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Title: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: Forbes1964 on March 30, 2016, 05:25:07 PM
I had a guy to ask me the top speed of my Xciting 250. I told him 80ish. He then told me that he was able to do the same speed on his 50cc Chinese scooter.(don't remember the brand). I looked at him really strange , and he said that he had de-restricted it and done other modifications. I didn't argue with him. I simply said "wow"! But I don't believe him AT ALL!

But I don't know too much about scooters other than the one I have. I wanted to say BULL s#%#. But I don't cuss. Is there anyone here who believes that you can wring 80 mph out of a 50 cc Chinese scooter?


He didn't seem to be too bright. So I suspect that his speedometer is in km/h. If so, then he would actually only be doing about 49 mph. AND I suspect even that is an optimistic speedometer.

I can believe 49 mph. BUT 50? I'd have to see that for myself.

Is he lying and or stupid? Or am I missing something? Lol.
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: tortoise on March 30, 2016, 05:39:58 PM
80 mph out of a 50 cc Chinese scooter
Perhaps some variation of this scenario . . .

! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8_x8vaGbp8#)
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: de dee on March 30, 2016, 07:31:30 PM
  I know a few spots in the mountains of BC. where it could get over 100 mph.  1000, feet down,. 
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: randyo on March 30, 2016, 07:32:59 PM
I have followed my GF  at 50-52 mph on my GPS, on a down hill she was on her 49cc chinese scooter and I was on my V-strom, I have ridden her scooter only once and it was downright scary when the speed gets to 35-40mph

my first bike, a 1966 Honda Super90 blew the engine when I was going down a steep hill 80mph, my next bike, a Honda CB125S was only capable of 65mph max
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: CROSSBOLT on March 30, 2016, 07:43:50 PM
He is lying! I had a guy tell me he had done 165 mph on his Kymco Venox 250. With a straight face! He also said it had 8 cylinders and 4 front were used up to 60 mph and then all 8 were on line above that! Venox only has two spark plugs! That guy was lying, too! OK, OK. You MIGHT get a 50 cc to go that fast if you pushed it off the top of a real tall building!

Karl
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: Mr. Paul on March 30, 2016, 08:14:29 PM
He is practicing some serious Bovine Scatology Forbes.  Or Belief Suspension. Either way.......
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: blue on March 30, 2016, 09:29:46 PM
Slap him and wake him up.
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: Rbj on March 30, 2016, 09:46:39 PM
I had a friend who had a Agility 50c. With a 100cc big bore kit rollers and variator and apperantly had a non working speedometer I did sixty through a light didn't have time to slow down  and clocked me at 60 so I know it's possible to do 60
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: Mr. Paul on March 30, 2016, 10:11:27 PM
That was a 100cc scooter Blue.
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: blue on March 30, 2016, 11:58:05 PM
That was a 100cc scooter Blue.


100 cc yes but a 50 no,,,,,,,,,
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: beermak on March 31, 2016, 01:29:20 AM
80 @ 50cc...
I guess a piaggio runner 50 with a bbk tuned cvt and lots of performance parts might get close. But thats the only chance and that aint a chineese non brand scoot.

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Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: Forbes1964 on March 31, 2016, 02:48:28 AM
Perhaps some variation of this scenario . . .

! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8_x8vaGbp8#)
That's what I figured. Lol
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: Forbes1964 on March 31, 2016, 02:50:43 AM
He is practicing some serious Bovine Scatology Forbes.  Or Belief Suspension. Either way.......
Yes, he was producing a lot of bovine feces usually reserved for male members of the bovine family.
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: TroutBum on March 31, 2016, 04:18:43 AM
Maybe downhill in a hurricane. 80 mph with a de restricted 50cc Chinese scooter, I think not. Unless he spent major $ to have high performance modifications. Even then I can't imagine a 50cc engine being able to produce the power needed to go that fast. The rider too would have to be very light in weight.
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: Forbes1964 on March 31, 2016, 10:04:45 AM
The consensus here seems to be that he's lying. Well, my cousin is either dating a liar . Or she's dating a guy who's not bright enough to realize that his speedometer is reading in km/h . Either way, she has a real "winner" . Ha, ha,
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: randyo on March 31, 2016, 10:45:53 AM
world land speed record for 50cc  is only 70.314 mph

http://www.motorscooterlandspeedfederation.org/aboutus.html (http://www.motorscooterlandspeedfederation.org/aboutus.html)

if ya ever see this guy again, tell him he outta take it to the salt
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: klaviator on April 04, 2016, 01:50:36 PM
He may not have been lying.  He may only have been clueless.  Here's what may have happened:

Speedo was in KPH not MPH.  So 80 KPH = 50 MPH

Then his speedo was the typical 10% or more fast so figure his actual speed was 45 MPH or less.

Then he may have had a tailwind and been going downhill.

I figure a 50cc Chinese scooter should be able to do that.
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: de dee on April 04, 2016, 06:52:32 PM
  top speed by Zombie was 94 MPH. xz50 on the track, by the clock, did he not say it cost him over 5,000 $ to get that speed, it was for sale last year, with all spare parts,
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: Rbj on April 06, 2016, 03:43:46 PM
Tell your cousin to dump his dumbass and find one with a little common sense
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: Forbes1964 on April 07, 2016, 09:31:14 AM
Tell your cousin to dump his dumbass and find one with a little common sense
That was my gut instinct too. I also got that vibe from my cousin's mother too. But before she dumps him, I'd like to see this super sonic 50cc. Lol
Title: Re: 80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?
Post by: Rbj on April 08, 2016, 02:22:24 AM
If he does tell him to show you how fast it goes off a gorge with him on it if it's really that fast it should make it across