2001 vs 1988 elite interchangeability of parts

[crowbird]

Although they look very similar externally, how are the two models different internally?

I have an 88 Elite LX and a 2001 Elite SR. What can be used interchangeably, or better yet, what parts cannot be used from one to the other?

Thanks,
Crowbird

[Dac]

88-01
They all use the same body parts, frame parts, electric parts, tires, forks. Just about everything but the motor.

In 94 they swapped the motor to a dio motor.

so 88-93 everything is the same. then 94-01 motors are different but everything else is the same.



Oh and FYI, that dio motor in your 2001 elite is a tuners dream.

[Kenny_McCormic]

And the motors use the same mounts so you can swap complete units of any year.

[crowbird]

Thanks for the information. What does dio stand for, and how is the engine different from the earlier models?

I can see externally, that the plug orientation in the head is at an angle versus the top mount on the '88.

I read a lot of references to dio, but do not know what it means.

Thanks,
Crowbird.

[scooterwerx]

dio has wider head/cylinder bolt spacing to make room for the giant transfer ports, other than that its very similar to nb50/sa50/se50. all the transmission parts on my aero are for a dio. the exhaust port is parallel to the chassis instead of 45degrees...

[Wheelman-111]

Greetings:

Like most international companies, Honda used different brands for its products. Language differences are studied and Marketing department focus groups dictate what brand name increases the chance for success. Or failure, in the case of the Chevy Nova. It's said to have sold poorly in Latin America because the name translates into "Doesn't Go" in Spanish.

As I understand it, DIO 50 was just the name for the scooters known as Elite here in the US. Powertrain designations SE 50 and SA 50 changed while the brand name stayed the same. 1994 was a Big Year in 2-Smoke Honda-world. In other words, some of the stuff from a '93 Elite won't fit a '94.

Be advised that sometimes companies introduce their new and improved stuff in one country several years before they do in another. That way they can keep selling off the old stuff to folks who don't know any better, while satisfying a more important market with the new. If you know that your particular bike has the SA powertrain, you know stuff for that will fit, whether it was on a DIO, an Elite, or whatever other brand-name it might be.

Wheelman-111
Scooter Recruiter

PS: "Aero" in Mandarin means "Super-happy cacophony of smoke and buzz"

[Dac]

94-01 elites have the same motor as the japanese honda "Dio"

The Dio motor is an amazing motor that can be highly modded to go speeds of 90+mph.
About ever part you see on it can be replaced aftermarket.