Just bought a new 2012 Super 8 50 2t. Hello everyone.

[Chris0381]

You can also drill out your jets, many do that.  Cheers

And some make em twice as big as planned.

[anarchyx34]

Yeah I probably won't drill them out since they only cost a few $ each. Any merit in upgrading the carburetor since i'll end up having it off anyway? I've heard that the older People 50 has a 18mm carb and also comes with quite a bit more power from the factory.

[chaz35]

I think People has same carb, runs better because has less restrictions early years.  My 2005 People 50 2T runs great with stock exhaust, carb.  I recently installed Tecnigas Next-R and runs even better.  Read post by Art in People 50 forum for lots of good info, he's the People 50 expert IMO.  Installing larger carb is similar to expansion chamber, will make more HP at higher revs, but loose torque at lower revs.  For stop and go with 30mph top speed, you don't want larger carb IMO.  Cheers

[anarchyx34]

Still haven't done anything yet. I have the unrestricted boss waiting to go in but I'm thinking of going a little further, meaning opening up the intake and the exhaust a bit. I have about 160 miles now and I noticed that it's "opened up" a bit. For example I'm actually able to hit 30mph now and sometimes a little more if there's a downgrade. I would like to hit at least 35mph. I would like to ditch the stock airbox altogether and go with a cone/pod style filter. I just need to know what size the carb inlet is. Also in terms of exhaust I don't know how much of an improvement the Techinigas Silent Pro is over stock.

I'm not trying to hit 50mph here, just want to be able to keep up with traffic a little better. I have a feeling I might be selling this scooter next year for a real motorcycle so there's not sense in modding the heck out of it.