Post by clok1966 on Mar 23, 2012 9:28:29 GMT -5
I expect to ask allot of questions, but before i start that I wanted to say thanks. This board has been a good source of info. I had been looking at a scooter for a long time and was close to picking up a knock off. But the more research I did the more I felt a "name brand" used would be the best choice. But finding a good one for a price that wasn't out of order was tough.. lots of them for sale 12-20, 0000 for just a bit to much IMHO.. well needless to say, Craigslist and some luck (to early to sell in my area, still not really scooter weather) i picked up a Honda Elite 125 for $500 with 2032 miles. Got it from a friend of a friend so know the mileage is correct. its not all roses, it has never been in a accident, but 25 years of garage moving it has been tipped a few times so some of the plastics are cracked here and there, its a 10 footer, looks fine till you get up close and notice the cracks. The muffler still has almost all the original paint on it, the motor is not oil covered, in fact everything is working fine except the clock (i know about the battery).. The gas Gage he said works till about 1/2 a tank then it goes to E (possibly a fix?). I'm an EX body man so I plan to pull some panels off and fix the cracks on backside.. most will be basically UN noticeable when fixed, hairline cracks.. I also noticed the passenger foot peg is not locking in an UP position (haven't looked at past that, broke or?).. and one blinker light in back is lose in body.
overall I'm very happy. I had rode a few 50CC models (very old bike like moped versions and a couple new knock offs and was concerned about power.. I'm a 220 pound male and need 45 mph on many streets.. I'm happy to say it was cold and windy on my ride home and it had no problem pushing me into a wind at 50.. so the "55" mph top speeds.. is a possibility on a windless day.. but I doubt it will see much over 40mph 90% of the time. I did have one scare on the 5 mile trip home (all on 40MPH roads). the scooter had just been brought out of storage, he said it had an oil change and he looked it over last spring, but never road it (we had rain non stop last year) so the oil was old (but no miles, i will be changing it) so it had been started but not rode in the last year.. old gas too.. on way home it went about 1 mile at 50mph.. (i was testing!) and started to surge and lose power.. AS IS Scooter was failing me less then a mile from point of Purchase!.. it was out of gas.. wish made me notice a kinda rusty tank.. fuel filter time if it doesn't have one is #1 job right now.
I have been dis pointed in info on the web about it, lots of basic info, and a few websites of major mods ( 250 or 150 engine swaps) and some "i think this would work" info.. but that's about all i can find...
So if anybody has some good in depth websites on this model i would love the links..
and once again,, the info here helped me make this choice and after one day I'm 100% happy i did. I just wish it wasn't raining here.. i want to play a bit..
overall I'm very happy. I had rode a few 50CC models (very old bike like moped versions and a couple new knock offs and was concerned about power.. I'm a 220 pound male and need 45 mph on many streets.. I'm happy to say it was cold and windy on my ride home and it had no problem pushing me into a wind at 50.. so the "55" mph top speeds.. is a possibility on a windless day.. but I doubt it will see much over 40mph 90% of the time. I did have one scare on the 5 mile trip home (all on 40MPH roads). the scooter had just been brought out of storage, he said it had an oil change and he looked it over last spring, but never road it (we had rain non stop last year) so the oil was old (but no miles, i will be changing it) so it had been started but not rode in the last year.. old gas too.. on way home it went about 1 mile at 50mph.. (i was testing!) and started to surge and lose power.. AS IS Scooter was failing me less then a mile from point of Purchase!.. it was out of gas.. wish made me notice a kinda rusty tank.. fuel filter time if it doesn't have one is #1 job right now.
I have been dis pointed in info on the web about it, lots of basic info, and a few websites of major mods ( 250 or 150 engine swaps) and some "i think this would work" info.. but that's about all i can find...
So if anybody has some good in depth websites on this model i would love the links..
and once again,, the info here helped me make this choice and after one day I'm 100% happy i did. I just wish it wasn't raining here.. i want to play a bit..
