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Post by colorado on Oct 10, 2010 17:36:27 GMT -5
I recently was offered an 84 aero 50 in good running order for $400. I was wondering if that was too much to pay for an '84. It has a little more than 900 miles on it and alll the plastics are there. all electrical and lights work as well.
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Post by bear4570 on Oct 10, 2010 21:10:30 GMT -5
If it is all there and runs then $400 isn't too bad. It is low miles too. I would do a compression test before I bought it, but that just me. You can always offer $300 with 3 hundred dollar bills in your hand. It is amazing what the sight of big bills do to some people.
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Post by colorado on Oct 18, 2010 13:27:32 GMT -5
Thanks for your input i bought the scooter and love riding it around. its a little bit slow though i was wondering where the best place to start was if im trying to get more horsies out of it.
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Post by bear4570 on Oct 18, 2010 17:55:28 GMT -5
First you have to make sure everything is right before an hot rodding goes on. How fast is it now, top speed that is? Then a compression test. Minimum is suppose to be 170 PSI, with throttle wide open while cranking the engine. You need to make sue the belt is not worn to much. New width is 15.5 mm and the wear limit is 14.0 mm. Then you have to make sure the variator works properly. Oh and make sure the tire are at the proper air pressure. Find the service manual here. Down load it and use it. www.hondaspree.net/other/Aero50_SM_83-84.pdf |
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Post by colorado on Nov 2, 2010 18:57:13 GMT -5
So, when I first got it its top speed on flat ground was about 35 sometimes a little faster. The piston ring was in about 14 pieces when i pulled it out so I ordered a new one should be here soon with a new gasket. also put on new fuel lines and a new fuel filter and cleaned the gunk out of the carb so hopefully when I get it put back together it will run like a champ. Ill put up pictures and results when i get it put back toghether.
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Post by bear4570 on Nov 3, 2010 1:26:45 GMT -5
You need to hone the cylinder before you put the new ring in. Also if a ring was broken, you need to check for scratches on the cylinder walls. If you can catch your finger nail in any of them, you need to bore the cylinder out and get a new oversized piston and ring, or replace the cylinder, piston and ring with an aftermarket Big Bore Kit, which will probably be cheaper than boring your old cylinder and buying a piston and ring.
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