Honda Scooter

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As life works sometimes, I came across someone that had a basket-case Honda scooter taking up room in their shed.
Once an adoption deal was made, I took it home (and YES, with a basket full of parts) to evaluate the scope of the project.
The owner prior to the guy I got it from had started to bypass the original 2-stroke oil injection system, so not knowing WHY that decision was made (oil pump failure?)...I decided to continue down the Premix path.
The original carburetor was quite complex (featuring an auto-choke system) so while I struggled to get it working right, I eventually bailed and bought an aftermarket carb.
Adapting it to the existing throttle cable system was a PITA, but once accomplished it now runs (on premix) like a top!
We're taking it to the track as a pit bike, so hopefully it'll act as maturely as its actual 43 year old age suggests :cool:
So allow me to present a now working 1981 (only made in '81 and '82) Honda Express-SR scooter...
 

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That thing is way cool. Nice job!
 
Its next test will the June Sprints at Road America this weekend, it's a big place so there will be some scooting required for sure 🛵
 
With a hefty guy and a drive belt of unknown age, it'll still easily run at 25mph even pulling the pit gear wagon....which exceeds the speed limit in paddocks all around the USA ;)
 
Its next test will the June Sprints at Road America this weekend, it's a big place so there will be some scooting required for sure 🛵
This past weekend had us back at Road America for the Cat Majors, and instead of the nasty rain we experienced at the June Sprints...thankfully the weather was ideal.
I was able to scoot around a little bit to catch some other racing, like here with the Spec Racer Fords (SRF3) heading down the hill towards Turn 3.
Next time back to Wisconsin will be for the SCCA Runoffs in the Fall...
 

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OK, here's my SCCA Runoffs scooter update.
It was a very good week all things considered, and the old school Honda Scooter punched above its weight the whole time.
With all the running around at Road America (a really big track ;-) the Odometer turned over 3K miles...which means it's only averaged 70 miles a year.
My biggest takeaway after seeing ALL MANNER of pit support vehicles is that this little Honda can still deliver the goods, but the new(er) 4-stroke ones are a bit quieter.
 

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