Kicker's Honda Beat FC50

[kicker]

After spying a tidy one of these a few months back I have been jonesing to have my own one.

The 80's styling, watercooled 2-stroke and foot operated V-TACS system make for a sweet package.

One of my regular searches turned this one up for a really cheap price so I couldn't resist.

Seller said it has sat in storage for a long time, the latest rego sticker is 1991, done 2098 k's in total and is quite tidy under the filth

 

 

Chucked a battery on it and the indicators, oil light, brake light and temp gauge work. Power isn't getting to the horn, headlights or starter switch so will check further once I get a diagram.

Engine turns a bit but there is a some resistance so will pull the cylinder and check the piston, rings etc

 

 

Just going to clean it up and try and get it running at this point.

Will take some better pics soon.

[M Night Shamalayan]

LOVE these. 100% jealous

[Seedy Al]

This is so gross

[Raizer]

So gross but so damn awesome!!

Never realised they were LC, always just assumed they ran an AF16/18 engine.

It's just begging for a street-race spec build!

[Moffmo]

Wtf is this. Looking forward to see how this turns out

[DAD]

Bodacious spaceped, Starbuck. Have you checked to make sure it's not one of the gimpy supporting characters from the original Transformers cartoon yet?

[kicker]

Haha, the styling is so wack it's awesome, so much plastic.

Engine is an AF07 from what I have found so far

[Steelies]

oh fuckin awesome haha.

[Goat]

Too cool for school.

 

Awesome that all the coolant lines aren't chooched too!

 

Hopefully water pump is in good nick, or can easily be replaced.

[Moffmo]

All I see is a jetski with wheels

[kicker]

Had a quick nosey inside, cylinder looks good, can still see cross hatching and there is no scoring or corrosion.

The rings look to be gummed up which is stopping them from getting past the top of the exhaust port so hopefully a good clean and new headgasket is all it will need.

 

 

Here's the teeny thermostat, can also see the V-TACS chamber in the cylinder/head

 

 

 

[Seedy Al]

Back Beat

the word is on the street,

that the thermostat from your engine is out

 

I know, you've heard it all before,

but you never really had a doubt

 

I dont believe than any body,

can pull a part a Scooter motor,

like you.

[Seedy Al]

I fucken hate Oasis

[Goat]

Such clean

 

Yuck Alain

[Steelies]

 so hopefully a good clean and a wafer thin headgasket is all it will need.

 

 

[Big Value Buddy]

[Big Value Buddy]

Did you buy your Beat off someone local?

 

Will you take the Beat offroad?

[Nominal]

Will your Beat offend Al?

[My name is Russell]

Sick project kicker. 
 
I used to have a Honda Elite 250 (CH250), it was proper fast for what it was and the styling so RAD! 

 

Would trad eagain. 

 

 
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[Sparkle]

oh man! so jealous. Awesome score!

Af18 conversion with big bore kit and spanny?

Spose the foot operated wouldnt work then though.

 

SO GOOD!