1988 Honda DJ1 RR 50

About this bike

I very much enjoy sharing details and stories about the bikes in our collection and much of it is not available in English so I spend time on Japanese language sites which often contain interesting details. This is especially important since so many of our bikes are rare and hard to find in the UK. Reading up on this one turned out to be particularly fun.

The bike itself is interesting enough. It's a 2-stroke scooter with a six-port cylinder and resin reed valve. The front suspension was built with excellent dampening capabilities and it was marketed towards young people who wanted something fast and fun. Weighing in at around 60KG thanks to lightweight parts and a compact design, it was - still is - a nippy little chappy.

The bit that caught my eye while doing the research, however, was a section on the Japanese language Wikipedia page. Roughly translated it goes something like this. "Despite there being a chaotic mess of theories about the bike name, Honda said that it was based in part on Disc Jockey - something popular with young people. In addition the letter could stand for Dash, meaning fast, and Jump. Also Dynamic, meaning liveliness, Jetline - high speed feeling - and Jolly." So that clears that up then.

This is the DJ1-RR . It doesn't just look quick, being a lightweight 2-stroke it definitely delivers. In terms of condition, overall it is really nice. There is some scratching on the front left of the faring but other than that it looks great.

This bike has been put through the NOVA system. The bike has been fully UK registered, this includes the Dating Certificate, MOT (if required), Registration, UK log book and age related number plate.

Comes with a 3 month warranty if the bike is under 30 years old at the time of the sale. There are companies who offer warranties for Historic bikes online.

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A deposit of 30% will secure the bike, we would not ask for further payment until the bike is ready to hand over. Once the deposit is received we will do a PDI check, re-MOT if the MOT has less than 6 months to run and clean the bike. If the customer cancels the sale we will refund 50% of the deposit. Road tax & insurance are your responsibility as the new keeper. Please note that if a customer pays through Paypal, we require the customer to pay the Paypal charges.. We accept bank transfer or debit card payments at no extra cost to you.

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