1986 Yamaha Riva Jog CE50

[wiscootsin]

One of the salvage yard scooters I spotted that I couldn't refrain from getting was the original jog that was available in the U.S.

I think it's pretty cool, so if I can find parts and ways to fix it, I'm hoping to keep it and have a pretty custom look to it. I've mostly just rebuilt scooters to OEM but as I plan to keep this one, hope to do something fun with it.

When i hotwired it and put in gas/oil and a working battery,(after checking the carb and cleaning it, even though it was spotless) it started right away with electric start. That was enough for me to buy some parts.

Things wrong with it (that i've identified so far):

- no seat

- no front leg shield

- no body piece under the front of the seat (it says "yamaha on it")

- no side skirt pieces

- missing front left turn signal.

- headlight bulb is toast

- no mirrors

- petcock leaks

- front fork is bent.

- seatlock latch is broken and useless.

- main body plastic is cracked.

Work done so far:

- had a key made

- bought a seat on eBay (that i'll reupholster at some point)

- installed a shut off, filter, and new vacuum petcock onto gas line.

- all the general cleaning stuff.

I have driven it around a bit. It's a bit unsafe with the bent forks but still pulls super nice. I had it going over 30mph but value my life so haven't pushed it further.

First thing I need to figure out before I continue is the forks.  Does anyone know what other forks whether aftermarket or from other scooters/things that I could fit on this?  I found new OEM forks online at some sight for $260, but not really interested in doing that.  I'd either get a used replacement or an aftermarket upgrade, maybe that can swap to disc brakes.

I'm considering doing the Gentsuki house scooter thing, as it's one of the few US models that can be done up like that.

[wiscootsin]

Here's a picture of how bent the fork is. As i've been searching, these things are nowhere to be found in the US so may have to import something from japan if i want a non-damaged fork. Maybe these can be repaired though?



bulb was completely dead so i dremeled it out and jb welded a new one in.

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Also, something was weird about the front tire. I took it off and there was a much larger tube shoved into the small tire. i guess people don't think wheel balance matters on something as small as this. Maybe that had an effect on whatever crash bent these forks in.

[aeroxbud]

There must be a similar size fork available from a Chinese scooter you could swap in. I guess you would have to measure the diameter, and try to match something up.

[wiscootsin]

May 3, 2021 17:57:39 GMT -5 aeroxbud said:

There must be a similar size fork available from a Chinese scooter you could swap in. I guess you would have to measure the diameter, and try to match something up.

That's a good suggestion

i have a variety of 80s honda forks laying around (nq50 sb50 se50 sa50), i'm just not totally sure what all needs to be the same for it to make a decent fit without major shop work.  I don't really have many tools in terms of metalworking to fabricate custom pieces.

[wiscootsin]

I placed an order to have some parts imported from Japan through zenmarket. Not sure if that will work at all.

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racing planet order came in and included a white walled tire for the rear.

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that tire was too big for the rim so that was a bummer.

I've been working on buying parts from Japan yahoo auctions for over a month. Finally have a whole shipment together and it was picked up by UPS at 3am today.

It is supposed to arrive here on Friday.

How is international UPS shipping faster than domestic? ha

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the jdm pelican jog is running well. I ordered more custom parts and underlighting. Should be neat.

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Here is what it currently looks like. This is mainly a stock 86 jog with jdm headset and taillight.


I ordered some custom parts from Japan and I plan to do a full custom paint etc. on this thing.

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This is it on the day I got it, just for reference.

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a friend of mine took the forks into his machine shop at work and they bent the forks back into place. a huge shop press did the job. I guess I never updated that here.

[aeroxbud]

The JDM stuff always looks way better.

[wiscootsin]

Sept 9, 2021 18:52:52 GMT -5 aeroxbud said:

The JDM stuff always looks way better.

I agree. While I was importing stuff I threw in items for my friends vino. I surprised him with it. Looks way better and still technically oem yamaha.