Scooter Honda Dio: review, repair, tuning

Tuning Honda Tact, Dio scooter with AF24E engine

In this article I will tell you how, for a very reasonable amount of money, you can significantly increase the dynamics and power of a Honda Tact or Dio scooter equipped with an AF24E engine.
By the way, tuning is a thing that knows no boundaries, rules and limits on the path to perfection. But the purpose of this article will not be to discuss tuning as such, but to talk about how you can significantly improve engine parameters while spending a minimum of effort and money. For those who don't know, two-stroke engines, by their nature, are very responsive to increasing engine displacement. Unlike four-stroke engines. In four-stroke engines, engine power largely depends on the design and configuration of the cylinder head, but in two-stroke engines, the cylinder head does not have such a significant effect on engine power. Therefore, any, even small, increase in the volume of a two-stroke engine gives a significant increase in power over the entire engine speed range.

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Honda Dio 35 is a Japanese scooter produced by Honda since 1994; the scooter was restyled in 1997. In Russia, the scooter is considered one of the most popular models, especially in the ZX version, and the scooter has gained popularity due to its reliability, huge resource and cheap repairs.

In the article you will learn about all the details of the Honda Dio 35 scooter, review, technical characteristics, tuning, prices. Photo and video.

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ZX package

Honda Dio 35 was released in the innovative design of those years, “bio-design”; the design of the scooter is still relevant today. In addition to appearance, the company added three new trim levels:

Basic;

Modification SR - in addition to the basic one, it was equipped with a combined braking system. The ZX package is considered sporty, most often the ZX is subject to tuning, already from the Dio 35 factory in this

the configuration is equipped with:

• alloy wheels;
• oil shock absorbers;
• front disc brake;
• spoiler;
• after restyling in 1997 with a more productive engine.

The Honda Dio 35 scooter not only changed in 1997, in 2001 it began to be equipped with an anti-theft system. For the 50th anniversary of Honda, the DIO scooter was painted silver-red and dedicated a special edition to the racing team: Honda-BAR-F1.

Anniversary version

For the scooter, engineers developed the latest 2-cylinder engine for that time with an air volume of 49 cubic centimeters and a power of 7.2 horsepower (for the ZX version, for the rest 7.0)), full power was achieved at 6500 rpm. The engine is paired with a continuously variable transmission (Vmatic variator). For a Honda Dio 35, weighing 75 kilograms, these are decent technical characteristics.

In addition, rubber mounts are used for the engine and muffler, and vibrations in the high speed range are reduced. Also, due to the excellent spatial efficiency of the horizontal engine, together with the placement of the fuel tank under the floor, (large fuel tank capacity (5.0L → 5.3L)) and engine oil tank (1.2L → 1.3L), the flattening of the lower surface of the central part, which further improves ease of use. In addition, a soft fabric mat is used on the bottom of the center section.

The suspension features sports telescopic shock absorbers at the front, the front brake is a mechanical drive/rear type with a large diameter of 95 mm for the base Dio modification, and the Dio SR and Dio ZX modifications are equipped with excellent hydraulic discs. Combined with the front and rear width of tubeless tires, it provides an easy and comfortable ride even in dense city traffic. The scooter is also equipped from the factory with:

• New measuring school of instruments;
• A turn signal switch that automatically returns to the OFF position;
• New rear view mirror;
• Maintenance-free battery that does not need to be refilled with water;
• Rear spoiler with integrated brake light.

Yamaha Jog. City slicker

Yamaha Motor Company produces motorcycles, buggies, outboard motors, boats and even golf carts

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Motor scooters occupy a special niche in their products. Scooter enthusiasts relate to Yamaha the same way car enthusiasts relate to the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution or Subaru Impreza WRX STI. The Japanese company has always paid special attention to the design of scooters, which, unlike most competitors, are designed for lovers of aggressive riding.

Yamaha Jog © Photo: Yamaha
Yamaha Jog is the most affordable scooter from the model range offered by the manufacturer. The first Jog was released in 1983 and soon gained considerable popularity. Their engine developed four and a half horsepower and accelerated the scooter to 61 kilometers per hour. With these figures, the Jog has become one of the fastest scooters. The design left no doubt that this was something sporty, and initially the Yamaha Jog was produced only in red, as if it were the Ferrari of scooters. The next version of the mini motorcycle, the Yamaha Jog Z was designed to be the fastest scooter in the world. Inside there was a fairly powerful two-stroke engine, and some design elements were changed to improve aerodynamic performance. As a result, the Jog reached an impressive speed for a scooter - 75 km/h.

