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1981 Honda MotoCompo
and 2024 MotoCompacto
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April '25, I'm browsing Bring A Trailer and
spot a Honda MotoCompo auction. I have long had an itch for one, though
heavens knows I certainly don't need one. Anyway, this one is in Florida
so no shipping fees, and there is a bonus. It comes with a brand new
MotoCompacto, Honda's new electric reimagined version. I watch the
auction, read the comments, peruse the photos and, as the auction nears
its end, on a whim I toss in a low bid, a couple of grand below what I
think the Motocompo alone is worth. Time runs out, I have won the auction.
Not sure if I am elated or wondering "what have I done?". In any
event, the deed is done, payment is wired and I am off to Deerfield Beach
to collect my prizes.
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Here are the pair as
auctioned from the seller's shop.
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Immediately after winning
the auction, I sought further info on both scooters. I found a very good
MotoCompo (aka NCZ50) write up in an Indian site, imotorbike.com, you can read it here.
Motorcycle.com did a nice
piece on the MotoCompacto.
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Pickup photos. Both scoots
in the back of the car, reassembled at home, and MotoCompacto in the box.
Here is a brief video of the MotoCompo
running .
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Commencing prep: Body
sides off, tires clearly need replacing, cleaning off years of road grime.
Still to come, cleaning the carb to get a decent idle.
Update: New Japanese Dunlops on repainted wheels, much detailing, and
eventual replacement of the carburetor was required.
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In October 2025, there was a dual AMCA/AACA
National Meet in Galveston, TX. It was a long trek from our Jacksonville
headquarters. With spare room on the trailer, we brought the Motocompo
along.
It proved popular and scored an amazing
99.75 points to secure a pair of First Junior awards.
Amazingly, it was also nominated for a
national award. Didn't win but still honored.
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In February 2926 I entered the Motocompo in
the AMCA Sunshine Chapter National Meet in Daytona. Then in June, I took
it to Ok Ridge, TN for the AACA Southeastern Fall National. The scoot was
well received at both events, earning a pair of Senior Awards.
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Next up will be to chase the BIG awards. The
AACA holds one Grand National a year. Only Senior awarded vehicles are
invited to be judges for their highest award, the Grand National. This
year it will be held in Allentown, PA and I am planning to attend.
The AMCA has a Winners Circle level
award, their second highest award. I will go for that in October at
Denton, NC. After that, assuming we qualify. the ultimate AMCA award is
the Marque of Excellence. We'll face that challenge in due time.
I've come to realize that there is a ton
of travel in chasing these awards.
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