10 GY6 Performance Mods YOU MUST KNOW! 

Great video, just what I was looking for. Fantastic illustrations for the unknowledgeable to make sense of things. Will be doing business with you very soon. This is why you SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES. 😊💪👊

Absolutely loved the video! I'm new to the GY6 after picking up a 50cc for dirt cheap. Thanks for the quick easy down to earth explanation 👍👍

Thanks for the informative session,much more informative than my whole semester's session.

Well done! Your videos are head and shoulders above any of the other GY6/Buddy 125 content I've seen. The info is concise, accurate, accessible and entertaining. In addition, the parts and kits look to be about the best available to the market, and you certainly know what you're talking about. So...with all of that said...I went and got a 2008 Genuine Buddy 125 today from a seller in Denver. It runs, but it is pretty beat up. (I traded a drone for it.) The previous owner bought it from a police auction, and he thinks it was most likely a joy ride victim. I am the type of person that looks at motorized machinery as art, so I see beyond the dings, dents and cracks. I also do not own anything that I do not modify. :) My goal is to transform this scooter from its current condition into a custom, show-worthy, ass-kicking little bike. After having watched a whole slew of Buddy 125 videos that really didn't offer much in the way of information or inspiration I found your channel. I'm really glad that I did. I now have a much clearer idea of what some of the possibilities are. Since it is currently February, and it's not going to be much fun to ride a scooter for several weeks I am thinking about doing a sort of "frame up" restoration on this bike. During this process, as I progress from scooter newbie to proud owner of a badass Buddy scooter. I plan to document everything on video and in a blog. I am a professional cinematographer, and former journalist. I love discovering new stories to tell, especially those which involve internal combustion and smoking tires. When I restored my Miata from "squirrel nest" to "wow dude" I did almost everything with basic tools in my driveway, and without much to work with besides elbow grease and profanity. Fabricating parts was difficult to say the least. I didn't have a lot of fabrication capacity to work with, basically a drill press, belt sander and hand tools. That has changed, drastically. I'm now a member of the local #Makerspace, so I have unlimited access to a whole array of tools, machines, resources, etc. The Makerspace opens up a plethora of customization/restoration options for this project. I can machine parts on the CNC mills/lathes, print them on one of the 3D printers, laser engrave, vinyl cut, lay carbon fiber, electroplate, weld, etc. etc. I know that having this type of fabrication capability will go a long way toward making this project amazing, but especially in combination with your body of knowledge, as well as the large array of top-shelf performance parts you offer. Knowing that there are industry pros and an inventory of killer parts an hour north is comforting. Ordering parts from Amazon or whatever doesn't necessarily cut it when your project is important and has to be done right the first time. No one at Amazon is equipped to discuss carb jetting or tell you how to fine tune your torque curve. They have no problem selling you a part that either won't work for your project or just isn't that great. I always prefer buying from folks who know what they are talking about, and care about their customer's results. I can see this project emerging as a story about the path from 'newbie with a basket case bike' to 'proud owner/builder of something incredibly cool'. The build process will definitely involve a few of the items in this video, along with many others I will discover on your website. I think that it's also likely that new parts and products could result from this project as it progresses. (I am also a design engineer.) Anyhow....I live in Colorado Springs, CO, about an hour from you guys, and while I will most likely not be riding the project bike up to your shop while winter weather is here, I would really like to reach out to you during this project, and make your products, your company and your team part of the story. Let me know if you' guys would like to chat about this. Cheers! Keep up the good work. P.S. It is possible to fit a Genuine Buddy 125 into the back of a Subaru Crosstrek if you fold the seats down. :)

I want to thank you for the amazing information you provide to your viewers. This is top-notch informative material. I appreciate all of your efforts. This is some of the best content on this topic. Many thanks!

