Lil red TaoTao  By  thxone (Read 9,754 times)

Always start with the BBK.
Then the gears, though you'll just have more top end; and it's a lot of wasted money, but if you're doing it for the fun of it, the gears will be number 2.
Then change the rollers to lighter sliders, for faster take off.
Performance variator is not necessary when you do gear change.
But if you're just playing around skip the gear change and do the performance variator.
I think the TaoTao's pretty much use freeflow air intake.
A freeflow exhaust does very little on a 50cc. I doubt it'll account for more than 0.2HP, you'll have more success inflating the tires to 38PSI.

Swapped out the single bulb for the 5 led bulb and man does it make a difference!!

I try to keep the scooter covered when I can... like now, it's raining so she is loosely wrapped in plastic to keep her dry. I tried to look for the marking to see if it was a secret 60 or whatever it is but could not find it to save my life. The sales person at the place I bought it from said they stopped doing the secret 60's a few years back... Idk, maybe, but I know it has a lot of thump and pressure coming out of the exhaust and it is way faster than my 2010 TaoTao I had.

I will most likely do the 50mm BBK AND the NCY exhaust at the same time... the exhaust so it will sound less uncool and improve the looks. Looking at $250 or so. I am ok with that if it will move off the line much quicker. I know already I can hold the front brake and open the throttle wide and spin the back tire with ease on a dusty driveway. Well, we will see what happens.

Mine was a 63cc, you can know if you're going faster than 45MPH on a long stretch with engine warmed up, and tires pumped up. Most if the 50cc's don't surpass 40MPH, perhaps do 42 tops.

38PSI is not overinflating it.
My Tao came with stock tires that handle upto 40PSI, even if the manual says 35PSI max..

38PSI has been working well for me, since they deflate very slowly (in about 2-4 weeks to 29PSI).

Unfortunately, or lucky, however you may look at it, I don't use no rubber at all

That is a SWEET little 50!

You've done a LOT already. Doggone, I love the look of 50's! Increasing the displacement may be a good thing, but I think you already are getting about all you could ask from 50cc. Experimenting with roller/slider weights DID provide THE most noticeable differences in performance on my 150. I had similar engine upgrades to your 50, and once the engine was running its best, the rollers made a LOT of difference.

While 50's use much different weights, the theory should be the same. For example, I tried 13-gram rollers and got a much better top speed (about 62 mph). BUT... the acceleration went away, along with hill-climbing. I then installed 12-gram rollers, and acceleration was fantastic! BUT... top speed dropped to a miserable 45 mph. I then mixed 3 12-gram and 3-13-gram rollers alternately, making the equivalent of 12.5 grams... THAT gave me GOOD acceleration, and "DECENT" top-speed of 58 mph. (I weigh 235 and the 150 had a Prodigy variator with stock clutch).

Only 1-gram difference made TOO much difference, so a mix worked best.

I'm thinking that a 50cc might be even MORE sensitive to roller-weight differences. I never got to try sliders, but from Dr. Pulley videos showing their ability to go ALL the way down, and ALL the way up in the variator, I'm convinced they would provide MORE ACCELERATION, and MORE TOP-SPEED than equivalent rollers. I would definitely give them a try!

Recent changes in local streets raised the speed needed to safely compete with traffic, and I traded my Xingyue 150 on a used Kymco 250 for the needed speed increase. So far this has been very good for me, but if your 50 will run safely with the traffic you must contend with, I'd enjoy it as much as possible. It looks great, and is giving you decent performance. From where it is now, I'd definitely experiment with rollers or sliders of different weights though. They can make MONUMENTAL differences, ESPECIALLY in acceleration.

Just keep in mind that great acceleration may mean a major decrease in top-speed...

Hope my 150 experiences may help...

Ride safe!

Leo in Texas

Well my headlight bulbs came in... wrong bulbs so I ordered what I hope will be the correct bulb and it should be here soon. I took the scooter down a pretty good down hill road the other day, first time since putting the CDI and coil on and lets just say I wish I had the gps going, the speedometer needle was well past where it should ever go. It was actually well past my turn signal indicators. I have to say I was easily at 60+mph and revving really high so I let off. I was in a tuck and the air was cool so I am sure that helped. Next time I will GPS it.