Honda Elite 110 NHX Scooter (Red)

The 2010 “Elite” or “Elite 110” was Honda’s first small wheeled scooter to be introduced in North America since the 2002 Metropolitan (aka Jazz in Canada). The Elite 110 was offered by Honda USA for only the 2010 model year. while Canadians were never offered this small Honda. Globally it remains on sale as the Lead 110. MotorLike the Elite 80 (and the Aero 80). this scooter offered small wheels and great power for running around town. At 108cc’s and a corresponding 8. 9hp. the Elite 110 is a nice performer without creating any illusions of highway capability. With nearly 9hp and 6. 9 lbs/ft of torque available. drivers have roughly double the power of Honda's 4-stroke 50cc offerings and easily more than every 2-stroke 50cc on the market. Owners will have no trouble keeping up with traffic around town on this scoot. Top speed on the Elite 110 is restricted to 50-53mph. Unrestricted. the Elite 110 can wander to about 55-57mph. Style and AmenitiesThe 110 achieved a fairly significant departure from the traditional Elite look. but it’s also 20 years newer than all previous Elite designs. so you’d expect some change. Any visual ties to the Elite scooters of old are minor. although he headlight shape and headset unit is reminiscent of the Elite 80. Overall. Honda did quite a nice job with this scooter. The rear rack and tail light area excellent areas and the entire rear ‘haunches’ are well done. The front of the scooter seems a little less inspired but its still a clean and flowing shape. A few other nice touches include the fold out passenger pegs and mini-SH150i rims. For the North American market. Honda relocated the front blinkers to meet DOT regulations. The stylish integrated blinkers mounted just above the front fender were capped off and new blinkers mounted just below the brake levers. You can see these integrated blinkers in the silver photo below. and the USA spec blinkers in the first red photo. This change leaves an opportunity for enthusiastic owners to spend handsome amounts of money importing the stylish JDM indicators. In the braking department. the new Elite has a front disc brake and a rear drum. Reviews of this scooter (see links) indicate the Elite has superb braking power and modulation for a scooter of this size. The Elite has ‘CBS’ aka ‘combined braking system’ which applies the rear brake automatically when the front lever is pulled. As for storage. the Elite has it in abundance. In addition to a nice glovebox. the Elite 110 has enough space under the seat to swallow two full face helmets! With that plus the rear rack. front glovebox and grocery bag hook (seen just above the glovebox) this Elite is fully decked out. The only way to add more would be to add a rear case. If you need that. Honda will sell you a 27 liter rear case for an additional $144. Storage is definitely a strong point.

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