Loved This vid helped me out alot and gave me a better undrestanding of the gy6

Steve from Annapolis Maryland 150cc GY6 project for the winter and keep up the good work you really got a lot of good stuff thanks

Just found your channel today! Super psyched. Learned SO much. Carburetor assembly and adjustment. Man! What a godsend. Gonna join. But I wanna shift out first of some other content I'm in on another channel. Not a money shortage but was having 🧠 fart about where/how to cancel and you helped me with that. 👍 I'm also a content producer ... underground for a BUNCH of years now. Ntn online yet, but mad production in the vault. Also learned a TON about setup and organization just from your quick intro talk. So thank for that too! Man, maxing my 24 to get ev droppa juice poss. So I'll be back shortly, soon as I finish organizing. Til then ✌️

The variator weights are the easiest mod for improving performance. They allow your motor to actually get into it's "power curve". My scooter was only capable of about 30-32 MPH with stock variator weights. Replacing them with slightly lighter weights allowed it to make 42-45 MPH. I usually run it around 35 MPH but the extra speed is nice to have available in case I need it.

Dude so impressed one hell of a video coming up I'm going to be talking about a new carburetor apparently you guys got it down you got a lot of stuff coming everybody wants to see that Turbo and I also have you guys on Instagram appreciate the videos brother it helps us all tremendously

By the way I am so glad I finally found you guys I can actual understand y'all. And no unnecessary chatter on things that don't even pretain.Ty

This has been the most useful video I seen thanks so much I just need help getting the parts!!!

Wow - I am new to scooters and I find them fascinating but mostly just cool, particularly from an engineering standpoint. I have watched a lot of videos but this one beats them all! Honest advice from a dedicated professional - very rare but very refreshing. I only have a Vespa LX50 but it is interesting all the same. Will - UK.

Here is another horse power tip u can add to your collection, you install non resistor spark plug and a non resister solid copper spark plug wire and finally a high voltage capicator

Great video. Covered everything gave great explanations. Thanks.

All of this information is priceless! A thousand thank yous for making this video.

Great video man

A slightly shorter cvt belt = the poor mans final drive ratio change. The belt rides quite a lot lower on the rear pulley at higher engine speeds, massively lowering the rpm vs mph. Tried it on a 139qmb engine once and with the right power upgrades, would have seen a big turn of speed, without over revving. As it was, it became more of a cruiser that couldn't exploit the engines power at higher rpm's. It never got there... Cool video.

Subscribed! Never knew there were so many options!

Soooooo sick Matt. Looking forward to the turbo kit outcome.

Saved I definitely will be back to watch this a couple more times

Wow I had no idea that there were sooooo many mods for the GY6 . Great video and I learned a lot. Thanks.

Great video. Very informative for the public. Awesome job.

Another great video, thumbs up, never knew what the GY 6 was to today?

"Continuous Variable Transmission also known as a CVT"... also known originally as a "Variomatic". The system was created by the Dutch company DAF, also known as... "Van Doorne's Automobile Factory".

Hi from England ! Love your videos. I have a question. I have an AJS Modena 125 cc which has a GY 6 engine. Can you tell me if the engine needs any timing adjustment for the spark or is it factory set? Many thanks. Keep up the top work informing us.

Btw best video ive seen yet. Im just getting back into the hobby. Ur the man.

Thanks for the informative session,much more informative than my whole semester's session.. Thanks for the informative session,much more informative than my whole semester's session..

"the gy6 master" awesome video mAN!

Nice little bit of info although spark plug wires have resistance and its not all the same and larger gauge doesn't always mean better your looking for least resistance. Do admit EFI vs carb is a hard choice now given technology available.

Awesome videos very informative, straight to the point.

This is such an awesome video! I have been wanting all these parts but didn’t know they existed. I am so glad I have found this video! Also, where do you buy that turbo kit??

I have one of the venom x21 2019 50cc qmb139 gy6 and put 7000km on it all stock just changed the oil and adjusted the values, now I'm going to do it up over the winter. I been stocking up and ordering parts and your videos are very informative and help, really appreciated your the best man...I'm in Canada and wondering if you ship here or if I can order from you?

