My Beat revival: year one

A year ago I bought a 1992 Honda Beat (PP1) that had been sitting in a barn for six years. Here is what it needed, in the order I found out.

What I replaced

• Timing belt and water pump. The belt was original. Do this first on any Beat you did not service yourself, the E07A is an interference engine.
• Fuel hoses and the in tank filter. The hoses were hard and the filter was full of varnish.
• All four brake calipers, rebuilt. Two were seized solid.
• Soft top. The rear window had split. I went with a new vinyl top and it was a one evening job.

What surprised me

It is genuinely fun at 40 mph. The engine wants to rev, the shifter is a joy, and nothing is intimidating about the speed.

Total spend so far: about 2,400 dollars on top of the purchase price. Photos and a proper build log coming soon.

Great write up. For anyone following along: the MTREC throttle bodies on the Beat also like a proper clean, and check the idle air control valve while you are in there. Mine hunted at idle until I did.

Good call Marcus, I have not touched the throttle bodies yet. Adding it to the list.

Which tires did you end up on? The factory sizes are hard to find in anything sporty.

For now a set of 165/55R14 up front and 195/50R15 at the rear, all-season. Not perfect, but it handled a wet pass last month without drama.

Subscribed. I will dig out the Beat service manual scan I have and post it in Resources so people can follow along with torque specs.