Elite, should I get it? Help me decide

burnt_toast · Post by **burnt_toast** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:44 pm

Well first off, I already have two scoots (in sig), but lately I've been thinking about taking on another project.

A while back I posted saying a local shop had some elites. I finally went and checked out the last one, hoping it was a dio. It wasn't, but close its an '87 Elite SE50. On the outside its kinda beatup, with broken turns and scaffed body panels, but the engine only has like 600miles on it and we were able to start it up and run it to like 40mph. The owner who's pretty cool told me he'd sell it to me for $400 as a parts bike so I can title/register it myself. Does that sound like a good deal?

its the one on the right:

Finally since this would be a project bike, what all is available for the SE50? I see 2 bore kits on vtcycles and a decent looking "ghost" exhaust, but is there anything better like there is for the dio? What exactly is the difference between this engine and the dio?

And for those with modded SE50 elites, what kind of speeds are you getting?

Any suggestions and advice would help me out. It would be like having a spree again, but tunable, faster and legal!

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:20 pm

well darat went 55 on his, but the engines are different, diff ports, the whole engine is smaller. but yea, GET IT

chevyguyjay · Post by **chevyguyjay** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:35 pm

heck yea! get it and sell it to me. lol. i have one of those engines on my 84 spree. those engines are good. not as good as the dio though.

burnt_toast · Post by **burnt_toast** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:54 pm

chevyguyjay wrote:heck yea! get it and sell it to me. lol. i have one of those engines on my 84 spree. those engines are good. not as good as the dio though.

see i want it good enough to be able to push like 55-60mph with bore, exhaust and bigger carb. if not I won't get it.

xela_p2004 · Post by **xela_p2004** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:58 pm

I got all that on my Aero, bore kit, bigger carb, exhaust and that thing hauls *! Havent ran it WOT yet because the engine isnt broken in yet. But if you get a bore kit, definiataly get a aftermarket carb since they have better tunning potentinal.

hrnytrtlsgsxr · Post by **hrnytrtlsgsxr** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:53 pm

if you can reach NS on the speedometer it is suppose to be pretty good on an elite 87

hrnytrtlsgsxr · Post by **hrnytrtlsgsxr** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:54 pm

hrnytrtlsgsxr wrote:if you can reach NS on the speedometer it is suppose to be pretty good on an elite 87

There were malossi gears but they are hard to impossible to get. You can use the dio gears but will habvge to cut the smaller of the front gears but it can be done.

xela_p2004 · Post by **xela_p2004** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:22 am

Do you have the procedure in more detail?