I think we need a "Why won't my 50cc scooter to eleventy billion KPH?" sticky thread...

OK, so I may have exaggerated a touch with the figures there. What I mean is to maybe filter out a lot of the noob questions, would it be a good idea to put together the most asked questions into one post and make it a sticky?

Things like "What's the maximum speed I can reasonably expect through de-restricting my 50cc scooter?", then move into variators, rollers, carbs, clutches, oil pumps, spark plugs, CDI units and exhausts, debunking some urban myths and giving some sound advice to new members.

What do you think? Discuss...

 

heres my answers for them -
1. your a idiot. they havent even made a car that does eleventy billion KPH yet so dont expect there to be a scooter.
2. want speed? how much you got to spend ?
3. if you want fast wait until your 25, do DAS AND GET A FUCKING SUPERBIKE !
4. your still a idiot.

 

Jeez, you're a tough crowd in here. aren't you?

 

plus whats the point in making such a sticky thread when they wont even bother looking! theyll still post guarenteed. im off to go write angry thoughts on my blog.

 

That's a fair point - it's easier to bleat PLZ HELP ME!!! than it is to read a sticky with all of the information they need. It's not my fault they only have a span of attention in nanoseconds, is it?

 

wasnt having a go, was just saying that they cant be arsed looking at the existing threads that there already is, they just go straight up to posting, a good idea but doubt anyone here really has the time to go through all that typing etc either

 

think its a good idea.one on case mods porting think would be good too.lots of pics and tips for better reliability.still having a good time out here.

 

dunno, i just think that thats a sensible age if theyre asking dumb questions like that.
im getting my 600 this year

 

Quite true, but look at how many kids got killed after they passed their test back then.
Going from a 50 to an 1100 was stupid, the power, response, the inexperience and inability of youth to manage something so utterly different from what they were used to. It was inevitable that loads would kill themselves.

 

yes but and this is coming from a 19 year old, what the goverment wanted to do was restrict certain ages to certain size engines so that we would slowly work our way up instead of just jumping straight onto a hayabusa or something equally as stupid the day after we passed, whilst the 33bhp restriction worked for some, they knew that as soon as it was inspected to make sure restriction was there, the restrictors were being taken out. but with the new laws which i think whilst they may put us on slower bikes for longer is actually a good idea. make people who want to ride bikes work theyre way up, that way they know how to handle a bike with so much power/are kind of used to the power. i was going to work my way up power wise anyway but i think its a good way of making others do it too without too many people getting killed.
call it goverment control or whatever else you want and people on here will probably disagree but we dont want 17 year old tommy going out and jumping on a gixxer thou and killing himself do we ?

 

i know what youre saying there mark but every 17 yr old tommy with a 1200cc bike at one point or another WILL open the throttle up even if they are sensible. been there done that. the law has changed for the better in my eyes, although it would be better if 17/18 yr olds could ride atleast a 250cc instead of being stuck on a 125

 

Personally, i would like to see the speed restriction lifted off 50cc scooters. Instead of a maximum speed of 30, they should have a maximum speed of 40. And leave the rest of the law as it is.