Reviews of Honda Lead Rating: 4.2 out of 5 9 reviews found

Honda Joker 90 is a unique two-seater scooter from Japanese manufacturers, which is a kind of mixture of a cruiser and a classic scooter. The moped has a memorable design and is distinguished by elegant body lines and color. The main disadvantage of the model is impracticality.

Joker 90

Reviews from owners are mixed; not everyone recommends buying a Honda Joker. Basically, people who like to change lanes in traffic manage to break their long tail. But the 90 cm3 engine runs very quietly, which adds comfort when moving.

Specifications

Joker 50cc
Compared to the Honda Joker 50 version, the main difference is the engine (the engine has fundamental differences in design). Also, the Joker 90 is a two-seater scooter, and the 50cc version allows only rare short trips for two. You can judge this by looking at the seat - it is much smaller.

Reviews of Honda Lead Rating: 4.2 out of 5 9 reviews found

07.02.2014
BACKGROUND: I was tired of driving a 50 cc Honda Lead for 1 month a year in the summer when I was leaving for a distant dacha in the Tula region. I started looking for something more powerful in the city for the whole season, especially since I had just turned 16 then and I could safely go and take it. for a driver's license in the traffic police as an external student. The budget was 50-55k rubles, the main criteria: Large, reliable, comfortable and preferably black (the pink color on the old Lida somehow got boring after a while) I started looking on everyone’s favorite website Avto.ru there were mostly Chinese, stealth cars, etc.. But all this is not mine and I came across an advertisement for the sale of my future Lida, the price was 45k, but since at that time I did not have the funds, I decided to call a week later, but I did not find the advertisement (I thought then that they had sold it) and, upset, I began to look for it Lead 100 in excellent condition with title, prices were from 60 to 70k, this is not for me. And he stopped looking. Having survived an easy loan in 2012 and passing my license to the traffic police (THIS IS A SEPARATE STORY WITH MINSK, ETC.). I started looking for a scooter because the season was already approaching and OH MY GOD I came across an advertisement that was removed from sale six months ago! The price was 40k, I immediately called and made an appointment, immediately took the money and my father and Gazelle with me. I met with the seller in the parking lot, the scooter was under a thick layer of dust, but under this layer there was a Lead in PERFECT condition, to be honest, without a single scratch even under the bottom at an excellent price! Having examined it externally, I asked to start it, the scooter refused to start for a long time, the owner explained this as a long downtime, and after a long tugging of the leg, the pleasant bass engine of my future scooter began to purr! After driving it around the parking lot and realizing that it’s really MINE, and after 50cc you can really feel the difference! I told the owner I’m picking it up right now, I said, let me look at the documents, but he, oh, forgot the documents at home and the spare keys, in general, come tomorrow. OK. After a sleepless night, I again take my father, a lawyer and Gazelle, we come and draw up a purchase and sale agreement, they enter me into the title! And yeah he's mine! Immediately in the same parking lot, wash it with foam from one-year-old dust and it’s like new! And now the problem is transportation, well, I’m tired of it, I put it in a one-piece cargo Gazelle on the step, a small turn and the scooter already collapses and falls, an HOUR of manipulation of arranging the scooter with tires and ropes and that’s it, it’s home! The wait for spring has begun! OPERATION: (HISTORY OF THE DISTANCE) Having passed the technical. inspection, having received insurance, paying fines for overdue Novosibirsk transits and finally registering the horse, operation began! I rode around St. Petersburg every day for a month, rode everyone and everything 90 km/h (this is the maximum that could be squeezed out) along the avenues and thereby earned money Precious experience of driving a scooter in heavy city traffic. The time had come to drive it to the dacha, and this is the 100th kilometer from St. Petersburg in Scandinavia, and I had to move out of the garage to Kupchino. The day has come, filling the tank up to the neck + filling a 5-liter canister and putting it in the trunk, adding LIQUI MOLY SYNTHETIC oil for scooters. I set out, it was the end of April. Having left the Ring Road and heading towards Kronstadt, it started to rain, well, I think okay, I’ll hold on, I was driving on the right side at maximum speed, it was a bit difficult when the trucks were driving around (wind currents). And then it started to REALLY RAIN!! AAA I thought, damn it, the helmet visor started to flood, I had to open it and water from under the wheels of