SUZUKI
Choinori
Suzuki Choinori
- Manufacturer
- SUZUKI
- Model
- Choinori
- Year
- 2003
- Type
- Gentsuki (50cc class)
- Origin
- Japan
01 — Overview
A 50 cc scooter pared down for short trips such as commuting, school runs and shopping. Built in Japan, it sold for 59,800 yen and weighed just 39 kg dry. Its newly developed air-cooled four-stroke OHV single used a high-speed plated cylinder, among other measures, to cut engine weight by 40 percent.
- MAKER
- SUZUKI
- PRODUCTION
- 2003–2007
- ERA
- 2000s
- CATEGORY
- Gentsuki (50cc class)Scooter
02 — Historical Context
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
According to Suzuki, the part count was cut by about 30 percent and the number of bolted joints by about half compared with its most basic existing scooter. Engines were assembled at the Hamamatsu head-office plant and vehicles at the Toyokawa plant. The Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan lists it among its Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology.
2000s — Fuel injection and electronics became the norm, big scooters filled city streets and uses diversified.
03 — Engine
ENGINE
Single
One cylinder: light, simple and characterful. Found everywhere from commuters to off-road machines and classics. Intake, compression, power, exhaust — the cycle behind today's combustion motorcycles.General description of the layout
| Engine layout | Single[1] |
|---|---|
| Cycle | Four-stroke[1] |
| Displacement | 49 cc[1] |
| Bore × stroke | 36 × 48.6 mm[1] |
| Compression ratio | 8.4:1[4] |
| Cooling | Air-cooled[1] |
| Valvetrain | OHV 2-valve[1] |
| Fuel system | VM12 carburettor[4] |
| Max. power (Japan spec) | 1.5 kW / 5,500 rpm[1] |
| Max. power (Japan spec) | 2 PS / 5,500 rpm[1] |
| Max. torque (Japan spec) | 2.9 N·m / 3,500 rpm[1] |
| Max. torque (Japan spec) | 0.3 kgm / 3,500 rpm[1] |
| Transmission | V-belt CVT[1] |
04 — Chassis / Frame
CHASSIS / FRAME
05 — Suspension / Brakes
SUSPENSION / BRAKES
| Rear suspension | none (rigid)[4] |
|---|
06 — Specifications
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Every figure is sourced. Unverified values are not published.
| Production | 2003-02 – 2007-08[3] |
|---|---|
| Model code | BA-CZ41A[4] |
| Engine layout | Single[1] |
| Cycle | Four-stroke[1] |
| Displacement | 49 cc[1] |
| Bore × stroke | 36 × 48.6 mm[1] |
| Compression ratio | 8.4:1[4] |
| Cooling | Air-cooled[1] |
| Valvetrain | OHV 2-valve[1] |
| Fuel system | VM12 carburettor[4] |
| Max. power (Japan spec) | 1.5 kW / 5,500 rpm[1] |
| Max. power (Japan spec) | 2 PS / 5,500 rpm[1] |
| Max. torque (Japan spec) | 2.9 N·m / 3,500 rpm[1] |
| Max. torque (Japan spec) | 0.3 kgm / 3,500 rpm[1] |
| Transmission | V-belt CVT[1] |
| Wheelbase | 1,055 mm[1] |
| Seat height | 680 mm[4] |
| Dry weight | 39 kg[1] |
| Fuel capacity | 3 L[4] |
| Rear suspension | none (rigid)[4] |
Figures are shown per market: JP
07 — Generations
GENERATION HISTORY
ChoinoriBA-CZ41A2003–2007
Generations, model years and market variants (Model → Generation → Variant) are added as they are verified.
08 — Cultural Context
CULTURAL CONTEXT
09 — Gallery
GALLERY
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11 — Sources
SOURCES
- [1]SUZUKI DIGITAL LIBRARY 二輪車 — チョイノリ（2003）スズキ株式会社 · manufacturer · accessed 2026-09-26
- [2]国内生産で59,800円の低価格を実現した機能版スクーター「チョイノリ」（50cc）を発売（2003年1月22日）スズキ株式会社（ニュースリリース） · manufacturer · accessed 2026-09-26
- [3]Suzuki Choinori — WikipediaWikipedia (English) · reference · accessed 2026-09-26
- [4]スズキ・チョイノリ — WikipediaWikipedia (日本語版) · reference · accessed 2026-09-26
12 — Image Credits
PHOTO CREDITS
- Creator
- Rainmaker47
- License
- CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Rainmaker47, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons