50cc Moped derestriction

[Cigaro]

If I do it I will of course be doing it legally.

Is it worth it? What kind of power increase will I see (in top speed terms) and will it impact the life of the engine at all?

Cheers.

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[Ben.]

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you might get 5 or 10 or even a whole 20, YES THATS 20 mph more.
worth it? ye being a 30 is dangerous in imo.
engine life? well it wont help it, but it shouldnt go bang, maybe after a year or 2 it might.
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[Cigaro]

Seriously though, is it pointless?

It's just that ideally I'd like it slightly faster so I can do greater distances on it. It will be my only form of transport - I've recently rid myself of my van - so I need to squeeze as much performance out of it as possible until I can afford to buy a bigger bike.

[Dischord]

Just buy a race exhaust, MK, Malossi something like that will totally transform the power. Worth it? 100%.
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[Ben.]

seriously its not going to do much, you'll keep up with traffic a lot better with it, but dont expect any change in performance, it just means you can get 45 out of it or so.
why not get a 125?
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[Cigaro]

Half-lyfe: I would love a geared bike. However, I have no money whatsoever at the moment and as I was given this scooter I want to make use of it for a while - it will cost me less to run this than getting the bus to work every day. That will enable me to save up for a better bike and maybe my full license.

In the meantime, I need to ride 200 miles on the moped next month, hence why I need it to be slightly faster.

[St0rmer66]

To be fair, 45mph from 30mph is quite a lot (50% increase). I wish I could get a 50% speed increase from an exhaust change!
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[Ben.]

aa righto then, yeh just put a sports exhaust on (second hand), or drill out the washers in your existing one.
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[GazzaThePiagg...]

Buy a cheap sports exhaust, increased mt speed by 10mph. Just enough to keep up with the traffic. Any faster and you are asking for trouble.
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[potato]

derestriction will make a difference, thats the whole point of it

and derstricting a 50cc scooter, will not make it unreliable, as they are only restricted to 30mph for 16 year olds

[St0rmer66]

[GazzaThePiagg...]

Thats a fair point. I know the city limits are only 30mph but cars tend to travel at much higher speeds than that resulting in danger for moped riders being overtaken, I hated it. Sorry for the stereotype
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[panhead]

Definatly worth derestricting it, that should see the moped doing 45-50mph which is much better for keeping up with the traffic and it shouldn't have much impact on the engines life.
Also a sports exhaust is a worthy investment that will give you another 10mph plus they sound better.
And there you are, sorted for most roads short of motorways and other fast things