Yamaha Fs1
The Yamaha Fs1 has a top speed of 45โ50 km/h (stock; restricted to legal limits in most markets), produces ~1.5 hp and weighs ~59 kg. Motoryk rates it 7.5/10.
ืืืืื FS1 (ืืืืืข ืื ืืฉื FS1-E ืื 'Fizzie') ืืืฆื ืืฉื ืช 1971 ืืืืกืืืก 49 ืกื"ืง ืฉื ืืขื ืืขืืื ืืชืงื ืืช ืืจืืื ืื ืืืืจืืคื ืืืืคืฉืจ ืืื ื 16 ืืจืืื ืืื ืจืืฉืืื ืืืคื ืืข ืืื. ืืื ืืคื ืืืืืงืื ืชืจืืืชื ืืืจืืื ืื ืืืกืงื ืืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืฉื ืืช ืืฉืืขืื, ืืืฆืืข ืืจืืืืื ืืฆืขืืจืื ืืช ืืืขื ืืจืืฉืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืคื ืืขืื. ืืกืืืืืื ื ืืกืคืืจืืืื, ืืืืื ืืช ืืืืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืคืื ืืืชื ืืคืืคืืืจื ืืืื ืืืื ืขืืืื ื ืืื ืืืืกืืืก ืงืืืกื ืืืื.
~1.5 hp
ืืื
~2.0 Nm
ืืืื ื
~59 kg
ืืฉืงื
45โ50 km/h (stock; restricted to legal limits in most markets)
ืืืืจืืช ืืจืืืช
Approximately 1.5โ2.0 L/100km (50โ65 km/L typical real-world average)
ืืืง
ืขืืจืื
ืืืฃ
๐ง Service Schedule & Parts
Affiliate ยท we may earn| Service item | Every | Typical cost | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ข๏ธ Engine oil + oil filter | 1,000 km / 500 mi or 6 mo | $20-40 | ๐ข๏ธ Buy โ โ๏ธ Buy โ |
| ๐ฌ๏ธ Air filter | 3,000 km / 2,000 mi | โ | ๐ฌ๏ธ Buy โ |
| โก Spark plugs | 3,000 km / 2,000 mi | โ | โก Buy โ |
| ๐ Chain & sprockets | 10000-20000 km (replace) | $60-120 | ๐ Buy โ |
| ๐ Tires | 8000-15000 km | $80-160 | ๐ Buy โ |
| ๐ฉ Major service | 6,000 km / 3,500 mi | $100-200 |
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ืื ืืงืื ืื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืขืช
Simple, Reliable Engine
The FS1's 49cc 2-stroke single-cylinder engine is mechanically straightforward, making it easy and cheap to maintain. Parts are still widely available through specialist suppliers, keeping running costs low.
Watch for Rust & Rot
Being a 1970s-era bike, frame corrosion, rusty fuel tanks, and deteriorated rubber seals are the most common issues to inspect before buying. Always check the fuel tap and carburettor for blockages caused by old fuel residue.
Strong Collector Appeal
The FS1 (often called the 'Fizzie') holds strong sentimental value in the UK, keeping resale prices surprisingly firm for a 50cc moped. Well-restored examples can command significantly higher prices than comparable machines from the same era.
ืืืจืืช ืืืคืจืืื ืืคื ืฉื ื
FS1 ืืืงืืจื ืืืฆื ืขื ืื ืืข ืื-ืคืขืืืืช ืขื ืืฆืืืช ืืืื ื 49 ืกื"ืง, ืคืืืฉื ืืจืื, ืคื ืก ืขืืื, ืืืืฉืืช ืืชืืืืืช ืืืกืืืก ืืืจืืื ืื.
"ืืืืกืืืก ืฉืืืื ืืืจ ืืจืืื."
