Honda Motocompo and Spree similarities plus engine upgrades

[LMH]

It would be hard to do a swap since the mounts are for a vert engine and not a horizontal. I guess you could do a ruck engine swap, but why. Id just port the intake tract, intake, reed block, up jet and be done with it.

[unclejemima]

Thanks guys. I've found a Honda Jazz/Metropolitan motor for cheap that I'm going to give a go with.

The Jazz (in Canada, Metropolitan in USA) has a shorter swingarm than the Ruckus...so it might be easier to keep the small dimensions of the Motocompo.

I've got lots of planning ahead of me!

[unclejemima]

It would be hard to do a swap since the mounts are for a vert engine and not a horizontal. I guess you could do a ruck engine swap, but why. Id just port the intake tract, intake, reed block, up jet and be done with it.

The Ruckus will still be a VERY tight fit. The problem with the stock motor is the lack of a variator...so its single speed and that will prevent it from ever really going faster than 25mp/h. If it had a variator of some sort, then I would keep the stock motor and work it from there.

[LMH]

Can you imagine going 40mph+ on a motocompo? It would take nerves of steel and some stiff wrists. Is yours currently running? It sounds like a neat project.
I know they have a lot of Honda Squash options for speed just havent seen any motocompo ab12e options.

[unclejemima]

Cool. Its hard to find any info on the Squash. What is the engine code on it? Did it have a CVT or just direct drive?

I know 40mp/h would be sketchy, but I'm up for the challenge. I'm not saying I would do 40mp/h all day long, but I'd like it to do 35mp/h so I can at least use it in regular traffic.

Any Honda 50cc 2 stroke motor that is horizontal that would be an option with OEM CVT?

Even just getting CVT would make me happy.

[Wiscompton]

That seems to be basically an Express engine.

Swapping in an NX50 Express SR engine should be easy as pie.

Its variated and has tons of performance options.

Big bore cylinders, pipes. bigger/better carbs, etc.

[Wheelman-111]

Greetings:

Dude! Don't swap in a Dio!
From what I've read, the MC can fetch a pretty penny on fEeBaY, but not if you muck it up with the wrong motive power.

If you need a scooter, sell it and use the proceeds to purchase a scooter that is designed to do what you need it to do. The MC's fold-away design and ultra-light weight was designed to slide into the hatchback and complete a commute in thick Tokyo traffic, not to ply the boulevards. Even if you could somehow manage to make it Go fast, you'd have a harder time adapting brakes to make it able to Stop.

[Red Eft Performance]

I can get a BBK for a motocompo but it is pricey and only comes out to like 58cc

[66SIX]

I still think you have a rare scoot .
Well worth keeping stock .
Saw an ad on craigslist check it out ...
Almost 3 grand ... You sure you want to swap the engine ?