Yamaha currently produces the Jog ZR. Without detracting from the model’s former sportiness, the Japanese took care of the passenger’s comfort and installed two special footrests, and also modernized the seat, making it more comfortable for the driver and companion, and also increased the luggage compartment. Under the seat, Jog has a four-stroke injection engine with a volume of 49 cubic centimeters, which develops 5.3 horsepower and consumes one and a half liters of ninety-second gasoline per hundred kilometers. All ZRs sold in Russia have an electronic limiter at 60 km/h. As always, the Jog remains a little sportier than other scooters: ten-inch alloy wheels, reinforced shock absorbers, chrome muffler trims and even a real spoiler with LED brake light. A brand new Yamaha Jog ZR costs 138,000 rubles.

Yamaha Jog © Photo: Yamaha

Among the disadvantages of the model, one should highlight, first of all, the high demands on coverage. In Japan, little is known about using scooters on country roads, so the Yamaha Jog is only designed for good asphalt. Otherwise, the good dynamics of the scooter will go unnoticed, for which you have to pay a lot extra. Also, given the sporty nature of this Yamaha model, it is not recommended for those who are purchasing a scooter for the first time. But overall, the Yamaha Jog is ideal for active city driving.

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   08/24/2020 at 23:37

   How to actually remove the limiter, when reaching 60 km/h the Speed ​​light starts blinking,

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More advanced tuning

If such indicators are not enough and you want your Honda dio to go much faster and behave much more playfully for a minimal investment, then you need to treat tuning more carefully and modernize many elements of the scooter itself.

Piston group tuning

The engineers who worked on the Honda Dio made it so that the dimensions of the crankcase would allow replacing the standard cylinder with a 39 mm piston and installing a unit with a 47 mm one. If you carry out this operation and select a suitable piston and cylinder (the same Athena is ideal), then the engine volume will increase to 74 cm cubic. It's worth noting that the replacement engine is most likely made of aluminum, which means there's no need to go crazy with different cooling systems. The engine, although larger, produces more power and increases speed, does not require cooling.

Air filter tuning

The standard filter was not made and installed very well. The fact is that it gets dirty too often, which is why it needs to be constantly cleaned. In addition, it is installed in such a way that it is very difficult to get to. It is also not able to pass a sufficient amount of air when installing a new piston. Therefore it needs to be replaced.

You can install a regular car filter of small size. But you need to install it in the trunk. The scooter has a fairly sealed luggage compartment, which is why the filter simply does not have enough air. Therefore, you need to make a small and not entirely noticeable air intake. But you also shouldn’t forget that a lot of dust gets into it, so it’s worth making a coarse filter for the air intake.

To connect the filter and carburetor, you need to select the desired hose and simply fasten it tightly. But it's not that simple. Finding a suitable diameter is not difficult, but finding a hose that will not bend and create air obstructions is very difficult. You could choose a corrugated hose that does not bend when driving, but it creates a strong turbulence that blocks the air flow and thereby air entering the carburetor itself. To improve the performance of the engine and filter, you need to find a hose from the cooling system of the VAZ-2110. When the suspension oscillates, it does not bend and does not create any turbulence.

If everything is done correctly and a good filter is installed, the scooter will gain speed much faster, there will be enough air for the piston to operate, and you will not have to clean the new filter often. In addition, the noise from the filter is almost inaudible. The speed will increase by approximately 30-40%.

Muffler tuning

If you started tuning a Honda Dio and changed the piston performance, then you definitely need to change the muffler. The standard one is simply not able to cope with the air flow that is formed after upgrading or replacing the engine. In addition, the speed with such a muffler will not increase much. The scooter needs to replace the exhaust pipe! The most suitable model would be from Giannelli, but they have closed their production. But if you come across just such a model, then take it. It is worth noting that when installing this exhaust pipe, you need to carefully tune the engine and not over-lean the mixture. But if such an exhaust pipe was not found for the scooter, then Tecnigas is quite suitable. This option is something worse and louder, but also quite good.