ืจืืืชื ืขื FS1 ืืฉื ืช 71 ืืจื ืฉื ื ืืืจืคืื ืืจืืืืื ืืื ืืืืช ืฉืื ื ืืช ืืืืคื ืฉืื ืืื ืชื ืืืคื ืืขืื - ืื ืื ืืกืช ืืฆืขืจืช, ืื ืื ืืกื ืืคืื ื, ืืืืชื ืืฉืืื ืืืฉืื ืงืื ืืื ื ืื ืื. ืื ืืข ืืฆืืืช ืืืืื ื ืืืฉื ืืฆืืจื ื ืงืืื ืื -5,000 ืกื"ื ืืชืืืช ืืืืืืืื ืืขืืช ืืจืืข ืืืืืืื ืืชืืืืช ืืื ืืงื ื ืืื ื; ืืกืื ืงืฆืจื ืืืชื ืืืื, ืคืืข ืืจืฆืืขืช ืืืื ืืืืืืจืืช ืืืจืืืช ืฉื 70 ืงื"ืฉ ืืจืืืฉื ืืจืืืืช ืืืืช. ืคืืืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืืืืื ืื ืืกืชืืืื ืขืืืื ืืฆืืืื, ืืืืืืฉืืช ืื ืืืืื - ืื ืฉื ืืฉืืื ืืืืง, ืื ืืชื ืืขื - ืืื ืืฉืืื ื ืืืขื ืืืืคื ืืคืชืืข ืืืืื ื ืฉื 63 ืง"ื. ืืืจืงืช ืคืืืืืืช ืจืืืฉื ืืืืคืจืืืจื ืืืชื ืชืคืฉืื ืืช ืืืืก ืืคืืืืื ืืื ืกืชืื, ืืื ืืฆื ืืืืื ืืงืืจืืช ื ืงืืื ืืืฉ ืืื ืืืืจ ืฉืจืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืืืจื ืืืช ืื ืืืืืืช ืืืขืช ืื.
ืืชืจืื ืืช
ืืกืจืื ืืช
ืขืืฆืื ืืชืืงื, ืื ืืข ืฉืกืชืื ืงื ื ืืื ืืืงืฆืื ืืืื ื ืืืฆื, ืงืจืืืจืฆืื ืืฉืืคืจืช, ืืจืคืืงื ืืขืืืื ืช ืืขืจืืืช ืฆืืขืื.
"ืฉืกืชืื ืืงื ื ืืฆืื ืืช ืืฆืจืื ืืงืื ื ืืืชืืกืกืช ืืื."
ืฉืกืชืื ืงื ื ืืืื ืืืงืฆืื ืฉื ืืืืื ื ืขืืฉื ืืืื ืืืืชื ืื ืืชื ืืืืืื ืืขืืืช ืืขืจื ืืฆืืืช ืืืืื ื ืืืฉื ื ืืืชืจ - ืชืืืืช ืืืฆืขืจืช ืืชืืชืืช ืืื ืืืชืจ, ืืื ืงืืื ืืฉืืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืื ื ืฉื ืืื ืืืืืก ืืืชื ืืืืฆืข ืืคืื ื ื ืขืืื ืืจืืื. ืืฆ'ืื ืืื ืืชื ืืืฉื ืืืคืฉืื ืืื 60 ื -65 ืงื"ืฉ ืืืฆืืืืช, ืื ื-70 ืืืืคืืืืืื ืืืืืืื ืืืคืจื, ืืื ืขืืืจ ืื-ืคืขืืืืช 49 ืกื"ืง ืฉืืืืช ืืืืื ืืชื ืืขื ืืคืจืืจืื ืขื ืฆืืืช ืืืืืื, ืื ืืจืืืฉ ืืกืคืืง. ืขืืืื ืืงืจืืืจืืืจ ืืื ืื ืืืืชื - ืืชืืืืช ืงืจืืช ืื ืคืืืช ืืงืก, ืืืื ืื ืขืืฉื ืืจืืข ืคืขืืืืช ืืืฉืื ืขื ืืฆืขืจืช ืกืืืจื ืืคื ืฉืขืฉื ื- FS1 ืืงืืืืื ืืจืืื. ืืืืฉื ืืื ืขืืืื ืืชืืฃ ืืงืืื, ืฉืืื ืื ืืืก ืืชื ืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืคืืื ืืฉืงื ืืืฉื, ืืืจืืื ืฉื 63 ืง"ื ืืชื ืืจืืืฉ ืื ืืืจ ืืจื ืืกืืจืช ืฉืืขืืื ืื ืืขืืืื ืคื ืื ืฉืืื ืฉืื ืืืจ ืืืจ ืืืื ืคืืื ืชืงืฆืืืืช.
