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| In 1983 Honda introduced the Aero 80 to the US market. It was a nice mid-sized scooter with a powerful two-stroke 80cc engine and room for a passenger. This Ruby Red 84 was the first scooter I refurbished for sale. I had a few cosmetic issues and had been crashed heavily, bending the forks and subframe. I sourced a replacement front-end for it and trued up the frame and it was ready to go! |
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| I found this 83 model in good running condition, it was very clean and complete. A rare find as these are usually sun-faded and missing bits. |
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| These machines are great fun to ride, nice power with speeds up to 45mph+. They also have very stable handling and strong brakes. |
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| Here is another 84 model, similar to the above unit but missing some graphics. You pay extra for duct tape on the seat!I did a complete motor rebuild on this one due to a damaged cylinder. |
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| In 1985 a new Aero 80 hit the market. It got a complete facelift and I think its the best looking one. This blue scooter looked pretty nice when I picked it up , but it had sat for years under a leaky tarp which allowed water into the engine. The bottom end was really rusty and it took a long time to get everything cleaned up. I rebuilt the engine, replacing the crank bearings and seals and over boring the cylinder to fit a new piston and rings. And of course I painted the wheels black and spooned new tires on there. I was really impressed with the results on this one, it rode like a new scooter. I added an aftermarket reed set and upjetted the carb which really made it sing! |
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| Its always 1986 at Hyde Park Scooters!! |
Kyle has such passion for his work at Hyde Park Scooters. On top of his passion, he is extremely talented! I found an '85 Honda Aero 50 on craigslist last year, and I was so blessed that it came from Kyle and Hyde Park Scooters. I reached out to Kyle about the scooter in the ad, and drove down to Austin to see it the next day. I bought an beauty off of Kyle earlier last year - one of the best purchases I have made. The scooter has ran extremely well, and if I had any questions about it, Kyle always was able to help me out. Recently, I had a routine maintenance request for Kyle with the Aero 50 - I am no scooter expert, so I reached out to Kyle. He was extremely flexible with handling my request, and took care of the remedy for me. In today's day and age, there a few people that have both business integrity and expertise. Kyle is one of those few - I highly recommend Kyle and Hyde Park Scooters.
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