@rolling wrench i need a BIG favor can you get into motorized bikes and build a 2t smoker or a simple phatmoto rover 2020 buy/mod. Respect your skill and eye/style love your builds watched all vids have helped me a ton! But I've expanded my small bore fleet to include 3 80cc 2 stroke builds on beach cruiser than 1 4 stroke 80cc ohv phatmoto bike.. they are so much fun! A great addition to anyones small bore line up they look great next to my scooters lol would love to see what you would build

Thanks for sharing this video and your knowledge and easy explanations.

Same here, didn’t know there was so many parts for upgrading 💪🏼

Interesting stuff. Here in Europe these 4 stroke motors aren't really modified ever, everyone's just modding their two stroke scooters. Seems to be the exact opposite over there in the US.

Just changing the oil in a GY6 to AMSOIL synthetic four stroke scooter oil will up the top speed from 32 to 40mph in a 50cc. The mpg improves from 83 to 94mpg as well.

Excellent video brother

Man your parts are huge. ...your tube video are grt help too.

I want to buy one of those Turbos!

Im from the phillipines i have a gy6 scooter i would like to change my gearing where can i order it. I always watch your videos more power and thanks for all the infos.

Great products and presentation.💪🏿💯💯💯💯

I saw water cooling system and also tricked out mods for gy6 scooters, would you be selling any of them

hi there, for the 171 bore up kit(for 150cc efi liquid cooled gy6 scooters[ex: modern honda click/vario 150i scooters]), does adding high flow oil pump is required? or can I just swap to a bigger radiator or just simply do nothing at all? let's assume I will be doing cross country touring. mostly high speed & 10hrs straight non stop rides? thank you

Thank you for this videoes,ive learned a lot!! Ridesafe y'all

Awesome video, thank you

So my biggest problem with the 150 cc scooter was hills. I am still learning about all the mechanics, but theoretically, the best things to alleviate that would be increasing airflow and upgrading the CVT (maybe big more kit too) right? Dont need a higher top speed so no new gear is required, and I dont need to start up faster so I dont think the diaphragm-less carb is needed.

Wish i could mess around with all these performance upgrades for my 50cc gy6

I've learned more on your videos than my local mechanic here in the Philippines 😂 Thanks man!!

Dude....love your work.

With even a few things modified, some for power and some for top speed...how do you protect from over heating/stressing the stock piston and cylinder ?

I don’t have a scooter but watching this makes me want to get one, thanks.

Thanks for making this video, hope to see more of your videos, very helpful, keep up the great work everyone, ☆☆☆☆☆

Super video, learned alot, thanks brother

Not so Pro Tip: if you don't want to fiddle with the weights in the CVT just remove three of the stock ones. Remove one and leave the opposite one directly across in. You will lose top end so only do this if you're playing around on hills and in areas that require more get to the gone instead of the gone.

Hey my friend I just wondering i putting on a 171 bore kit an the a9 cam how much is that good clutch that last one u was talking about like a motorcycle clutch

Good Day sir love the info, All of this will work for my Racer 50 as well.

This is the most informative video I have ever seen 🙏 More Power to Ur channel 👍

My scooters starter has a hard time turning over my stock 150 motor

I need that turbo kit lol

Wow!!!! Idol i'm a Filipino BIG Fun of Rolling Wrench. i have a 125cc Chinese scotter GY6 engine. big knowledge about upgrading for my scotGY6....

Wow,ty for making this video, this help to explain a lot for me since im a new rider an on my 50cc bike im wanting to upgrade my carburetor an probably the gearing since i do have a gy6 engine, this video will help with the upgrades,i can get my brother in law to help install,im learning so much an ty,i do want my bike to breathe better an get better speed on hills an top end speed,ill eventually get .another bike,a ss3 kp mini 150cc, ill probably leave it stocked for a bit an then upgrade it as well.