Transmission tuning

Tuning a scooter will not be complete without altering the transmission. The fact is that the manufacturers did not take too much care in cooling the gearbox overheating, which can lead to rapid wear of the transmission itself. You can make a simple cooling system that will direct air flow to the transmission and to the gearbox itself. If you have good engineering skills, this is quite easy to do. Speed ​​will of course play a key role in cooling efficiency, but this does not mean that you need to drive too fast, take care of your life.

Tuning is an opportunity to increase the power of a motorcycle and give it an original appearance that emphasizes the individuality of the owner. On our website you can choose various spare parts for tuning mopeds and scooters:

• variators;
• sports mufflers;
• cylinder-piston group (enlarged);
• switches.

Appearance

Now the appearance of the Artist can only be called authentic, but for the years of its release it has a bright and sporty design. The body has a small width and, as a result, narrow and sharp lines. In the front part there are 2 recesses and the traditional 3 bolts for installing the basket.

Scooter Yamaha Jog Artistic Spec 3KJ

The small wheels of the scooter catch your eye. They have parameters of 80/90 R10, which is significantly lower than other representatives of the Jog generation. Because of this, restrictions are imposed on movement over rough terrain; the scooter simply will not be able to overcome significant obstacles.

Yamaha Jog Artistic Spec is equipped with 80/90 R10 wheels.

The front turn signals are located next to the rectangular headlight and have a triangular shape. The steering wheel has mounts for rear-view mirrors, which can be removed if desired. The instrument panel includes a speedometer, odometer, fuel level sensor and oil indicator. The elements are painted black and yellow with white arrows.

Jog Artistic Spec Dashboard

It is difficult for two people to sit on the Yamaha Jog Artistic: the seat, although wide and comfortable, is not at all long. Behind it, on a small ledge, there is a mount for a trunk and a trunk. An additional pocket is located in front of the driver; small items can be placed there.

Scooter parameters

The scooter has the following overall characteristics: length – 1615 mm, width – 640 mm, height – 1005 mm, seat height – 650 mm. The wheelbase is 1130 mm, and the ground clearance is 105 mm. Dry weight is 60 kilograms. The Yamaha Jog Artistic Spec has a load capacity of 150 kg, like all scooters in the Jog line.

Dimensions Jog Artist Spec, (LxWxH): 1615 x 640 x 1005 mm.

Scooter Honda Dio. review, repair, tuning

The Honda Dio scooter is probably the most popular scooter nowadays. This device accounts for about 30% of the entire Japanese used scooter market.

Of the entire range of Honda Dio scooters, namely af-18, af-27, af-28, af-24, af-35, af-56, af-62, the most optimal for our market in terms of price-quality ratio is the Honda model Dio af-34.

In general, it was this model that brought Honda scooters a step forward compared to its competitors, blowing up the market with a new wave in 1994. All the engineers’ calculations down to the smallest detail were carried out ideally; in fact, the model was completely redesigned in comparison with its younger brother, Dio af-27, adopting only the best features. Like the previous model, this one has an incredibly rigid frame, no other scooter

competitors cannot offer this.

I have not seen any Honda Dio scooter with a skewed frame parallel to the shock absorber, that is, on many Chinese scooters, you can see that the side of the back of the scooter that is not supported by the shock absorber bends downwards under load.

It was the rigid frame and incredibly high-quality engine that made this model famous.

A separate word about plastic, the ideal quality of plastic and joints does not change over the years, there are scooters from 1994 that are already 17 years old, with a perfect fit of the joints, which would be impossible with the slightest deformation of the frame. This scooter is ideal for the city, for traveling alone, even over long distances, and even if any breakdowns occur, and you have repair skills, you can fix everything on the road, since the device is very well thought out in terms of easy accessibility of all important components.

It should be mentioned that you will never have problems with spare parts; it is for the Honda Dio af-18-27 and af-34 models that you will find the widest range of parts and trim on store shelves. And this is a very important point when choosing a scooter.

Please note that the Dio af-34 does not fit from its younger brother, so when purchasing, please check your Honda Dio model

But this device is not without its drawbacks. A very capricious front fork that requires repairs every season. But why didn’t the engineers think through such an obvious point, you might say. Everything is quite simple, in Japan, for which this scooter was produced, the roads are ideal and clean. Dust on the roads is washed away every day using special equipment, and all this is provided for by the Japanese authorities. This procedure has been worked out for years, so the engineers did not think about such extreme conditions in which our scooters are found. Constant potholes on the roads, constant mud, and you can also imagine what the scooter fork goes through in the countryside.

