UPDATE:
I've made some progress toward getting the speed I am looking for out of my Elite50 (restricted SE50P), here's what I've done....
The first thing I did was replace the rear tire with a Pirelli SL-26 90/90J-10, which is a bit larger than the stock tire. This got my speed up from around 27-28MPH to about 30-31MPH. The tire itself was a tight fit on the rim, so I ended up taking it down to the local service station and had those guys use their tire machine to change the tire. You have to remove the side panel and the exhaust to get the tire off the scooter, which seems like a bigger deal than it really is. The tire looked like it might be too big at first, and did seem to rub a bit somewhere. However, upon inspection it was only rubbing on a mud flap that sits in front of the motor. No biggie, it's lightweight plastic and wore in quickly.... (Since I didn't change the front tire the speedometer still measures accurately)
I took a chance and ordered this KOSO variator kit off Ebay, it was cheap, about $35 delivered. The only catch was the only seller I could find was in Taiwan. I decided to take a chance and ordered it, prepared to wait. I ordered on the 22nd and received it on the 30th, not too bad at all coming from the other side of the planet! Here is a link to that auction.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/110638917265?it ... m=&vxp=mtr
The variator fit right on perfectly, it was a pretty easy installation over-all actually. I didn't have the special tool to lock the kick-start gear to get it apart, I used a square shaft screwdriver wedged in there to lock it, and a socket wrench with a breaker bar on the nut. Since everything fit perfectly re-assembly was a breeze....
With the new variator (and Pirelli 90/90) I now top out at about 37-38MPH on flat land and going down hill the restriction of the variator is clearly gone, the scooter will now accelerate for all she's worth! I have only taken a short ride and haven't really pushed her, and don't plan too, I am happy to now be able to ride at 30-35MPH comfortably on the road so I can flow with traffic. I am really happy with my progress (so far), and think a 10MPH gain is a great result...
My only complaint might be the new variator seems to have slightly less acceleration. The rollers that came with the kit were 9g, I'm thinking they aren't the optimal weight rollers, at least for acceleration. Haven't ridden it much yet to get a feel for it, not sure if I need to go heavier or lighter on the rollers? What do you guys think?
I guess next stop would be to de-restrict the muffler, kinda was thinking about that when I changed the tire but didn't want to mess with it. I noticed on the wiki page that the SE50 and the SE50P have the same size jet, not sure you guys say I should change the jet because you recommend I go larger than stock? I'm kinda happy now, and fall is pretty much upon us, so that may be an over the winter project for me...
... but right now it's a warm Holiday weekend so I'm gonna ride!
Thanks a million to anyone who has helped me here...
