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SUPER noob question.

Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 10:24 pm
by nwj67
What's a dio? I hear alot about them.......Super N00b I know sorry!!!!

Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 10:25 pm
by darat
lol a dio is the worlds best moped engine well by honda.

Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 10:39 pm
by nwj67
So I have one? I own a stock 1994 Honda Elite SA50........Is this a dio engine?

Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 10:46 pm
by darat
Yes.

Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 11:01 pm
by nwj67
Sweet. I hear good things about these engines lol.....Although mine is stock. =)

Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 11:32 pm
by bitteraspects
i dont know about the best engine. imho the piaggio may infact be the best. followed closely by the dio, and bws.
but the dio moto is set uop for modification, with a lot of bolt ons avaialble, and a tuneable trans. definately makes for a fun project. best part is, if you have the tools and the know how. or *, just the tools, a will to explore, and a love fopr the game.... you can put a dio on NAYTHING. :D :shock:

Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 8:15 am
by MySpree
i have a dio also, but mine is a 1997 sa50pv

Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 11:09 am
by dirtbikemikebike
How fast does the dio go ?

Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 11:54 am
by darat
the real question is how much money do u have and how fast do u want to go

Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 2:31 pm
by erlansford
Ok, so is the stock motor on my 87 Elite SE50 a DIO also? Or am I hosed. lol

Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 2:45 pm
by darat
no not at all u can get what i got one mine u can get it going about 45-50mph. no problem

Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 3:19 pm
by bitteraspects
darat wrote:no not at all u can get what i got one mine u can get it going about 45-50mph. no problem
you've had your bike radared or clocked with a laser to varify that it goes 50? or some other type of accurate measurement?

nope other then the cop things that sit on the side of the road.

Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 3:21 pm
by bitteraspects
dirtbikemikebike wrote:How fast does the dio go ?
a stock/restricted dio motor, dosnt go much faster then any other motor. should still be in the ballpark of 40. but after its modified, and depending on how heavily, you can get them to do dangerous speeds

Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 5:58 pm
by nwj67
Mine only tops out at about 32, but runs consistent at about 29-30. I'm about 215ish pounds. Wish I could get mine to do 35 on a regular basis!

Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 6:02 pm
by bitteraspects
loose weight. :lol:

actually weight of the rider has a lot to do with it, but it could just be a matter if tuneing. it may just need a tune up. (plug, cap, weights, springs, compression check, carb clean, decarb muffler, ect...)