Constant extreme loads on the fork wear out the anthers, dirt gets into the stays, which leads to rapid wear of the fork parts and jamming. After this, the front shock absorber does not perform its functions in principle, and you feel with your hands all the unevenness of our roads. Sometimes this is the only minus of this scooter, but it’s only a minus for us, but it’s simply not relevant. An excellent choice for understanding buyers. At the moment, if I had a choice of a single-seater scooter under 50 cc. I would choose the Honda Dio af-34.

Perhaps over time, the four-stroke liquid-cooled Af-56 model will displace this model in our market, but still it will not repeat all the achievements of the Af-34. Don't go for speed and dynamics at the expense of durability and safety.

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Tuning for beginners

Initially, when you first purchased the device, you need to break it in, remove the speed limit and adjust the carburetor. If you do everything correctly and avoid mistakes (especially in setting up the carburetor), then tuning the scooter as such will not be needed at first. It will become faster and respond quickly to the pressure of the gas handle.

If you like this initial setting of speed indicators and no longer have the desire to increase the speed, then, in principle, you can stop there. With this setting, the maximum speed will reach up to 60 km per hour. The difference from the basic setting is not big, but the acceleration and acceleration itself will be much better. If you are satisfied with these indicators, then tuning the scooter can be completed.

Yamaha Jog Artistic Spec Specifications

Ignition system – electric starter, kickstarter. Engine – 1 cylinder with a diameter of 40 mm, 2 strokes. The piston stroke is 39.2 mm. The maximum speed is 60 km/h and is electronically limited.

Engine 3KJ

Two-stroke single-cylinder unit with a volume of 50 cm3 of the 3KJ brand with forced air cooling. The carburetor engine with a diffuser has a power of 6.8 horsepower at 7000 rpm, torque - 7.1 N*m at 6500 rpm.

The 1989-1998 Jog Artistic Spec was equipped with a 2-stroke, 1-cylinder engine of the brand – 3KJ.

Transmission, suspension and brakes

Transmission - V-belt variator with 3 gears, controlled using the steering wheel. There is a telescopic suspension at the front and a pendulum suspension at the rear. The brakes are self-adjusting drums on both sides.

Yamaha Jog Artistic Spec, brake type (front/rear) – drum.

This combination is considered obsolete, but this reduces the cost of maintenance and the cost of the scooter itself. The Artist is not recommended for traveling with a passenger, especially in urban environments - modern realities require at least one disc brake.

Fuel consumption Yamaha Jog Artistic Spec

The declared fuel consumption during the combined driving cycle is 1.6 liters per 100 km, which is almost a record figure among the old scooters of the Jog line. However, this figure is difficult to achieve and the average consumption is ~2 liters per 100 km.

• Engine – 3KJ, 2-stroke, 1-cylinder;
• Power unit volume – 49 cm3;
• Cylinder diameter – 40 mm;
• Piston stroke – 39.2 mm;
• Compression ratio – 7.2;
• Power supply system – carburetor;
• Engine power, (hp/rpm) – 6.8/7000;
• Torque, (H*m/rpm) – 7.1/6500;
• Cooling – air;
• Spark plug – NGK BR7HS;
• Average fuel consumption – 1.6 liters/100 km;
• Maximum speed – 60 km/h;
• Gas tank volume – 5.5 liters;
• Oil tank – 1.2 liters;
• Front brake type – drum;
• Rear brake type: drum;
• Tire size (front/rear) - 80/90 R10;
• Front suspension – telescopic;
• Rear suspension – pendulum;
• Gearbox – variator (V-shaped, belt size: 792 x 16.5);
• Start type – kickstarter/electric starter;
• Scooter dimensions, (L x W x H) – 1615 x 640 x 1005 mm;
• Ground clearance – 105 mm;
• Seat height – 650 mm;
• Wheelbase – 1130 mm;
• The dry weight of the scooter is 60 kg.

Under the seat of the Yamaha Jog Artistic Speck there is a spacious storage compartment.