They say necessity is the mother of invention. Well, I don't know who "they" were, but I do know that they were spot-on! It seems nothing has been more inventively inspirational than the slow, slow engine of the Honda Ruckus. I mean, who doesn't love the Honda Ruckus?! Who doesn't think it could use a light kick-in-the-pants? And so we have...NECESSITY!

Owners have tested their grease-monkey skills by installing racing cams, pulley springs, clutch springs, CDI boxes, custom pipes, upgraded variator & weights, air filters, bigger carbs, better plugs, only to touch a speed ceiling of 45, maybe 50 mph.... After that all you've got left is your ingenuity.

You could test your skills by bolting on an engine upgrade like sticking a 125cc Yamaha Cygnus or other Honda clone engine in there. Very respectable, but for some it's still not enough. You might push THAT even farther with the mad scientist inspired NPS600 (a Ruckus with a Silverwing engine crammed under the seat... which, makes me feel... funny... down there) and for some even THAT isn't enough.

At this point you'd be reaching deep into the dark recesses of your creative tool box to come up with a solution... let's see, what do we got here? Sling shot? Electric hub assist engines? Ion Drive? Ah HAH! I GOT IT! Jet engine! Nothing commands respect like a scooter spouting a 5 foot flame and screaming away at 18,000 RPMS. Go ahead, search your feelings. If you've got a drop of testosterone in your blood and were around in the 70's, you know what sort of impact the classic Bat Mobile had on your mailable little brain.... and SO, we present the jet powered ruckus





So Honda, do us a favor and don't squash this inspirational masterpiece you've created. I'm hoping we will see that ion drive Ruckus any day now.

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