the cars poured right into my face, it was scary on the street 5-7 degrees and GRAAAADD started!! I'm on a KADE with an open helmet at maximum speed in pouring rain and hail. The hail knocked unpleasantly on the plastic of the scooter for 20 minutes! it was decided not to stop, having arrived shivering along the road and getting wet from head to toe to Sestroretsk and having eaten a hot dog with hot tea, it was decided not to stop there, drive along the lower highway along the Gulf of Finland to the dacha! In the end, it turned out to be 230 km and 4-5 hours of time, I got to the dacha, wet to the skin, with dead limbs, and a dirty face! It was something, but I didn’t get sick :)) SUMMER: Then the typical operation began around the Cottage Village, to the lake, to the store and sometimes on the highway) The scooter didn’t cause any problems, I just added oil and fed it with 92 gasoline, but it eats he personally gives me 5 liters per 100 km, tank 7. The spark plug came loose only once, but I didn’t finish checking that, I think) And the scooter is quite comfortable, all the controls are at hand, the instruments are easy to read, the seat made of zama leather is very pleasant on the touch and moderately soft, by the way, 2 people of any size can easily fit on it (I drove friends and parents and my 4-year-old brother). There is room for the rear passenger’s feet, but I think it’s not enough. The trunk with a seat is large, any helmet or 5 liter canister can easily fit in and there is still room left (there is a nice mat inside, and there is not a large niche under the daytime for tools), I just put the trunk because I often go for groceries, there is not enough space, with it for passengers it became even more comfortable. The acceleration is pretty good, although I know the dios can be worse, but this scooter is not for racing or stunting (although there is tuning for it, but still). My speed is 90 km, but maybe 100 if I change the belt and weights to new standard ones. The light is good, both high and low, the turning lights are always on like the yellow lights (ALA American) and they flash when you turn. The rear light is single, but an LED strip was carefully built into it to illuminate the license plate, now it’s even better and looks as if it was there as standard) The suspension is excellent, the front shock absorber very smoothly absorbs all the unevenness of our Russian roads (although I know that it is inferior in the reliability of the lever shock absorber that is on the old Lida, but so far I have not encountered any problems) the rear one does not break through even when you are riding together. It starts easily both from the button and from the foot, but after the first start, after a few hours of starting, the scooter needs to be warmed up for a couple of minutes, when it warms up you will feel it yourself by the sound of the engine. RESULT: I think this is an excellent scooter for the money, 40k for it is funny, I’ve seen in stores they cost 50-60k, all shabby and worn out. Very reliable! With my seasonal mileage of 2000 km, it did not cause any problems, we drove both along the Cottage Trail and on REAL RUSSIAN ROADS) Comfortable: The back begins to hurt only after 200 km on a bumpy road. Quite powerful: It can easily carry two people weighing 80-90 kg. And you will get a pleasant feeling of speed when riding alone) Ergonomic: A drawer in the front where documents and all sorts of small things can fit, a spacious trunk under the seat and, if desired, you can install a wardrobe trunk. Safe: As you know, in Russia they like to steal scooters, this scooter has scooters installed 2 very interesting things: This is the locking of the central stand (the yellow lever is in the trunk, the leg is blocked and the scooter will not move), closing the lock hole with a special plastic key that is inserted into the cavity under the lock and, of course, a typical steering wheel lock) TINY, but nice. You can also separately buy something like a chain, but instead of a chain there is a structure made of bearings and you won’t be able to just have a snack unless you cut it with a grinder. Now the scooter is being preserved in the garage, and in anticipation of the season I’m starting to go to a driving school in B, because I’ll be 18 soon and Yes, there will finally be a car) If you have any questions about this scooter, write in the comments, I will answer everything) Bye)

Where can I buy

Honda Joker is very popular today, despite its retro design. It can be purchased in new or used condition. True, the price does not allow everyone to do this. Moscow and St. Petersburg are cities where there is a lot of such equipment. The average cost of a new model is about 1 thousand dollars. A used scooter will cost the buyer 500-700 USD. The price tag is affected by condition. Delivery is carried out by popular transport companies, and money for the purchase can be borrowed from any banking institution.

