Water-cooled 50cc Honda Scooter - the Beat
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Water-cooled 50cc Honda Scooter - the Beat
I just came across this JDM Honda scooter model from 1983 while surfing. Its the Honda Beat. Anyone seen this rare bea"s"t in the US?
It looks like a fusion between the 4-stroke Elites, the Gyro rear-end and the Aero styling-wise. Check out that expansion chamber! Water-cooled with 7.2hp apparently!
It looks like a fusion between the 4-stroke Elites, the Gyro rear-end and the Aero styling-wise. Check out that expansion chamber! Water-cooled with 7.2hp apparently!
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Re: Water-cooled 50cc Hoda Scooter - the Beat
never seen or heard of it but that one cool looking scooter!, has all you need on the dash too. chamber looks like something off a pocket bike.
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Re: Water-cooled 50cc Hoda Scooter - the Beat
A 50? 7.2 hp?
Notice too, the straight shocks on front.
I want one for Christmas.
Notice too, the straight shocks on front.
I want one for Christmas.
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Re: Water-cooled 50cc Hoda Scooter - the Beat
Cool looking!
It looks like they took the front end off of a Honda car from the gas crisis 70's era.
It looks like they took the front end off of a Honda car from the gas crisis 70's era.
I'd rather be riding my Aero!
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Re: Water-cooled 50cc Hoda Scooter - the Beat
wow, hard to take my eyes off the Mustang style nose and are those suppose to be hp graphs on the right side of the tachometer dial?
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As seen in Vintage Honda Ad videos posted by someone here. The nose does a passable imitation of a '68
Mustang!
Models clad in silver jumpsuits and color-coordinated boots and helmets. It was probably all the power you could get from a Factory 50 in the '80s. I'll bet it was popular in places where a 50 was exempt from registration and insurance regs.
If you could find one, it'd be almost criminal to Dude! Swap in a Dio!!
As seen in Vintage Honda Ad videos posted by someone here. The nose does a passable imitation of a '68
Mustang!
Models clad in silver jumpsuits and color-coordinated boots and helmets. It was probably all the power you could get from a Factory 50 in the '80s. I'll bet it was popular in places where a 50 was exempt from registration and insurance regs.
If you could find one, it'd be almost criminal to Dude! Swap in a Dio!!
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Re: Water-cooled 50cc Hoda Scooter - the Beat
Good find Cllivester - never seen the FC50 before.
Did some searching and found the tach was useful. There was a manually operated lever, which the operators left foot could trigger. Opened a valve - Honda called it 'V-tacs' on the exhaust port boosting power at 5500 rpm or above.
A contrasting feature is there's a light on the speedometer labeled "Speed Warning" which flashed at 35km/h and above (~22mph!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_FC50
Did some searching and found the tach was useful. There was a manually operated lever, which the operators left foot could trigger. Opened a valve - Honda called it 'V-tacs' on the exhaust port boosting power at 5500 rpm or above.
A contrasting feature is there's a light on the speedometer labeled "Speed Warning" which flashed at 35km/h and above (~22mph!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_FC50
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So you think it's possibly an AF05E?Wheelman-111 wrote:If you could find one, it'd be almost criminal to Dude! Swap in a Dio!!
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I think most of the jdm 50cc scooters came with a speed warning light.Here is mine on my af18 Diomousewheels wrote:Good find Cllivester - never seen the FC50 before.
Did some searching and found the tach was useful. There was a manually operated lever, which the operators left foot could trigger. Opened a valve - Honda called it 'V-tacs' on the exhaust port boosting power at 5500 rpm or above.
A contrasting feature is there's a light on the speedometer labeled "Speed Warning" which flashed at 35km/h and above (~22mph!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_FC50
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The Japanese-market '87 DJ-1 had the Speed Warning lamp too. Must be an Asian market thing. Good thing Flash doesn't have one. It'd burn out a lot, and then my OCD would compel me constantly to replace it.
The Japanese-market '87 DJ-1 had the Speed Warning lamp too. Must be an Asian market thing. Good thing Flash doesn't have one. It'd burn out a lot, and then my OCD would compel me constantly to replace it.
I'm not sure of much in life, but if you axt me, Luny, I'd say the Beat engine is about as far from an AF05 as a 50cc smoker can be. Take a look at that airbox. Even the wheels are different. I'll bet it was ex$pensive and is now super-rare, even in Japan.So you think it's possibly an AF05E?
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Nothing special really, just gold-painted CH80 Elite wheels. It is a sweet bike, though.Wheelman-111 wrote: Even the wheels are different.
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Re: Water-cooled 50cc Hoda Scooter - the Beat
Thanks Wheelman and bakaracer.Wjeelman wrote:The Japanese-market '87 DJ-1 had the Speed Warning lamp too. Must be an Asian market thing. Good thing Flash doesn't have one. It'd burn out a lot, and then my OCD would compel me constantly to replace it
Hey here's another Beat pic. Like that green!
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Re: Water-cooled 50cc Honda Scooter - the Beat
Further research indicates that this scoot used the AF07E engine.
I've never seen this engine associated with any other Honda scooter, so I guess it is super-rare.
I've never seen this engine associated with any other Honda scooter, so I guess it is super-rare.
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2005 Vento Phantom R4i 125cc (stolen)
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2006 TNG Venice 50cc
2005 Vento Phantom R4i 125cc (stolen)
1986 Yamaha XC180 Riva
1985 Honda CH150D Elite
1988 Honda SA50 LX Elite
1989 Honda SB50
2007 iScooter 150cc
2006 Roketa 150cc
2006 TNG Venice 50cc
Re: Water-cooled 50cc Honda Scooter - the Beat
Probably because it is water cooled and a hi-performance engine.Clivester wrote:Further research indicates that this scoot used the AF07E engine.
I've never seen this engine associated with any other Honda scooter, so I guess it is super-rare.
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