Elite vs Zuma
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Elite vs Zuma
I currently have 01 SA50 72cc Malossi/Ct Intake/28mm OKO Carb #130 main
PG Long/9:1gears/RuimaVar6/7G/1.5K springs Chinese moped Spedo
60mph top speed, 50mph crusin speed, Daily Driver ~6k miles
I love the elite and its plenty fast, but I am curious about the zumas.
Looked over at zumaforums.net but they laughed about 60mph out of a elite...
Can a moodded Zuma match the elite in performance and cost to mod?
PG Long/9:1gears/RuimaVar6/7G/1.5K springs Chinese moped Spedo
60mph top speed, 50mph crusin speed, Daily Driver ~6k miles
I love the elite and its plenty fast, but I am curious about the zumas.
Looked over at zumaforums.net but they laughed about 60mph out of a elite...
Can a moodded Zuma match the elite in performance and cost to mod?
01 SA50 72cc Malossi/Ct Intake/28mm OKO Carb #130 main
PG Long/9:1gears/RuimaVar8G/1.5K springs
PG Long/9:1gears/RuimaVar8G/1.5K springs
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Re: Elite vs Zuma
Zumas have a great motor but they are big and heavy and have the aero of a brick.
Not much can touch the elite as far as dollar per speed unit!
Not much can touch the elite as far as dollar per speed unit!
2000 Elite: oko 24 (45/135), corsa, pg short, keli vari, 8.44 secondaries = 71mph gps
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Re: Elite vs Zuma
I built a zuma for a friend of mine and he spent alot more money than I did and he still cant touch my elite. For $200 you can build a elite to do 55mph all day you cant touch a zuma for under $400 and you'll be lucky to get 55mph!....J.M.O!
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66cc bbk
118jet/Pre-Mix32:1
1"uni-filter,Keli 9g
1k center,8.44 gears,ZX Trans
V8 Pipe,IRC MB38 80/90 tires
H4 H.I.D
94 elite 50sr
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50mm BBK,105jet
1" Uni-Filter,8:44gears
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66cc bbk
118jet/Pre-Mix32:1
1"uni-filter,Keli 9g
1k center,8.44 gears,ZX Trans
V8 Pipe,IRC MB38 80/90 tires
H4 H.I.D
94 elite 50sr
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50mm BBK,105jet
1" Uni-Filter,8:44gears
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Re: Elite vs Zuma
They laughed out of nervousness j/kRicerider wrote:I currently have 01 SA50 72cc Malossi/Ct Intake/28mm OKO Carb #130 main
PG Long/9:1gears/RuimaVar6/7G/1.5K springs Chinese moped Spedo
60mph top speed, 50mph crusin speed, Daily Driver ~6k miles
I love the elite and its plenty fast, but I am curious about the zumas.
Looked over at zuma forums.net but they laughed about 60mph out of a elite...
Can a moodded Zuma match the elite in performance and cost to mod?
dv/dt said it perfectly "Not much can touch the elite as far as dollar per speed unit!"
Re: Elite vs Zuma
So what would be the second choice to an elite? I refuse to work on anything made in china, Taiwan I can deal with...
One of my buds built a eton beamer last year with a 70cc kit and pipe, got me excited and actually a little worried.
But what a dog it was, went 52mph but took forever to get there, my elite embarrassed him, went screaming by like he wasn't moving
I do like the larger tires on the zuma/beamers....
One of my buds built a eton beamer last year with a 70cc kit and pipe, got me excited and actually a little worried.
But what a dog it was, went 52mph but took forever to get there, my elite embarrassed him, went screaming by like he wasn't moving
I do like the larger tires on the zuma/beamers....
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PG Long/9:1gears/RuimaVar8G/1.5K springs
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Re: Elite vs Zuma
The Vino is the best Yamaha compromise. It runs on 90/90-10 tires and weighs about 50 pounds lighter than the Zuma. Still running the horizontal minarelli.
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Re: Elite vs Zuma
Piaggio Typhoon 50 or Fly 50 (2t) or a Derbi Atlantis 2002 - 2005. The Piaggio Revolution 2t has the best stock crank and nearly always beats a Minarelli with the same mods. Parts are a little harder to get. Racing Planet usually gets parts from Germany to U.S. customers within 10 days. Shipping on orders over $100 is free. Otherwise SP Moto Superstore from Canada is next closest other than dealing directly with the European vendors.
Re: Elite vs Zuma
The kymco zx50 is like a bigger elite as well. Bigger tires and brakes and larger pullies in the trans. The engine is a honda af16/18 clone.
2000 Elite: oko 24 (45/135), corsa, pg short, keli vari, 8.44 secondaries = 71mph gps
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Re: Elite vs Zuma
why spend time on the zuma.. get a yamaha jog 92-01 and drop vino motor.
jog has many gear ratio. 7.1 to 12:1
jog has many gear ratio. 7.1 to 12:1
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Re: Elite vs Zuma
The vertical style "old school" zumas are pretty impressive as well.. They are pretty darn light and have lots of power and that motor turns alot of rpms.. I had and evo'd out vertical style minarelli an got 64mph out of it.. With a very hard and smooth pull throughout the band..it was a good run from a rolling start with my old elite.. Killed the elite from a dig
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Re: Elite vs Zuma
I have seen exactly one Jog, that was in Spokane, the owner sold me the Gyro I rebuilt, plus one on CL here in Seattle, I have been over here for a year.veedubh20 wrote:why spend time on the zuma.. get a yamaha jog 92-01 and drop vino motor.
jog has many gear ratio. 7.1 to 12:1
They aren't very common it seems over here.
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Re: Elite vs Zuma
Zx50 seems to be the most common and easy to get but I doubt it matches honda in quality of parts. How long would stock zx50 crank bearings hold up to a bbk.....
Or would a af16 bolt into a zx50 without major mods? I think that would be the way to go
Those first gen zumas are cheap around here (for a clean one) http://appleton.craigslist.org/mcy/3082704277.html
Missed out on a jog last fall for $400 on craigslist, I was the second caller
Or would a af16 bolt into a zx50 without major mods? I think that would be the way to go
Those first gen zumas are cheap around here (for a clean one) http://appleton.craigslist.org/mcy/3082704277.html
Missed out on a jog last fall for $400 on craigslist, I was the second caller
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PG Long/9:1gears/RuimaVar8G/1.5K springs
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Re: Elite vs Zuma
Thats exactly like the one i had.. Man that one is nice same color as mine was also.. Sweet!
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Re: Elite vs Zuma
The last few years of the vertical zuma were the best of that body, disc brakes.
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