50cc scooter?

[dhunt]

Whats the fastest 50cc scooter?

There was a NOS injected one on trademe a while ago. I think the guy said he'd had it up to 103km/h or something like that.

[Motu]

Most 50cc scooters are limited on top speed,that's why you can ride them with a car licence.I remember one with a foot operated power valve - I think it was a Honda,was water cooled with twin square headlamps,it still didn't go fast.50cc bikes can go a lot faster of course,my C50 stepthrough was good for about 80kph,just about safe on the motorway.30 or more years ago we timed a Suzuki AC50 at 70mph,say 120kph,the water cooled Zundapp 50cc was bloody fast in it's day too - of course in this day and age they must be twice as fast as that.

[The Pastor]

Get a vespa,

Speed should not really be a issue tof think about, as they dont get up too much speed, but there great for inner city traverling, I always see sum tosser riding on the footpath etc.

[jrandom]

... of course in this day and age they must be twice as fast as that.

I'm afraid not.

One day, when all the grumpy old oil-stained counterculture petrolheads have finally been kicked out of the R&D divisions, someone will start engineering better, smaller, more economical and higher-performance motorcycle engines.

In the meantime, we'll just have to live with the fact that since 1953 or thereabouts, it's all been downhill.

[Motu]

And you needed a down hill with a BSA Bantam!

[texmo]

50cc by law have to be under a certain speed, like they cant go faster than 80km or something.
I think some of the new yama's are the fastest you have to derestrict them tho which is no biggy; Cut,clamp,weld. 5mins and you done.
But the best 50cc is a vespa S.S. Super 50cc old school I think scooter world are fixing one right now thats insured for about $10k......

[THEMOPEDMADMAN]

the fastest 50cc i've been on was a yammaha aerox 50 with upjeted carb uprated clutch belt etc...some crazy stuff i dont know about on the electricks and a digital speedo because it went off the normal needal clock i got 80+mph which felt very unsafe as i didnt have a helmet on and the bike was vibrating......these bikes are not made for this type of speed!

[zeRax]

^ he has a large name and it frightens me.

[Timber020]

It doesnt count but my RG50 does over 100kmph (wolf model, race ignition, pipe etc)

[Eddieb]

So when are you bringing it bucket racing? F5 Dave needs some other competition apart from young Jay.

[Timber020]

Sorry not going to do it, the rg50 is becoming a rare machine with all the bucket racers killing them, its to much fun thrashing around town without being to much like cop bait.

Hows the racing going Eddy?

[Ixion]

And you needed a down hill with a BSA Bantam!

Well, my old Bantam was good for over 65 mph , with a good tail wind.

That's about 20 mph faster than standard. Must have been putting out at least 10bhp

Mind you Mr Beesa would have disowned it on the spot ! And it would give Mr Plod terminal heart failure nowadays.

When I think of the hours of work I put it in modifiying and tuning that thing. I must have been mad. Or young. Or yeah, same thing.

Bloody indestructable little bast**ds of bikes though.

We used to go trail riding on them before trail riding was invented, and there wasn't much they couldn't get through .