Aprilia rs 50 or recommend other

Running Bing

Recntly Ive decided Id like to get a motorcycle. I share a car with my mother (im 20, 2nd provisional hoping to get full license soon) at the moment and while its great I always fancied the idea of a motrcyle. Ive always wanted a superbike and love the look of them but obviously being young(cash is tight) and being my first bike(ive never drove a bike in my life) I need something affordable and not too powerful. So I came across the aprilia rs 50 (and the rs 125) and was just wondering if anyone has any experience with this bike or advice on other models that might suit me. Ill be getting a second hand bike and was wondering what price should I be aiming to pay for a decent one and how much should I expect to be paying for Insurance. Thanks.

subway

bikewolrd have 2 of last years model left at 2500, i think - ring them, which seems like an excellennt price
sexy bike.
wish i was small enough to enjoy one

not sure about second hand etc just thought id throw in my opinion.
insurewise your looking at group 5 i think.
for 20 yrs old i wuld guess about 3 grand

Roddy23

Although it is only a 50cc, be prepared to pay for the insurance, as Subway said they will be classed as Group 5.

Steffano2002

Group 5 for an Aprilia RS 50? Bloody hell... In France they're considered mopeds and cost around €100 to insure...

babybundy

if you want a sportish bike nsr 80 is cheaper all round

Kinetic^

Roddy23 wrote:

Although it is only a 50cc, be prepared to pay for the insurance, as Subway said they will be classed as Group 5.

My cousin got quoted 10k (no BS) when he was 16 on a prov in Dublin.

Steffano2002

Keyser Soze 5 wrote:

My cousin got quoted 10k (no BS) when he was 16 on a prov in Dublin.

:eek: OMG OMG OMG!!! :eek:

omb0wyn5ehpij9

A rs50 is group 2 with Aon, not group 5. A rs 125 is group 7 with them

A nsr 80 is group 3, but the nsr 75 (same bike, just a different name) from 2003 is group 2!

Kinetic^

Steffano2002 wrote:

:eek: OMG OMG OMG!!! :eek:

Yeah I know dude, and that was like 2 years ago too.

babybundy

BrynW wrote:

A rs50 is group 2 with Aon, not group 5. A rs 125 is group 7 with them

A nsr 80 is group 3, but the nsr 75 (same bike, just a different name) from 2003 is group 2!

i had an 02 and it was group 2

Darando

Yamaha TZR 50 is also an option - about €3400 from megabikes. also try motomax (www.motomax.ie) - its also a group 2 with AON.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

babybundy wrote:

i had an 02 and it was group 2

Sorry, meant to say 2002.

OP, if you are lucky enough to be able to afford group 2 insurance, a nsr 75 is a better bet than the rs50, even tho the rs50 does look better. I had the nsr 75 for about a year, and for what it is, it's a great little bike

Darando

btw anyone know where you can get a list of bikes in the insurance groups? (electronically - i.e pdf)

mikemac

If you go to http://www.planetfun.org/ and go to bike or scooter section, click on any of the manufacturers logos and then click on "pricing is here".

Sorry, I'd give a direct link if I could but the way the website is set up, I'm not sure how

It gives the groups of loads of bikes. I can't gurantee if it's up to date

Also, its seems an Aprilia RS50 is group 1, the same as a scooter

subway

micmclo wrote:

If you go to http://www.planetfun.org/ and go to bike or scooter section, click on any of the manufacturers logos and then click on "pricing is here".

Sorry, I'd give a direct link if I could but the way the website is set up, I'm not sure how

It gives the groups of loads of bikes. I can't gurantee if it's up to date

Also, its seems an Aprilia RS50 is group 1, the same as a scooter

that appears to be a 4 yr old lsiitng.
it quotes the rs50 as group 2

i mustve benn thinking of the rs 125 in my earlier post

omb0wyn5ehpij9

That planet fun insurance listing is out of date. If you have any questions on what grouping a bike is, just ask here, one of us will be able to answer your question

babybundy

its actually 01 for the cheaper insurance but a friend had a rs125 and said it was a very fragile engine needed special gear box oil dunno wat type i said it before and i'll say it again for a a1 catagory bike its got to be the varadero xl 125 as long as your not a short ass (no offence meant)

omb0wyn5ehpij9

babybundy wrote:

its actually 01 for the cheaper insurance but a friend had a rs125 and said it was a very fragile engine needed special gear box oil dunno wat type i said it before and i'll say it again for a a1 catagory bike its got to be the varadero xl 125 as long as your not a short ass (no offence meant)

If you mean that it is actually 2001 for group 2 insurance on a nsr 75/80 then you are incorrect. It's definately 2002.

A rs125 is a very highly tuned 2 stroke machine, it is best to run it on fully synthetic engine oil. All 2 stroke machines need to be looked after properly and one as highly tuned as a rs125 would be a bad idea for a novice..........not to mention AON wouldn't insure him on it :rolleyes:

Running Bing

Wow wasnt expecting so many helpful responses. Cheers for that lads. How much does group 2 insurance cost. Also Ive been having a bit of trouble finding a good example of an ncr80. Most bikes seem to be ancient Im coming across. Am I correct in saying Honda dont make them anymore? I would have thought they would have some sort of replacement model (low cc sporty bike) But I cant seem to find anything.

babybundy

ring this number for aon 016059301 they are probily theonly ones that will quote you

subway

honda do the cbr125 these days as the nsr "replacement"
although its more like a cg update as the bike is alledgely 0% fun.
mainly due to it being a 4 stroke instead of a 2 stroke.

maybe you should take a look for a derbi or cagiva?

babybundy

subway wrote:

honda do the cbr125 these days as the nsr "replacement"
although its more like a cg update as the bike is alledgely 0% fun.
mainly due to it being a 4 stroke instead of a 2 stroke.

maybe you should take a look for a derbi or cagiva?

its also group 3 and reminds me of the rg 80

babybundy

BrynW wrote:

If you mean that it is actually 2001 for group 2 insurance on a nsr 75/80 then you are incorrect. It's definately 2002.

A rs125 is a very highly tuned 2 stroke machine, it is best to run it on fully synthetic engine oil. All 2 stroke machines need to be looked after properly and one as highly tuned as a rs125 would be a bad idea for a novice..........not to mention AON wouldn't insure him on it :rolleyes:

no i'd say i am right cause i was looking over some stuff and i found i had my bikes mixed up cause mine was a 01 not 02 but even at that it was 97 i know i am contradicting my self but i'll stick with this answer and i complete for got i had the ex girlfriends one down for group 2 and that was a 99