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PICS / my Aero 50 on steroids / SA50 Corsa mini-stroker swap

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Here ya go guys, this is something Honda never intended for anyone to do; building a discontinued scooter piece by piece.
-i built the Aero 50 back in 2002 - Doug of myscoot.com put my build up on his site when i was putting it together. Hopefully his site will be back full-swing soon. i restored my first NB50 when i was in high school, and after selling it, i totally regretted it so i built another. ** VT Cycles found a picture of my first Aero 50 i restored, and it is the picture for their link to the NB50 section.... ive never even talked to those guys - hahaha!!

These are new pics with the SA50 Corsa mini-stroker installed. When i get time i will put the body panels on and take some more pics. Even in 2002 body panels were hard to find; i bought back-ups, but of course the black ones were long gone.

Let me know what you think - it's still freezing cold here in KY, so i still have not got a chance to do any tuning.

later, jc


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Clean is an understatement! I thought honda made the frames covered in grease and varnish!
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that is just awesome man.

i got a few questions,
1-what size tires on are that thing? those look monster!
2- whats that trans set up?
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Post by chevyguyjay »

....i think i just sh*t myself. :shock: that is a frickin' nice scooter!! 8) im kinda looking at mine......with that engine. lol :lol:
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Post by evilone »

Oh my god! I'm not cleaning my elite anymore, it'll never look that good :shock:
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IT'S SO SHINNY!!!!!!!!!!, LOOKS CLEANER THAN NEW!!!!
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sweetness
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Post by mousewheels »

Been scrolling up and down, up and down for around 15 minutes over your scooter pics. Very nice build, almost like a time machine. Fantastic effort you've gone to.
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Post by SprEE*MP* »

that sure dont look cheap,
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Post by steffen707 »

wow, i'll pay you to clean mine. :)
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where did you get that speedo!!!!!!
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Lol questions questions. Heres mine: Where in Kentucky are you located?
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Post by veedubh20 »

scooterwerx wrote:where did you get that speedo!!!!!!
japan or uk
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Post by z50r-ghost »

Thanks for all the compliments guys - the only part that was original was the frame, which i had chemically cleaned, then media-blasted, then powdercoated w' Dupont silver metallic then clearcoated.
Everything else was bought new from Honda back in '02. i bought all my performance parts from Patric Day aka Daywot.

As for the wheels, they are OEM Honda from the Metropolitan. i chose to use them because they are tubeless tire applicable. the tires are SAVA slicks 90-90-10's. The Metropolitan wheels are a direct fit. The transmission is all new DIO ZX parts; and the trans gears are 17x41.

The speedo is actually the Canadian version from the Aero / Vision offered in Canada in the 80's. i scored it on Ebay Canada in '02. it wasn't hard to find at all. Check Ebay Canada under "honda scooter parts."

my next project with the Aero is to add a HID lighting system, and
possibly a Burial exhaust from Japan.

Hopefully soon it will be warm enough to do tuning, and get the engine broke in.

im in Lexington, KY -

much appreciation..... jc
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Post by scooterwerx »

thanks for the tip, you are the aero master!
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