Honda 50cc Moped: P50, PA50, & PC50 Motorcycles

1967-68 Honda P50

Engine
Engine	49cc OHC single cylinder four-stroke, mounted to the rear wheel
Starter	pedal start (you pedal like a bicycle to get started)
Spark plug	CR7HSA
Plug gap	.024
DRIVETRAIN
Transmission	automatic
CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES
N/A
DIMENSION
N/A
OTHER
Colors	Scarlet Red Sky Blue
Fenders	Ivory White plastic
Serial number began	P50-100001

1969-70 Honda PC50 “Little Honda”

Engine
Engine	49cc OHC single cylinder four-stroke
Starter	pedal start
Spark plug	C6HSA
Plug gap	.024
DRIVETRAIN
Transmission	automatic
CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES
N/A
DIMENSION
N/A
OTHER
Colors	Bright Red Sky Blue
Fuel tank stripes	red and blue
Serial number began	PC50-1060413

978 Honda PA50 Moped in two available models

Engine
Engine	49cc two-stoke single cylinder
Starter	pedal start
Spark plug	BP6HS
Plug gap	.028
Ignition	breaker points
DRIVETRAIN
Transmission	automatic
CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES
N/A
DIMENSION
N/A
OTHER

• Limited to 20 mph (32 kph)
• Designated with a single letter “I” (e.g., PA50I)
• Available color: red
• Fuel tank and shocks were white
• Drive belt cover was gray
• Serial number began PA50M-1100001

Fast model

Engine
Engine	49cc two-stoke single cylinder
Starter	pedal start
Spark plug	BP6HS
Plug gap	.028
Ignition	breaker points
DRIVETRAIN
Transmission	automatic
CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES
N/A
DIMENSION
N/A
OTHER

• Limited to 30 mph (48 kph)
• Designated by a double letter “I” (e.g., PA50II)
• Available color: yellow
• Fuel tank and shocks were white
• Drive belt cover was gray
• Serial number began: PA50-1200001

1979 Honda PA50 Moped in two available models

Slow model

Engine
Engine	49cc two-stoke single cylinder
Starter	pedal start
Spark plug	BP6HS
Plug gap	.028
Ignition	breaker points
DRIVETRAIN
Transmission	automatic
CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES
N/A
DIMENSION
N/A
OTHER

• Limited to 20 mph (32 kph)
• Designated with a single letter “I” (e.g., PA50I)
• Available color: red
• Fuel tank and shocks were red with black stripes
• Drive belt cover was black
• Seat was longer than in 1978
• Serial number began PA50M-2100001

Fast model

Engine
Engine	49cc two-stoke single cylinder
Starter	pedal start
Spark plug	BP6HS
Plug gap	.028
Ignition	breaker points
DRIVETRAIN
Transmission	automatic
CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES
N/A
DIMENSION
N/A
OTHER

• Limited to 30 mph (48 kph)
• Designated by a double letter “I” (e.g., PA50II)
• Available color: yellow
• Fuel tank and shocks were yellow with black stripes
• Drive belt cover was black
• Seat was longer than in 1978
• Serial number began: PA50-2200001

1980 Honda PA50II

Engine
Engine	49cc two-stoke single cylinder The engine was lubricated by pre-mixing the fuel with two-stroke oil
Starter	pedal start
Spark plug	BP6HS
Plug gap	.028
Ignition	breaker points
DRIVETRAIN
Transmission	automatic
CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES
N/A
DIMENSION
N/A
OTHER

• The slow 20 mph (32 kph) model was discontinued
• Only the 30 mph (48 kph) model remained
• Available color: yellow
• Fuel tank and shocks were colored the same as the body and had brown stripes
• Drive belt cover was black
• The seat was longer than in 1978
• Serial number began PA50-3200001.

1981 Honda PA50II’81

Engine
Engine	49cc two-stoke single cylinder The engine was lubricated by pre-mixing the fuel with two-stroke oil
Battery	Battery was now standard equipment
Spark plug	BP6HS
Plug gap	.028
Ignition	CD (replacing the breaker points system)
DRIVETRAIN
Transmission	automatic
CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES
N/A
DIMENSION
N/A
OTHER

• Available color: Red (finally replaced yellow)
• Fuel tank stripe was now chrome
• Serial number began: YC1AB0900BB100001

1982 Honda PA50II’82

Engine
Engine	49cc two-stoke single cylinder The engine was lubricated by pre-mixing the fuel with two-stroke oil
Battery	standard equipment
Spark plug	BP6HS
Plug gap	.028
Ignition	CD (replacing the breaker points system)
DRIVETRAIN
Transmission	automatic
CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES
N/A
DIMENSION
N/A
OTHER

 

• Available color: Coral Red (Different from the red of 1981)
• Fuel tank stripe: orange/red
• Serial number began: YC1AB0905CB200001

1983 Honda PA50’83

OVERVIEW

• “Introducing the 1983 PA50 Moped, a zippy little two-stroke that’ll take you all over town without taking you to the cleaners at the fuel pumps. For ’83, we’ve added some snazzy new striping and hot new colours. So this year our PA50 is as easy on the eye as it is on the gas.”

 

Engine
Engine	two-stroke
Displacement	49cc
Bore & Stroke	40×39.3mm
Compression ratio	6.5:1
Spark plug	BPR6HS
Plug gap	.028
Fuel Delivery	12mm butterfly valve type
Fuel	Gasoline with automatic oil injection system
Lubrication	pre-mixing the fuel and two-stroke oil
Exhaust system	Single muffler
Battery	standard equipment
Ignition	Solid state CD with flywheel magneto
Starting system	Pedal starter
Electricals	Turn signals
DRIVETRAIN
Transmission	Honda V-maticTM variablle ratio
Clutch	Dry centrifugal automatic
Drive	Fully-enclosed drive system
CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES
Brakes	Front and rear drum
Front suspension	Telescoic fork
Rear suspension	Swing arm
Tire size	2.25-17
Wheels	Wire spoke type
DIMENSION
Wheelbase	1064mm (41.9 in.)
Dry weight	50.5 kg (111.5 lb)
Overall length	1670mm (65.7 in.)
Overall width	620mm (24.4 in.)
Seat height	780mm (30.7 in.)
Fuel capacity	3 liter (0.8 US gal.) (.66 Imp gal.)
OTHER
Colors	Silver Metallic Black White
Fuel tank stripe	red/silver
Serial number began	YC1AB090XDB300001

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