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  • 16-07-2010 10:47am
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    OREGATO
    Registered Users Posts: 898 ✭✭✭


    Hi guys,

    I'm new to motorbikes/mopeds and would just like some helpful advice.

    I'm looking to get a moped for beating the traffic in the morning and getting in and out of work.

    I work in Dublin City Center and just have a few questions.

    1. Where to park? I've enquired in a near by car park and they're quoting 5 euro a day, is this a decent price? Can I leave the moped on the street or would I get fined for that?

    2. My budget for the bike itself is €500. It'll be my first so I'm just wondering if anyone would recommend a small 50cc scooter for me. What makes/models and is my budget realistic? Any links to any scooters for sale that I should look at?

    3. Insurance. Are Carole Nash and Quinn the only companies I can go to?

    4. Any other hints and tips would be great.

    Thanks in advance.

    Will
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    Jackasaurus rex
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Jackasaurus rex


    You can park it on the footpath but make sure you lock it to something so it doesnt get lifted up and thrown in the back of a van, it happens.

    Carol nash, Quinn, and Aon are your only choices for insurance sadly.

    You may get a bargain for 500 euro but you would be very lucky to get one for that price that doesnt need work. A lot of 50cc mopeds are bought by young people that run the bollocks out of them so you could spend a lot more than the bike is worth just getting it to run safely.

    Your best bet would be get one either new or second hand from a dealer or someone you know so you have some come back.

    Make sure bring a mate that knows bikes if you are going to check one out. They would know what to look for and what to ask.


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