honda z50j

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monkey roo

2 жыл бұрын

First video built back up after a little freshen up.

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@diamantegerardo Жыл бұрын

You have an almost pristine Honda Monkey Z50JZ 6V 5L, those were made from 1979 to 1984 A variant of the Z50 was sold in the same period was called the Gorilla Z50GZ, with enlarged 7 liter fuel tank front luggage rack to mount a basket, four speed manual clutch gearbox, fixed handlebars I rode Honda Monkey Z50 since my teen years, a 82 Z50R, 84 Z50JZ and lastly a 1979 Z50J1 These machines are perfect commuters for around the town, reliable, economical to maintain, fun to ride due to it's monkey like riding posture, bringing smiles for many years, for long trips it can be done, but the little limitation is the can't reach over 70 kmh in highway and knobby tires will cause issues in noise and comfort, fuel economy may go up to 90 kml if rides slow around 40 Monkey Z Series shares many engine parts with the Honda Super Cub C50, C70 from the same period these were made The last Z50 was produced in 2017 with the 50th anniversary edition, it was a fuel injected machine with colors identical to the 1967 Monkey Z50M, was sold only in Japan, replaced in 2019 by the Z125 Monkey

@alunevans820 2 жыл бұрын

👏🏻 well done pal. So nice to see them have the best home possible. I just know he would be over the moon with how they look and run.

@monkeyroo8740 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy. Much appreciated bud. I've enjoyed every one..just got the st50 to do now

@Jurmeh Жыл бұрын

I actulaly owned one when i was young 12 to 16 years old.

@monkeyroo8740 Жыл бұрын

Happy memories buddy. Great little bikes

@Monkeyboy2457 Ай бұрын

Nice to see a red Z50J. I am almost finished restoring a 1980 model in Australia. I had a spare engine so I was looking for a frame with a compliance plate. I found a wreck with no engine. It had a rolling chassis and a few useful parts. I got a tab welded on to the frame to holda 12v igntion coil then had the frame media blasted and powdercoated along with the wheel hubs and backing plates. The tank and forks were media blasted and painted Tahitian red. The only re-usable parts from the wreck were the frame, forks, tank, rear rack, petrol cap and a few nuts and bolts. All parts such as nuts and bolts, handlebars, seat, chainguard footpegs etc etc are OEM Honda. The engine is a Takegawa 124cc twin spark superhead +R crate engine with a 5 speed touring transmission and superclutch, Over up-pipe, and yoshimura 24mm semi-downdraught carb. It has an under the tank oli cooler and a toolbox mounted oil catch can for the head and crankcase breathers. The forks have Daytona inner dampers. The swingarm is a G-Craft 2 inches longer than stock black painted alloy tubular that looks the same as stock (to position the rear wheel in perfect alignmnet with the rear mudguard and to reduce unwanted wheelies). It has Ohlins shocks made specifically for Z50's. I have tried to keep it as stock looking as possible, retaining all the standard controls, wheels, forks. The main visual comprimise I had to make was for the oil cooler and rear shock because the engine has 18hp and needs good cooling and shocks that can handle the power. The other comprimise I had to make was the seat. I could not find an original one and ended up with one the same, excpet for silver piping. I heard you got your seat cover from Australia. Who did you get it from? Cheers.

@monkeyroo8740 Ай бұрын

Hiya buddy, and cheers. Yeah this was a barn find, but wasn't to bad as I was all there. Had it powdercoated, except the tank which I've kept original, have you seen the video of me coming off it. Was quite funny tbh..such a little bike can still suprise a rider. Yeah , I struggled to find an original honda seat cover. But was lucky to find this one on ebay. I'll have a look to see if I can still find it and send you the ebay item number

@Monkeyboy2457 Ай бұрын

@@monkeyroo8740 Nice wheelie! Good thing you did that BEFORE you restored it. For me original, unmodified and unrestored is the holy grail. Thankfully most OEM parts are still available (at a premium) for restorations. I still have the original seat with foam and base in good condition. Will be great to get another original part back onto the bike. An all black seat cover will look way less gay than the one I have with silver piping and logo.