I have 150cc gy6 engine in my go kart do these upgrades still help

I have a wolfbrand 50cc. What can I do with it to get more speed and performance out of it?

The trikes I'm looking at all sport a GY6 so this is all good to know.

Great detailed video on this engine. Did you know according to my Haynes manual there are two types of GY6 engine one higher performance for the Japanese bikes-GY6/F and R version or something. I have the lower end GY6 in my lexmoto Aura and I love it. The belt recently shredded in the CVT as it came off

Will these mods work on the GY6 clones as well?

Do all of these parts fit the 150cc gy6 in a go kart

Thank you very much for the knowledge Sir..

This video is so great so good I Will subscribe!

you should come to Taiwan once!!! All these are Taiwanese brand, we're Scooter country!!!

Lots of Filipinos have gy6 motorcycle

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T thank you that was an awesome video great job !!

16:00 - that's not an analogy it's literally just exactly the same thing lol

So tell me when you’re going to start showing gy6 49 cc motors upgrades 🤔 instead of always ruckus motors

there is also a stright intake manifold that can increse hi rev performace by a loooooot , but the down side is since the manifold is stright , u need o cut a hole in ur trunk to fit it , but believe me it was worth the try , especially one wit big bore kit

Awesome video! Have you got the turbo figured out yet?! I think that would be so cool to put one on my go kart! Lol

"Why am I only doing 55mph" ?... Because maybe 55 on a Chinese scooter is enough lol ;)

I love how you teach about everything I totally can understand you very technical and you explain everything I have a50cc zummer taotao I want it to go like super dragstrip fast😊 but I'm poor so baby steps lol

I have a Chinese scooter Thanks for all your help

man i like your videos about gy6

Love the video big help for me but you forgot about the rocker arm upgrade

Thanks for the tips..hope we have those stuff here at the Philippines..EFI??that's very cool modification.. I would try that on my 125 rusi..

You the man brother love you

all I can say is WOW ... Thanks for video

Is there a turbo video !?!?!?! Omg this is SICKKKKK. LET ME KNOW PLEASE TY

Love the info. I watch all vids.

Most excellent !!!!

beautiful thanks

Dude, everything you said in this video is gonna have a huge impact on the Euro-GY6. My modified 50cc has a 72cc on it. With that I chose Naraku Performance CVT with 5.5gram rollers, stock carburetor (size 86 jet) and Tecno Silent Pro exhaust (low profile exhaust). And for ignition I have stock coil and StylePro unrestricted CDI. That means my GY6 can take up to 30k rpm before my coil gives up. But of course the engine can't handle that xD With this setup, I have the smoothest and most even acceleration I have ever experienced. Falls on its face at 55 mph xD But I don't care that much about the speed. 55 mph is plenty on a 82 kg (about 180 lbs) scooter.

Man wish you lived here n Iowa you could help me through everything

Great video, I hadn't subscribed before, but this video convinced me. One question on the Turbo though, what oil pressure are you going to run? and How are you going to rout the oil drain from the turbo?

new subscriber here ❣❣❣ lovig the idea of gy6

Mate your videos are the best honest explanation and information on how to do things but I think we need to change the company name to the gy6 yoda you are the gy6 god

I've managed to adapt a slide carb (pz19) to my 50cc. Once jetted correctly, it runs better than the CV carbs...it is less likely to get clogs and far easier to clean when it does.

Thank you for all this effort. I learned a lot from you .... I wish there was a translation into Arabic, I follow you from Algeria Haha

Thanks

Re: "smoothness" of a cv (constant velocity carb) A straight slide carb will require the rider to tune their throttle wrist. If engine rpms are low and the throttle is snapped wide open abruptly the speed of the air through the carb drops and it no longer picks up fuel. That is the situation addressed by the CV carb and it's secondary vacuum operated slide. "Snappier" throttle response can be obtained with a CV through various methods, the most common is drilling out the port on the bottom of the slide that passes vacuum (engine demand) to the top of the diaphragm (thus lifting the slide)