Roughhouse 50 Wisco build

[RH50Wisco]

I almost forgot to share my experience with LED headlight and taillight. About my only real complaint with the Roughhouse is how dim the stock headlight is. I am used to driving around a bugeye Zuma with the headlight hack so both bulbs are being used.


Rear Brake light - Before deciding to go with the Integrated brake/blinker unit in the back I had purchased some LED bulbs to just put in the stock housing/socket. This is what I bought that worked quite well.

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08B3LFRWK

Front Headlight - For the headlight I went through 2 non-fitting units before finding one that actually fit. 

These 2 do NOT fit:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0897J98SV (30W / 4000lm)
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09W44ZPRK (26W / 7000lm)

This one DOES fit:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BFF85W1V (60W)

These all state they are 9003 H4 and I know the stock Roughhouse bulb is HS1. I have read many articles stating the only difference between HS1 and H4 is the wattage. The part that doesn't fit is the part of the base that inserts into the hole of the headlight housing. The bottom part of the base that is shallow circular shape with one side of the circle chopped off fits fine. These 2 that didn't fit have that extended part of the base in very strange shapes so you are trying to fit a square into a circle and it doesn't work. The hole in the housing measures just a hair under 1", so the base of the bulb needs to be at .98". One of the bulbs I returned even had a diagram showing the measurement for that part of the base being .98". Well, that was true at the skinniest part of the base, but with the odd shape, every other part of the base measured far more.

I found a lot of variation in wattages and brightness (lumens) that these bulbs are offered in. I also question some of the specs stated on these. As an example, in the 2 above that didn't fit how can the 26W be at 7000lm when the 30W is only 4000. The one I ended up with states 60W and I can't find a lumen spec for it, but I can tell you it is bright. The stock bulb is stated at 35W so I was a little worried about the 60W, but in my minimal use of it so far it seems ok.

I will get some pictures comparing stock to LED and post them soon.

[RH50Wisco]

This is just a fun pic of my junk pile with everything I took off that will be going in the garbage. This does not include the broken center stand and mirrors that are already long gone. This also does not include the stock air cleaner box that was already gone when I got the scoot. The new seat trunk I got did not fit very well and had to widen some of the mount holes a bit to get it in. I did get an authentic PGO and just doesn’t line up quite right.

[afn47594]

Did the new led headlight make a difference.

[RH50Wisco]

Yes, new LED headlight makes a significant difference. I will say that the new taillight I got with the integrated turn signals is quite dim compared to stock. Probably some better units available out there if I want to spend some more money.

[TheScooterJesus]

Building my 2021 roughhouse and this is some great info thanks a lot for the links and the helpful info!!

[TheScooterJesus]

Mar 4, 2023 11:13:32 GMT -5 RH50Wisco said:

This is just a fun pic of my junk pile with everything I took off that will be going in the garbage. This does not include the broken center stand and mirrors that are already long gone. This also does not include the stock air cleaner box that was already gone when I got the scoot. The new seat trunk I got did not fit very well and had to widen some of the mount holes a bit to get it in. I did get an authentic PGO and just doesn’t line up quite right.

do you still have the stock carb? theres a couple parts from it i could use