1987 Honda Elite S w/ pictures 99.01%

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jcrabb13 wrote:
Kolten wrote:I can't tell you how to tune.
understandable, it varies by person, location, and even the motor itself.

i was just impressed!
THE MET GET Thanks, I wasn't too satisfied with how it cosmetically turned out and had not much to work with so I made an exhaust, used metropolitan carb, port the head, used ruckus cam, adjuste valve shims, retard timing, cdi, transmission, met final gear, ruckus swing arm and wheel. I know theyre some things I may have forgotten.
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Any take off issues with the met gears and ruck wheel?
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eliteguy50 wrote:Any take off issues with the met gears and ruck wheel?
iirc correctly you can swap either just the final gear from met-> ruck or all 3. the math of the difference is on TR somewhere.
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Kolton your bike looks like one black *
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kingkamehameha wrote:Kolton your bike looks like one black *
Is that all you think about.
1987 Honda SE50 Elite S
2006 Honda NPS50S Ruckus
My Wife's 2005 SYM DD50 660ft 12.79 47mm bore
2008 JCL Gy6 155cc 78Mph Stock bore, +2.2mm Stroke Crank shaft.
2008 Kymco Top Boy Swap Gy6 170cc
2004 Honda Metropolitan Get Engine 60+Mph
1995 Honda CBR600F3
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Big black * bike
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d***. That black/red combo looks pretty sweet. Reminds me of a Canadian Elite R - only badder :werd:
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TimmyC wrote:d***. That black/red combo looks pretty sweet. Reminds me of a Canadian Elite R - only badder :werd:
Inspired by the eliteR with usdm style. I just swapped on a 09' metropolitan front end so I can keep the oem controls, Sure cleaned up the front some and I'll post pictures soon.
1987 Honda SE50 Elite S
2006 Honda NPS50S Ruckus
My Wife's 2005 SYM DD50 660ft 12.79 47mm bore
2008 JCL Gy6 155cc 78Mph Stock bore, +2.2mm Stroke Crank shaft.
2008 Kymco Top Boy Swap Gy6 170cc
2004 Honda Metropolitan Get Engine 60+Mph
1995 Honda CBR600F3
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1987 Honda Elite S w/ pictures 96%

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New... Maybe nothing off the shelf new but got a 2009 Metropolitan front end on the 87' Elite, triple tree, wheel, brake-drum hub, fork, feels right, looks more clean too. Put on a S&M Bikes bmx stem with shield logo design, a small chromoly handle bar, relocated turn signals (I just don't got it in me to cut those panels), and a single head light. DD50 engine and rear wheel helps to Look oem. Funny I always use the iPod to do all the typing before I post pictures lol. Soon with images :wink: :thumbsup:
1987 Honda SE50 Elite S
2006 Honda NPS50S Ruckus
My Wife's 2005 SYM DD50 660ft 12.79 47mm bore
2008 JCL Gy6 155cc 78Mph Stock bore, +2.2mm Stroke Crank shaft.
2008 Kymco Top Boy Swap Gy6 170cc
2004 Honda Metropolitan Get Engine 60+Mph
1995 Honda CBR600F3
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Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh I hate USPS, I WANT MY UNDER COWL AND HANDLE BARS, RICHMOND CALIFORNIA NEEDS TO GET A MOVE ON OR THE EXPLICIT CONTENT THAT I WISH TO SAY WILL NOT BE HELD WITHIN ANYMORE AND WILL EXPLODE.
1987 Honda SE50 Elite S
2006 Honda NPS50S Ruckus
My Wife's 2005 SYM DD50 660ft 12.79 47mm bore
2008 JCL Gy6 155cc 78Mph Stock bore, +2.2mm Stroke Crank shaft.
2008 Kymco Top Boy Swap Gy6 170cc
2004 Honda Metropolitan Get Engine 60+Mph
1995 Honda CBR600F3
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Hey man I'm sorry that box is taking so long. Like I pm'd you earlier,this is the longest boxes I sent to hawaii as taken this long. the last 3 yrs I have been sending sideskirts and undercowls to hawaii took no more than 12 business days at most. I don't know why all of a sudden usps takes this long to send stuff. I called them to see where its at and they said its on its way there.until the post office there checks it in,they don't know what the status is. I just hope its soon because this is rediculous. Its no wonder they are loosing business. Again sorry for the delay.
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Took mine 4 weeks
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Mine took 4 days.
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nice to see another fine 87 back on the road! :thumbwink:
would love to see pics of that metro front end (when you get the chance to post it) =)
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I just want everyone to know what a donkey this guy kolten is. He sold his sym with a se50 motor in it to a guy from kona. The guy only drove it once and it broke down on him. He brought it to me and the thing was a mess. The jug gaskets were all screwed up and the fuel lines were all routed wrong causing the bike to heat sieze after a few minutes of riding. Just want to say that your a ripper kolten who lied to the guy and said the bike ran "cherry"
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