1978 Honda Express NC50 Moped Review 

Awesome man hell ya buddy Minnesota Rosemount here I got the same one rigged a lawn mower can tank on an premix I had mine since I was twelve years old.... I'll buy yours

I just got a 1980 model from the original owner with 1160 miles on it. Been sitting in storage for the past 25 years, has spark tires hold air, so hopefully after I get the gas tank cleaned out check the carburetor I believe it'll run. looking forward to playing with it. Glad to see there's still people out there who enjoy these little scooters.

Just bought one of these. Stoked to have it as my city rider.

My first bike!!!

Very cool. I had that same year, brand new when I was 10. But mine was green. Very fun little bike, I rode that thing all the time, mostly off-road on trails. Then in '81 my Dad bought me a Suzuki TS100 which was awesome and I loved that bike even more, and it was lot faster!

I had an orange one first year in college. In CA they were still classified as a motorcycle: insurance, license and all so I just drove it with one eye out for the fuzz. My oil tank developed a leak into the fuel tank so it always smoked like a chimney. Ended up running a can for the oil tank strapped under the seat.

There's nothing like a Honda!

Very cool and super nerdly.

We had one of those back in '78 till about '84. Top speed was 30mph...downhill with a tailwind, LOL! We live in a hilly area so 30 was usually only attained going downhill. Uphill it might have went 10 mph. Still beat walking though.

I had one and put an expansion chamber on it and ran it on a hot plug with 110 octane airplane gas , It melted at 50 mph.

Just got.this exact model in rougher shap. Saved it from a scrap yard.

Totally awesome. Had a green 1 when I was 10. Loved it. Rode it everywhere.

I love this scooter/moped...

i had a 1977 honda express i bought used in the late 1980s and had low miles on it. and rode hell out of it and got a couple good years out of it. and overall they were very decent mopeds easy to maintain. the only thing i didn't like more or less was the kick start wind-up mechanism because if it didn't start up right away or stay running like it should etc.... using that kind of means to start a moped could be quite annoying and frustrating. LOL! but i must admit the kick start wind-up always functioned and worked like it was supposed to. lot of good memories with that moped and i'm now 53 years old.. thanks for the video!

Nice !

Had the same one and year, put 10k miles on it over 4 years. 1/2 gal. of gas 100+ miles, 30 cent to fill up in 1978.

Careful with all that raw power! 😂

I had a 1977 in Parrot Green. Put 2500 miles on it before I got my regular drivers license. Rode it to 5K before I sold it.

My first ‘bike’ when I was 16, back in 1978. Even at 16 I was 15lb over the rider recommended weight without riding gear and my back pack. Doing 25miles a day to work and back I ran it into the ground in 6 months. 😕🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🤣😂🤣 my dad once bought one of those for my mum to go to her job on but on first ride she went straight through neighbours hedge and got real mad at my dad before telling him to shove it where the sun don't shine. !!! 😂🤣😂🤣

I saw one of these used as a decoration today except it had apparently been converted to an electric moped (which Honda has yet to market) It clearly looked like same bike except it had a giant hub on the rear wheel which obviously was it's motor ...In place of the fuel tank it appears to have a battery case probably a modified gas tank....there was no gas engine to be seen and it actually had bicycle crank and pedals chain drive to a jack shaft and clank clutch or bike freewheel kind thing maybe?? ....I just saw some web links to electric conversion kits for these so prolly what I saw ...was all old and weathered however was not anything done recently ! LOL tires dry rotted and paint faded it was outside a beer bar up on a roof thingy...pretty cool though! I actually mistook it for a Honda Cub from a distance....! I could not understand why I never heard of such! Web search provided the Answer Honda never sold such a bike! People converted them to electric instead of trashing them ....maybe/probably when the original 2 stroke motors totally wore out after only one or two years or a thousand or so milesetc....Side note My brother totally wore out a 50cc moped in late 70's within 6 months of everyday) ....I.m sure Honda stopped selling parts for the Express decades ago...would not be worth trying to rebuild a well worn one is my guess

That’s mint

nice moped.i want one lol

I used Klotz Techniplate synthetic in the injector tank.

Scooter buddy! I also live in MN but not in the twin cities. My father however does. I own 2 of these and the 1979 was a parts one in bad condition. My second one needs the gaskets replaced. I was recently given for free a Trac Olympic but oh boy it needs A LOT of love. Hey do you think we could keep in touch?

U rock...

That’s a great video. I just saw one for sale with 300 original miles for $1200. It seems worth it but will it do more than 30 mph? On the flat that is?

Damn Hoodlums Crazy Hells Angles

Wow awesome ,I wonder how much when new in 78

No premix was great back then.

ive seen some guys in california craiglist ,they registered them as a motorized bike and a one time fee $23 to pay for title,they send the application to sacramento and not to any dmv in town

Found on up for sale for 1k fully restored with original parts, runs amazing passed mot ( even though it doesn't need one in the UK) look for it too get too college and back good 15 miles each way, would you recommend, main reason for considering it is there a £500 price gap in insurance for this compared too a newer 50cc ( only £350 vs £850 ) thoughts on it ?

I am looking for the length of the flange bolt used to attach the carb cover one the 1978 Honda express. It is a 6mm flange bolt but I don't have the length. can someone tell me the length. Just restoring

Going to get one tomorrow can't wait 700 hundred Canadian seem legit ? Mirrors and battery are new

We had one when I was a kid. Could get up to bout 32mph cuz I didn't weigh nothin at the age of 9.

Oil injection was way before 1979 I don't know know how far back but plenty even in early 60s

Hey Gary, Nice ride! Tim from Esko here. My oil sight gauge on my 1980 NC 50 is leaking. The shop manual doesn't cover it. How to remove? Is it threaded? Any insights? Thanks.

Wonder how well this would be for a 11 mile ride to school, been looking at one

True Minnesotan, eh?

Nice Express, do you still have it? Subscribed

I had that same one. 1978 yellow. I drove the hell out of it for 3 years until someone stole it. If someone knows a yellow one for sale that's a good running condition as well as cosmetically I would love to buy one.

I have one the same an I just put a 70cc bore kit on it an will not start it will on starters fluid but doesn't seam to get enough fuel it dose very little wont even flood any one have any ideas or think I need to update the carb

Ideal with the cost of fuel today.

Friend had one

Ty for the vid! What would a running one sell for nowaday? I have an opportunity to buy one @400$. My only issue Is that theres no title and dmvs r closed. U think cops would bother me if I drive it uninsured and not licensed? Them!

You Drive a Car You Ride a Bike/Motorcycle

The blue thing Light by the speed of meter is that light or button

I like the bike. You need a tri pod

Do you still have it?

In a full gas tank how far and for how many hours can u go till u run out of gas

how fast were you able to go? how much was it?

Hi. I have one in my area. How much did you pay?

Not fuel injected? Got curb on it

Dont kick it so hard or the spring will break.....

Kick it gently I burnt out my orange one doing that guessing I broke the spring I have a yellow one so I swapped parts and now I got to working one

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I'd say that's definitely more of a noped then a scooter

Dude. It is not a moped.

Hi this is Marie from Upland California,! I LOVE YOUR MOPED, CAN I HAVE IT, let me know, send me a message PLEASE CAN I HAVE IT

You’re a novice dude. You said the bike was fun to “Drive” . You RIDE a bike. Number 2…..auto oil mix or auto injection was not unique in those days. All my Garelli’s had a pump tube on the side of the tank that mixed the oil.