Honda C50

[marty]

many moons ago one of the guys at work turned one up on the lathe. out of a piece of oak. it lasted, well, forever. only down side was that it would thermally sieze if he held it at full throttle for more than about 5 minutes - once it cooled down though it was fine.

[xwhatsit]

Bwahahaha! Excellent. Did it have rings?

I'd contact Econohonda first, I'm sure they'd have piston kits around. There's plenty of kits of eBay etc. too but once you factor in shipping and the dollar I'm sure Econohonda would be just as good and you'll get it sooner. Plus Malcolm's just a nice bloke.

[Motu]

Hey, dont know if this is the correct place to be doing this but does anyone know where i can source a secondhand piston for my honda c50?

I'll swap you for a secondhand piston for my SL70.

[Rowdy2001]

Hi all, can someone please let me know what year my Honda C50 is please. I have tried everywhere and no-one seems to know.
Frame number - C50YKO42118
Engine number - C50E-425440
Any help would be greatly appreciated, cheers, Steve.

[Bumblebeeman1150]

The engine is, as far as I can tell, a mid-1967, but my table of model numbers doesn't specifically list a C50YK. I can only guess that it might be a 1969 frame, as that was the K-year; Y is not listed on the chart I have. My 1971 C50s are both Ls. Sorry I can't do better.

[Bumblebeeman1150]

The engine is, as far as I can tell, a mid-1967, but my table of model numbers doesn't specifically list a C50YK. I can only guess that it might be a 1969 frame, as that was the K-year; Y is not listed on the chart I have. My 1971 C50s are both Ls. Sorry I can't do better.

[Rowdy2001]

The engine is, as far as I can tell, a mid-1967, but my table of model numbers doesn't specifically list a C50YK. I can only guess that it might be a 1969 frame, as that was the K-year; Y is not listed on the chart I have. My 1971 C50s are both Ls. Sorry I can't do better.

Thanks for that, I thought it may be a 1969 model going by appearances, but they all look very similar around that year. Slowly rebuilding it, thanks to ebay.

[foamy]

Can anyone recommend a place where I can get my C50 barrel bored out. The piston has picked up on it and scored the cylinder wall.