whats YOUR buddy 50 top speed?

poop colored buddy · Post by **poop colored buddy** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:28 am

downhill doesn't count. I got mine to 55 crouched down low with no wind.

monza · Post by **monza** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:14 am

55? stock? derestricted?

Buddy_wannabe · Post by **Buddy_wannabe** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:48 am

my 50 got about 48-50 on gage going slightly down hill ...... otherwise on flat can get 45 on gage fairly easy .... mines derestricted

poop colored buddy · Post by **poop colored buddy** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:54 pm

monza wrote:55? stock? derestricted?

derestricted

Sailn · Post by **Sailn** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:47 pm

63 mph on flat road. Of course, I have done a bit of work.

De-restrict ( exhaust, variator and the intake tube in the air box. )
Prima Pipe
70 CC kit
rejet the carb..I forget what is in it now, something around 100
6.5 gram rollers.

Done in the following order.
1 derestrict exhaust and variator

2 70 cc kit

3 pipe (results where ok but not as good as expected) very little difference between after adding the pipe, except that it sounded really good.
lots of hesitation round 15-20 mph

4 replace rollers - helped with hesitation, might still consider going lighter

5 de-restrict air box, wow did it get loud

running very lean, be carfeful

6 increase jet size in carb. That really did the ticket. No hesitation at all.

It now holds its own with the 125s.

Was it worth it, who knows, but it keeps the geeky engineer in me happy.

Dan Buddy · Post by **Dan Buddy** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:07 pm

Had mine up to 52 on the speedo so I guess that's about 45. Took a while to get there though and I have a windshield. If I don't upgrade next spring it will have a 70cc kit on it.

rablack · Post by **rablack** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:31 pm

Best I've gotten is about 52 (indicated). Derestricted, no mods.

poop colored buddy · Post by **poop colored buddy** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 5:27 am

Sailn wrote:63 mph on flat road. Of course, I have done a bit of work.

damn! have a pic of this bad boy?

scooterjon · Post by **scooterjon** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:48 am

GPS ??

gt1000 · Post by **gt1000** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:40 pm

63 mph on flat road. Of course, I have done a bit of work.

De-restrict ( exhaust, variator and the intake tube in the air box. )
Prima Pipe
70 CC kit
rejet the carb..I forget what is in it now, something around 100
6.5 gram rollers.

How's your gas mileage now? I'm only curious because when I kitted my Mojito50 gas mileage dropped by about 30%.

ranzchic · Post by **ranzchic** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 2:14 am

*Stupid question alert*

I'm wondering if it's okay to ask how to desrestrict a buddy? I'm looking for a buddy purchase and I'm interested in the 50cc to get just around 40-45 mph.

Do you pay someone or something?

Buddy_wannabe · Post by **Buddy_wannabe** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:25 am

my dealer said $40 to derestrict .... threw it in free with purchase .... the way he talked about it ther isnt much to it

scoot50 · Post by **scoot50** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:16 pm

Instructions on how to derestrict a Buddy 50 come with the Buddy. It consists of the restriction in the exhaust and the washer in the variator. Another common modification is to close off the air injector on the muffler. Your top speed will depend on your altitude. Over 5000' with hills and you may need to install a 70cc kit ($200 for the kit) and a new variator ($130 parts) to be happy.

poop colored buddy · Post by **poop colored buddy** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:21 pm

my dealer did the derestrictions for free before i walked out the building. i think most dealers do this, with the buddy at least.

mudshark · Post by **mudshark** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:17 pm

Just got my Buddy on Saturday. It was already derestricted when I got it.

So far, I've gotten it around 50, but I don't know if I want to go any faster than that!! I rode it to work the first time today. LOVIN' IT!

monza · Post by **monza** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:20 pm

gt1000 wrote:
63 mph on flat road. Of course, I have done a bit of work.

De-restrict ( exhaust, variator and the intake tube in the air box. )
Prima Pipe
70 CC kit
rejet the carb..I forget what is in it now, something around 100
6.5 gram rollers.
How's your gas mileage now? I'm only curious because when I kitted my Mojito50 gas mileage dropped by about 30%.

I get 35mpg with my Malaguti (now has 70cc w/ a whole pile of bits to go with it). It might be bad in the economy, but you have to pay to go fast. There isnt a 150 Ive raced that can keep up. My BV200 gets spanked by it to 60mph.

On a flat road, wind free day, I can cruise a solid 65. I dont know what the absolute top speed is right now as my calibrated speedo shot craps on me before I installed the overrange kit. It is a rocket to 50mph...

BTW, the Buddy 50 has the same tuning potential as both the Malaguti, Buddy 50, and Vino have the same engine family (minarelli/Yamaha)

Buddy_wannabe · Post by **Buddy_wannabe** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:20 am

35MPG ?? .... doesnt a big hog Harley get about that?

Keys · Post by **Keys** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:45 am

Actually, my old '76 Sportster XLCH got an average of 53 mpg...

--Keys