ืืชืจืื ืืช
ืืกืจืื ืืช
ืขืืฆืื ืกืคืืจื ืืืืืชื ืืืืฅ, ืืืืืืืจืื ืืืฉื ืฉื ืืกืืจืช, ืคืืืื ืืชืืงื ืช, ืืฉืืื ืืืฉืืจืื ืืืืจื ืืื ืืืงืจืืช.
"ืืืืื ืืืืืชืืื ืืกืชืืจืื ืืช ืืืชื ื ืฉืื ืฆื ืืขื ืืชืืช."
ื- Gen 3 FS1 ืืื ืื ืฉืกืืฃ ืกืืฃ ื ืจืื ืืื ืืืืง - ืืงืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืืืชืืื ืืืื ืฉืืืฉืืื ืืกืืจืช ื- RD ืฉื ืืืืื ืืจืื ืื ืืืชืืืจ ืืืจืืืฉ ืืืฉ ืืื ืื ืืืืฅ ืืืืช ืืกืคืจ. ืขื ืืืช, ืืชืืช ืืคื ืืืืืืฉ, ืื ืืืชื ืื-ืคืขืืื ืืกืจืช ื ืฉืืื ืฉื 49 ืกื"ืง ืฉืชืืื ืืืจืช: 40 ืงื"ืฉ ืฉืืื ืขื ืจืื ืืืืช, ืืืกืืจืช ืืื ืืืืจืฉืช ืื ืืช ืืืฆืขืจืช ืืกืืืืืช 4,500 ืกื"ื ืื ืฉืืื ืชืืคืื ืขื ืืคื ืื. ืืืืืืืจืืืช ืืืกืืจืช ืืืชืืงื ืช ืืื ืฉืืคืืจ ืืืืชื - ืืืืืื ืืจืืืฉ ื ืืืข ืืืชืจ ืืคืื ืืช ืืืฉืจ ืืืคื ื ืืื ืงืื ืืขืืืืื ืืงืืืืื, ืืืชื ืืคืืืื ืืืืฉ ืืฉ ืงืืืคื ืืขื ืืจืืฉืขืช ืืืชืจ, ืื ืื ืืคืจืฉ ืืืืฆืืขืื ืื ืื. ืืืฉืืจืื ืืขืช ืืืขืฉื ืงืจืืืื ืืืื ืืืืฃ, ืื ืฉื ืฉืืข ืืจืืืืืืื ืขื ืฉืคืืืช ืขื ืกืคืืื Gen 1 ืืขืืจืคื ืืืฉื.
ืืชืจืื ืืช
ืืกืจืื ืืช
ืืืฃ ืืืืืชื ืืขืืื ื ืืกืฃ, ืจืืืื ืืชืืื ืืขืืืื ืื, ืืืืื ืืฉืืคืจืช, ืืืฉื ืขืืืื ืื ืงืืกืืืืื ืงืืื ืขื ืกืืฃ ืืืืฆืืจ.
"ืืืืกืืืก ืฉืืืื ืืืจ ืืจืืื."
ืฉืืชื ืฉื ื ืงืืฆืื ืขื FS1 ืืฉื ืช 84 ืืื ืืขืืื ืื ืืืืื ืืืชื, ืืื ื ืฉืืข ืืื ืฉืืืื ืงืืืฉืื ืขื ืฉืืชื ืืืืจ ืฉืืืืชื ื ืขืจ ืฉืืชืืืืกืชื ืืื ืืื ืืืคื ื ืืืืืงืจืืก. ืืืจืื ืืืืืืชื Gen 4 ืืจืืืฉ ืชืืืืชื ืืืืช ืืืฉืืืื ืืืจืกืืืช ืืงืืืืืช ืืืขืืืืืช - ืืื ื ืจืื ืืื ืืืคื ืืข ืจืืื, ืืื ืืื ืืฉืื ืืืื ืืืื ืฉืฉ ืขืฉืจื. ืื-ืคืขืืืืช 49 ืกื"ืง ืืืฉืืช ืืฆืืจื ื ืงืืื ืืชืงืจื ืืืืืืืช ืฉื 40 ืงื"ืฉ ืืืืฉื ืฉื ืื ืืืื, ืื ืื ืืชื ืชืจืืืฉ ืื ืจืื ื ืืืืช ืืื ืขืืืื ืคืืื. ืืืืืืืช ืืงืืืืื ืืืขืืืื ืื ืืืื ืฉืืคืืจ ื ืืืจ ืืืฉืืืื ื- FS1 ืงืืืืื, ืืกืคืืื ืืช ืงืฆืืืช ืืืืืฉืื ืืื ืืชืืืฉื ืืืขืืจืคืืช ืืืืืจืืืช ืฉืคืงืื ืืช Gen 2, ืื ืื ืชืฆืคื ืื ืกืื - ืื ืขืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืฉื 62 ืง"ื, ืื ืืืคื ื ืกืคืืจื.
