The best Honda 50 ever...

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OK, it's not a scooter but I love it all the same


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I saw this at a racing event at 3 sisters race track earlier this year (it wasn't racing, just parked up in the car park). From what I gathered it's only a single cylinder with one of the exhausts being a dummy. It's based on a 60s TT racer and was only produced in a handful and given as prizes by Honda to certain dealerships in the UK. The only thing I didn't like was the disc brakes as the original would almost certainly have run with drum brakes. I really, mean really wanted to have a ride on it but suspect I'd of been severely disappointed with the performance.
The Honda C50 holds a place in my heart being my first powered 2 wheels back in 1972, at the time I also fell in love with Lambrettas as a couple of school mates both had SX150s, which sadly I couldn't afford at the time on my pocket money.
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a dealer here in york i know had one ,both pipes do work as the head is a twin port ,twin cam head often referred to as a Micky mouse head (work that out your self :lol: )he did say he would never sell it but when asked he said some one made an offer he couldn't refuse ,they do look nice but most i feel will be ornamental
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i had this at 16
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a honda ss50 ,this was during an attempt to shove a suzuki b120 motor in it :D

i still have a frame for one in my shed
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Mate's got about half a dozen SS50s. MOstly converted to 72cc, one is converted to 110cc. They dont go bad when he's played with them. He's also got a colelction of Honda S90's, Actually a cracking bit of kit, the S90.

Some of the 50cc racers from the 60s went really well....Itoms certainly didnt hang about!
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Anyone think this thread would have lasted on the LCGB forum :D
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mad-bry wrote:Anyone think this thread would have lasted on the LCGB forum :D

Yep......


about 5 minutes!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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5 minutes f@@k me best i got on one of my post was 1 minut.. it was a pick of a harly ..:lol:
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sean brady scooters
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i can beat that.................
one of my posts,......(which was to say goodbye/farewell and goodluck )........
was deleted within 30 secs............. :shock:
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sean brady scooters wrote:i can beat that.................
one of my posts,......(which was to say goodbye/farewell and goodluck )........
was deleted within 30 secs............. :shock:
You must have a way with words Sean............. :lol:
Nostalgia is a thing of the past!....
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sean brady scooters
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i,m sure i do matey................
i think it was the phrase ......."hope to see you on scooterotica" that did it............. :lol:
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