Vintage Honda Cub Scooter Gets A Mega Engine Swap. Watch How Fast It Goes

Chances are excellent that if you've clicked this article, you probably already saw the first video in this series. If, by chance, you haven't, go back here and watch it; part of the fun in a project like this is seeing how the shed builder in question, EA Bikes, got as far as he has.

In this video, we get a little closer look at some of the details. While EAB mentioned that he was utilizing ultramodern 3D printing techniques to craft some of the pieces he needed to bring this project together, we also get to see him unbox a 3D metal printed intake manifold that he ordered using his own design. While he could have had it cast, he chose not to; even so, the resulting piece looks pretty darn good, and very much like what he'd ordered.

Only time will tell how it holds up once on the bike, of course; but if you, like me, are absolutely thrilled at the possibilities that more affordable 3D printing in all kinds of materials allows for projects like this, then you'll definitely want to give this video a watch. Other nice touches on the 190cc Cub project include some pretty sweetly integrated LED headlights and turn signals, as well as what looks like a very nice quilted saddle. Unfortunately, as EAB notes aloud later on in the video, that saddle looks better than it feels to ride on. I guess you can't have everything?

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Even so, we also get to see a test ride in the back portion of the video. The needle on the speedo gets topped out as he tears down the lane, but it would probably be easy enough to find a true top speed using a phone app, or perhaps even a GPS overlay on whatever action camera he's using. The shakedown ride clearly results in gauging that a few more tweaks need to be made, but that's the purpose of a test ride, isn't it?

It's not clear whether EAB plans to upgrade the brakes, though that's probably a smart move with so much more power than the stock brakes were built to cope with on tap. Still, it's coming together quite nicely, and the best part is that absolutely no one expects this kind of behavior out of a vintage Honda Cub. I, for one, love to see it; how about you? Let me know in the comments.

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