ืืชืจืื ืืช
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ืกืงืืจืช ืงืื ื ืืฉืืืฉืช
"A rewarding classic if you buy smart and budget realistically."
$800-$3,500 usedThe FS1 is a proper little two-stroke classic that'll put a grin on your face every single time you crack the throttle past the powerband. That 50cc engine either runs beautifully or it doesn't run at all โ there's no middle ground with these things. Find one with fresh seals, a recent top-end rebuild, and a clean carb, and you've got yourself something genuinely special. Here's the honest part: most used examples are basket cases. Decades of teenage abuse, incorrect jetting, and questionable homemade modifications mean you need to inspect every single one carefully. Check the frame for cracks around the headstock, look for seized brake cables, and run the engine until it's properly warm before committing to anything. Electrics are usually a nightmare. That said, parts availability from specialists like Motoparts2u is surprisingly decent, and the community knowledge online is deep. Budget at least as much again as the purchase price for restoration costs unless you're buying a fully sorted example from a known enthusiast.
Top 10 Accessories
Curated picks for the Yamaha Fs1 โ owned, ridden, recommended.
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๐ฅ 1 CRITICALTest cold start, look for rough idle or hesitation
Pull kickstart slowly, feel for tight spots or knocking
Check lights, horn, and ignition response carefully
Inspect chain tension, look for rust or loose links
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Solid if maintained, avoid neglected examples
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are common problems with the Yamaha Fs1? +
Carburetor clogged from old fuel: Test cold start, look for rough idle or hesitation (moderate) | Seized or weak two-stroke engine: Pull kickstart slowly, feel for tight spots or knocking (serious) | Corroded or broken electrical wiring: Check lights, horn, and ignition response carefully (moderate)
Is the Yamaha Fs1 a good motorcycle? +
A rewarding classic if you buy smart and budget realistically. Rating: 7.5/10. Best for: Patient enthusiasts wanting an iconic learner classic. Avoid if: You need reliable daily transport right now.
What is the horsepower of the Yamaha Fs1? +
The Yamaha Fs1 produces ~1.5 hp @ 5,500 rpm (note: figures vary slightly by market year and restriction; unrestricted versions produced up to ~4โ5 hp), with ~2.0 Nm @ 5,000 rpm (estimated; official figures rarely published for this class) of torque. Top speed: 45โ50 km/h (stock; restricted to legal limits in most markets).
Is the Yamaha Fs1 good for beginners? +
Yes โ the Yamaha Fs1 is a reasonable choice for new riders (1.5 hp is manageable), weighing 59 kg. Patient enthusiasts wanting an iconic learner classic
Is the Yamaha Fs1 reliable? +
Owners report 1 critical issue to watch for on the Yamaha Fs1, notably: Seized or weak two-stroke engine (Pull kickstart slowly, feel for tight spots or knocking). Buy with a pre-purchase inspection.
Is the Yamaha Fs1 good for daily use? +
Patient enthusiasts wanting an iconic learner classic Fuel: Approximately 1.5โ2.0 L/100km (50โ65 km/L typical real-world average).
How fast is the Yamaha Fs1? +
The Yamaha Fs1 reaches a top speed of 45โ50 km/h (stock; restricted to legal limits in most markets), producing 1.5 hp at 59 kg curb weight. Real-world performance depends on rider weight, gearing, and road conditions.
What gear should I buy for a Yamaha Fs1? +
Motoryk has curated a Top 10 gear list specifically for the Yamaha Fs1, covering engine oil, tires, chain, battery, and brake pads โ see motoryk.com/bikes/yamaha/fs1/top10. Each pick is matched to this bike's spec.
