80mph from 50cc. Is he lying or am I misinformed?

[Forbes1964]

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.

[tortoise]

80 mph out of a 50 cc Chinese scooter

Perhaps some variation of this scenario . . .

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[de dee]

  I know a few spots in the mountains of BC. where it could get over 100 mph.  1000, feet down,. 

[randyo]

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

[CROSSBOLT]

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

[Mr. Paul]

He is practicing some serious Bovine Scatology Forbes.  Or Belief Suspension. Either way.......

[blue]

Slap him and wake him up.

[Rbj]

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

[Mr. Paul]

That was a 100cc scooter Blue.

[blue]

That was a 100cc scooter Blue.

100 cc yes but a 50 no,,,,,,,,,

[beermak]

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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[Forbes1964]

Perhaps some variation of this scenario . . .

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That's what I figured. Lol

[Forbes1964]

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.

[TroutBum]

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.

[Forbes1964]

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,