will engine come off my piaggio typhoon?

[speedy]

hi i recently bought an 06 plate piaggio typhoon 50 however lets face it 50cc is just slow and boring
i decided to go out and buy a 125 engine and a 172 bore kit so i could make my typh a 172 registered as a 50 however i got warned by a friend that the engine would fall off after 100 miles
anyone know if this is true or if there is a fix to this?
cheers james

[Pete.]

Tell your friend to sit down - before he hurts himself
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Jamie S]

How old are you ? I see you have a car so assume your 17 ?
If I were you and wanted to go faster I would sell up , and buy a 2stroke 125 , eg NSR125, 100mph rockets.

[Cigaro]

It won't fall off as long as you put it on right.

But if you keep it registered as a 50 you're a knob.

[Finglonga]

[speedy]

[fazza59]

[Jamie S]

[hmmmnz]

its only a scooter, chances are he'll kill himself first,
it should be ok to run a 170cc in a 50cc frame, the hardest bit is going to be getting it running right,
and pretend that you are only riding it on private roads
so the safety Nazi's leave you be
sounds like a good project, but i can see you spending more money than what you envision on getting it running right
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[Timmeh]

[Jamie S]

TBTH I think a 170 is taking the mickey logan , A 80cc kit or something is a different matter. IMO

[Timmeh]

[hmmmnz]

as i said he'll probably kill himself,
let nature run its course i say
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[Jamie S]

[hmmmnz]

no jamie, thats what the nazi's did and look where that got them,
nature is the only one who's allowed to control that
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[Cigaro]

The thing is, drop a 172 in there and it will be very fast. I'm not sure that at 16 you'll be able to control all that power. Also, as others have said, your insurance will be void, and you will be driving without a license (as your CBT and provisional only cover you for machines up to 50cc).

Just think - what if you have a crash? Your insurance will be void, and if you crash into someone they won't be able to claim through your insurers. Which means they'll claim through you directly.

Or what if a copper who knows the laws surrounding bikes (as most do) notices you doing 60mph (in quite legal circumstances) and thinks 'Why's a 16 year old on a moped able to do 60?'

You'll be fucked. You'll get at least 9 points, probably a ban. Is it really worth it? Why not wait until next year, and get a 125?

You could really fuck things up for yourself. You may not be able to get insured on anything for the next few years if you get caught, at the very least.

[Jamie S]

Worst case scenario ...... you kill someone whist out on your 170cc bike , you WILL get found out about it being a 170, they WILL strip your bike down to prove this , you WILL get done for no licence , you WILL get done for no insurance ... and you WILL get a big punishment! Time inside at the very least.
Not worth the risk.
Stop being a knob, end of.

[MarJay]

[hmmmnz]

not being able to control a 170 at 15 is bollocks,
i did my licence in nz at 15 and my first road bike was a rgv250 (yep we can ride 250's at 15)
so power has nothing to do with all these arguments, its just the fact its illegal,
big deal!! we all have sped, driven in a car with no seatbelt on, ect ect,
bollocks i say, and bollocks to the uks nanny state laws
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[Benjarghmin]

Maybe the restrictions on young riders are harsh, but so what?

If you feel the need to break them, do you also feel the need to take someone's life - uninsured - ruining the lives of their family?

[Jamie S]

Yes it is bollox about not being able to control a 170 at 16 , I can ride the cb750 at 15, but that's down to riding motorcycle trials since I was 7/8.
Note: I do not claim to be able to ride this bike on road , or that I have any road going sense what so ever.
Just because you can ride something , does not mean you are safe to be riding it.
I can do a perfect , feet up u turn on the 230kg cb in the road , (its a quiet road) but I know 100% that I would not be safe at high speed on this bike.
As said , it's all down to practice and the amount of time you have been riding/what type of riding you have been doing as to how you are able to control a bike.

[TheShaggyDA]

If you're happy breaking the law, why bother in making a 50 faster? Why not just get a 400 or something? Either way you won't be licenced or insured, but at least the "real" bike will have brakes, tyres and suspension to match the power output, and won't attract the attention of the fuzz. As much.
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[Cigaro]

If he killed someone? That's death by dangerous driving, surely that carries a sentance?

[mr jamez]

If I was 16 I wouldn't ride a 50cc legaly, being restricted to 30mph is just plain dangerous. If you were 17 on a restricted license riding a full power 400cc nobody would bat an eyelid
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