Eft's Urban Express build

[Eft37]

1982 Honda Urban Express - craigslist find

Before:






Parts needed on initial examination:
right rear blinker
new fuel & oil lines
rear fender
exhaust
tires & tubes (who has these in matching set? f 2.25x16 r 2.75x14)


Will report back as boxes arrive.
Goal is running 44mph topspeed with my fat *.

[PolarIce]

Parts needed on initial examination:
right rear blinker
new fuel & oil lines
rear fender
exhaust
tires & tubes (who has these in matching set? f 2.25x16 r 2.75x14)


Will report back as boxes arrive.
Goal is running 44mph topspeed with my fat *.

I hope your build goes well.

If you need that blinker I have a spare, PM me for details.

As for tires I bought both of mine including the tubes at treatland.tv

Here's some links. Not too many choices on the 14 inch tire but I like the one I have, as for the 16 inch you have some choices.

http://www.treatland.tv/shinko-14x2-75- ... 5-tire.htm


http://www.treatland.tv/SearchResults.a ... =2.25+x+16

I chose the Kenda K260.

[Eft37]

Treats! That's my secret spot I wasn't going to tell you about until I got mine running!

I have a box from them inbound. Had I known, I would have gotten tires & tubes included in the shipment.
Inbound, performance exhaust, DR 70cc kit, fuel line & clamps.
Oh well, Benji gets more of my money, great.

[PolarIce]

Didn't know they had a 70CC kit and pipe for an Urban Express...

Hook me up with the info or links.

[Eft37]

Lots of Honda Hobbit stuff interchangable (apparently):
Kits:
http://www.treatland.tv/SearchResults.asp?Search=nu50

I went with the DR http://www.treatland.tv/honda-hobbit-70 ... cc-kit.htm after deciding against the 60 http://www.treatland.tv/honda-hobbit-pa ... mm-kit.htm.

The pipe may be a bit of cut & weld...dread! But I got this:
http://www.treatland.tv/honda-hobbit-EV ... silver.htm which he knocked $10 off of from $99, I wanted the red baffle, but it was out. I really wanted this one:
http://www.treatland.tv/honda-hobbit-ja ... l-pipe.htm but he said the EV was better and this was out of stock.

I read this one's good:
http://www.treatland.tv/honda-hobbit-pr ... t-pa50.htm

but then I found 1 post where it go lost during a pothole bump, and that put the fear in me.


More links to exhausts that may fit:
http://www.treatland.tv/SearchResults.a ... it+exhaust

[Trafficjamz]

Didn't know they had a 70CC kit and pipe for an Urban Express...

Hook me up with the info or links.

most engine mods that work for the honda hobbit can work for the urban express.

Search treatland.tv



70cc polini for the hobbit

[Eft37]

the only real competition I've found for Treats is 1977mopeds:
http://www.1977mopeds.com/

In my mind it's like Treats is VT Cycles and 1977 is Daywot. They both have the stuff, but customer service is better via one, and I don't mean Mr. "the mail truck is on fire again and that why your package is delayed". Although I have not done any business with 1977 (nor Pat Day), so this is all based on gut feeling & mopedarmy posts (I've been lurking on Urban infos there for years).

[PolarIce]

Thanks everybody...

I wonder what we could do with this motor...

https://www.1977mopeds.com/product/3052

[Eft37]

1st Treats box arrives!
DR 70cc big bore kit + blue fuel line + some hose clips:


EV Racing Pipe:

[xxjareebxx]

haha nice build, whats the stoke on that engine like 25mm lol?

[Eft37]

I did nothing for almost a whole year....

And then Saturday bought a 2nd Urban Express, as the sum of this bike was worth more than the random parts I still needed, and it is titled.

Can someone point me to an image of the right side rear wheel? I need to see how to mount that pipe.

[tazland001]

What kind of performance gains do you expect to get out of the pipe?

taz

[Eft37]

Guy at Treats suggested and a few over at mopedarmy forums run them, figured since (at the time) I didn't have a stock pipe, might as well run a performance one coupled with the 70cc DR big bore kit bought at the same time.

[PolarIce]

Nice to see you back at it...

I've since sold my UE and this is the only pic I have at the moment of the exhaust side.

Attachment is pretty straight forward. There is one or 2 bolts below the carb and then the farthest end attaches to the fender support bracket.

See pics.

[maddog]

that bore kit has been modded and the exhaust looks lake that useless biturbo pipe that vt cycles sold 30 yrs ago, i have a brand new polini wildlion 45.5 bore plus a matching snakepipe exhaust= good luck on your build....