In Ukraine, Joker costs much more than in Japan - the price tag stopped at $950. Official dealers provide a purchase guarantee and the possibility of purchasing in installments. Transportation is carried out by transport companies (Novaya Poshta, In-Time) and, on average, its cost ranges from 400 to 900 hryvnia.

As often happens, many interesting things appear in our lives by chance. And then one fine day the future owner of the scooter decided that she wanted a stylish scooter with Italian design. In the end, the choice fell on the Honda Joker. And quite by chance, a former classmate who was selling his large motorcycle fleet approached me. And he had just such a thing and he didn’t mind selling it for 45,000 rubles. He himself was not particularly versed in technology, so he did everything in services and had a bunch of work orders on hand. This seemed like a good sign and without delay, the scooter number AF42-1018750 was purchased a few days later. I undertook to drive it to the garage. In comparison with a motorcycle plus, without any experience of riding scooters, it was a completely unusual sensation - I immediately understood why they are sometimes called stools.

Many problems immediately emerged, such as no traction, weak brakes, poor cold starts, electrical problems. The motorcycle was already painted out of date by the previous owner and had plastic glued in almost all places.

Having removed the rear fairing for inspection, a charred, tangled mass wiring, wrapped in yellow electrical tape, appeared. A leaking oil tank dripping oil onto the wiring completed the scenery.

The turn signal doesn't work...

At the service center where they serviced it, assembling the air filter, they tightened the screw crookedly and it pushed the halves of the housing apart. And the dry remains of foam rubber completed the chain of events that finished off the engine. The compression test showed 4-5 atm. Sadness, sadness, the engine is clearly already tired.

The season was coming to an end and it was decided to carry out an inspection and fix what was faulty. It sounded very simple. The scooter was stripped bare. It turned out that the hand of the collective farm affected him much more seriously than he thought. Almost all the fastening elements were assembled from strange clips, all the bolts were not original, rusty, crooked, broken. All the jets in the carburetor have been torn off. All the hoses have become stiff and do not hold on. Army equipment is in the same condition, where the only tools are a screwdriver and an adjustable wrench. I can’t imagine how you can lose all the fasteners, tear off everything that can be torn off.

Therefore, according to the good old scheme on impex, I started ordering everything that seemed necessary - bearings, seals, screws and clips. The other bolts that were needed I simply bought hardened ones with a hex head - they look nicer and don’t rust. I looked for the lost plastic at an auction; for example, I really wanted to find the original battery compartment cover. And I found it, even with the original set of spare fuses - “Amelie’s little joys,” right. Some parts had to be made from scratch, for example, the resonator at the carburetor inlet. It may not produce almost anything, but before there was emptiness there and air was sucked through it past the filter. And secondly, he simply had to be there. With the wiring, everything turned out to be simple - in Japan I bought an almost new wiring assembly, even with the original turn relay. New wiring is always good.

A new rear wheel was also purchased, since the old one had broken splines and was terribly out of alignment.

Since I had never dealt with 2T equipment or scooters before, I messed up a lot during assembly. You start assembling and it turns out that this is missing, then it’s broken, and the third is already dying and it’s better to replace it right away. As a result, the engine was rebuilt using original components along the bottom. The cylinder and piston were not original. The cylinder head remains original. Carburetor - all replaced with new parts, brake system, variator, gearbox, wiring, engine mounts, etc. Many things were very worn and repair bushings had to be made, for example, for the kickstarter foot. In general, it was purchased in 2022, at the beginning of summer, and is only now coming to an end. There's simply nothing left to change. “I thought I was at the very bottom, but then there was a knock from below.” This phrase perfectly describes my struggle with the collective farm, which permeated the scooter. But I still want a Honda SuperCub... an old dream. And it would be better to take it at an auction in Japan, and not here in the Russian Federation. I won’t be able to endure another such feat.