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Is that because they're not standard or have the rules changed?  hope not

I don't think they have changed. From what I read of the situation they either didn't know what they were doing or something else went wrong along the way. 

Haha cheers mate. Yeah they are becoming like hens teeth now, especially in the North Island. A couple of guys have been forced to re-rego their lapsed plates as 50cc motorbikes, and they now need a WOF every 6 months. Defeats the point of having a c50 really. 

So any with live rego/on hold are shooting up in cost. I paid about $450 for this in parts, rego on hold. - Back in Feb.

The QCR guys have some insane builds. Absolutely awesome. I'm a firm believer in a good cross between form and function, Haha. Love chopping bikes to no end but I like them to be usable every day. Hence chopping, then regretting and prepping the tail to go back on my c50. Need to be safe from the wheel spray.

Thanks for the kind words!

Loving your C50 build! I wish there was the same support for aftermarket components for these Yamahas

No problems mate. On the hunt for a v50 at the moment to keep the momentum going once the c50 is finished. A few parts are interchangeable! Rims and stuff. 

My real love for the earlier Yamaha 2 strokes came from my time in Thailand. T80's and Mate 100's everywhere. I'd love to squeeze one of the larger engines in the frame. 

Here's a couple I've seen about online:

And

She's absolutely stunning. Love it mate. Of course, it's your baby, but if that baby ever needs adopting, I know a good home right here in TGA!

Got a new build thread going on for my c50 wide wheel super cub. I know of one other in Dunedin doing the same. Much interest around these parts?




Build thread is here anyway: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/50757-moped-nzs-c50-streetcub-build/

 

Cheers man! Good to speak with you. Yeah, I import Racingboy Rims and the Boushi swingarms direct from the factory. This build is almost a show case of all the parts I'm able to get. 
 

Currently trying to sort the new engine! When speaking with a country that doesn't use English as a first language, conversations that would normally take minutes face to face end up taking a whole week over the net. Haha.

Small early weekend update on the mighty c50 build. 

After the bench polisher being sorted out I had another go on the hubs before heading home with an epic load of goodies:


I also mocked up the shortened tail, most of these Street Cubs chop the tail as I have an leave it. But living in NZ, with the ol' 4 seasons/1 day situation I'm pretty keen to keep just enough to stop spray from the rear wheel. Here is the test placement, will have to fit the wheel before deciding if it's gonna work:

Once home, I decided to give the lacing a go:


After multiple failed attempts and varied swear words, I managed to get them to the point of true-ing. Which I'll be able to begin next week. 

Here's a final pic, showing the disc/caliper set up with the racing boy shocks:


That's enough for now. Will get onto it again in the new week. 

Stripping, the preparing and painting the rear brake plate. 

Nothing too exciting today. Just polishing. Half way there. I had planned to paint the hubs black but now I'm just opting to do the rear brake plate, as it will match the front disc which is also black. Then shiny mirror hubs will look pretty awesome hopefully. I did manage to short out the ancient bench polisher though, so only finished about 80% of the rear hub. Hope to have everything ready for lacing this weekend! 

The goal is to have tyres mounted Monday as the whole frame/tail/forks depend on the final size of the tyres when inflated and ready to go

So a few more parts have been arriving. This is my new brake lever/reservoir from Racing Boy. It's a limited edition run for the Thai group, only 500 produced so far and I've got one! Sadly it's stuck in Thailand till I head there next in a couple of months. 

Finishing the hubs today in time for lacing the rims this weekend. Small steps...