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Moped help.

  • 20-04-2010 9:01pm
    #1
    Lmao_Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭


    Hello lads,

    im thinking about getting a moped over the next few months or so,just have some quick questions though :

    1. Can anyone recommend a cheapish moped that you can still get parts etc for now ? Have been looking on adverts etc and seen some decent bikes for <700. (only looking for a 50cc one,I'm only 16)

    2. I know you can't tell me exactly,but roughly,how much would tax/insurance be (considering I am 16 and male)

    3. Is there anything that you think I should know before looking into this,have tried to get a quote online but it said I have to ring them for a quote after filling in everything :(.

    And is it easy enough to get a provisional licence ? All it is is passing a theory test yeah ? Then passing a driving test for the full licence which I want to get in the future.

    Thanks alot


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  • #2
    hobochris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,164 ✭✭✭hobochris


    Gilera Runner is a decent moped with plenty of parts.

    Tax would be 70-80 max going on big bike rates.

    Insurance depends on the figure the person at the insurance company makes up on on the day.


    I'd stick with a provisional A1 until you turn 18, then get the A permit and then full licence.


  • #3
    Lmao_Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭Lmao_Man


    Thanks for the reply chris.

    Just googles gilera runner(don't know anything really about mopeds) and it looks and sounds great.

    Don't suppose there's any websites to get quotes from,as I said earlier I tried but it failed after I requested a quote.

    Yeah I think I might stick with the provisional for a while,I need to just pass the theory test then yes ? I'll have to look into it ,maybe pass the theory test first then look at buying te bike ,should be able to learn it all from a book or something.

    The gilera runner seems more expensive than most mopeds but you get what you pay for don't you.

    Thanks for the reply :)


  • #4
    seanybiker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    Yeah just pass the theory test and off you go. The aerox is grand. Loads of them around so should be able to pick up a cheap one. Insurance depends on where you live also. A few years back I knew a few chaps who paid 1014 for insurance on a scootay, that was here in waterford. Dublin you could add on a few hundred to that.


  • #5
    Lmao_Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭Lmao_Man


    Ouch that's high enough :P

    I'll have to apply for the theory test soon then.....


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