50cc scooter

tribesman44

looking into getting a 50cc scooter. just curious if anyone has experience with these. i know the legalities of them and that they do 35mph and all. just curious to see if they are reliable, do they need a lot of maintenance, etc.. never rode one before so any info will help.

Galway K9

ok theyre messy....i had one....looved it..Its great for around towm however dangerous as you cant get speed to keep up or filter appropiatley and cars dont respect them at all....

I unrestricted mine got 60mph at downhill but burned out....do not unrestrict ha

Great fun tho, they are good craic in town:D

Harley Mopedson

tribesman44

Galway K9 wrote: »

ok theyre messy....i had one....looved it..Its great for around towm however dangerous as you cant get speed to keep up or filter appropiatley and cars dont respect them at all....

I unrestricted mine got 60mph at downhill but burned out....do not unrestrict ha

Great fun tho, they are good craic in town:D

Harley Mopedson

LOL, 60mph. i'd be afraid to do 30 on one of those things. i am worried about the drivers though. people rarely respect me when im walking/cycling. i picture them hating scooters and killing me. just can't afford another car with all the maintenance. last one cost me a fortune. scooters are cheap to insure and for road tax right?

Galway K9

my advice get a learner legal motorbike....its safe when you drive correctly, good speed and same price

Bykobap

Go for it, i've done 10k on mine baby Neo's last year and never had a problem. Does 100km on 3.5 litres and tax is e43.
A litre of oil will do ya for 1k which is e7.80. Absolutely adore my baby and is hardly going to lose in value if bought second hand and cared for.
All in all, it will cost ya about e8 for every 100km you do.
Insurance, oil, maintenance, petrol, tax, etc, the lot.
She has to have a nickname though, mine's Tricky Trickster or Trixie.

tribesman44

Bykobap wrote: »

Go for it, i've done 10k on mine baby Neo's last year and never had a problem. Does 100km on 3.5 litres and tax is e43.
A litre of oil will do ya for 1k which is e7.80. Absolutely adore my baby and is hardly going to lose in value if bought second hand and cared for.
All in all, it will cost ya about e8 for every 100km you do.
Insurance, oil, maintenance, petrol, tax, etc, the lot.
She has to have a nickname though, mine's Tricky Trickster or Trixie.

hahaha, tricky trickster. sounds good. is 30,000km a lot of miles for one? i was looking at a suzuki 50cc and its a 2002. i thought 30,000km sounded like a lot for a scooter, but then again i don't know much about them. also, do you know of hongyi? i saw an ad for one. its a vespa knockoff made in china. guy is asking €350 and it only has 2,000km on it.

Bykobap

tribesman44 wrote: »

hahaha, tricky trickster. sounds good. is 30,000km a lot of miles for one? i was looking at a suzuki 50cc and its a 2002. i thought 30,000km sounded like a lot for a scooter, but then again i don't know much about them. also, do you know of hongyi? i saw an ad for one. its a vespa knockoff made in china. guy is asking €350 and it only has 2,000km on it.

Can't contribute anything towards other makes and mileage, but Trixie took me to Serbia and back over 13 days whilst she had 25k on clock.
Anyways, bring somebody with a bit of know how along with ya if you don't trust your mechanical judgement.
Trixie was duuurty as whores knickers when i bought her but the heart was sound.
Lucky i guess.
Ahh you'll love it, good luck to ya.

tribesman44

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Bykobap wrote: »

Can't contribute anything towards other makes and mileage, but Trixie took me to Serbia and back over 13 days whilst she had 25k on clock.
Anyways, bring somebody with a bit of know how along with ya if you don't trust your mechanical judgement.
Trixie was duuurty as whores knickers when i bought her but the heart was sound.
Lucky i guess.
Ahh you'll love it, good luck to ya.

jesus christ, to serbia?! thats a hell of a haul man. yea, i need to find someone who knows a bit about them. is trixie a 2 stroke or 4?

Bykobap

tribesman44 wrote: »

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jesus christ, to serbia?! thats a hell of a haul man. yea, i need to find someone who knows a bit about them. is trixie a 2 stroke or 4?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFzwUGJ-kRo

tribesman44

Bykobap wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFzwUGJ-kRo

lol

tribesman44

i just got that. clever way of answering the question, lol. are 2 stroke a pain? how often do you need to add oil to the petrol? i have good knowledge of cars, but i don't know anything about scooters. the extent of my 2 stroke knowledge comes from petrol strimmers

Bykobap

tribesman44 wrote: »

i just got that. clever way of answering the question, lol. are 2 stroke a pain? how often do you need to add oil to the petrol? i have good knowledge of cars, but i don't know anything about scooters. the extent of my 2 stroke knowledge comes from petrol strimmers

Litre of oil will do ya for 1000km its e7.80 for a litre. Oil has a separate tank next to petrol one.
No pain at all once you arm yourself with patience for long distance trips, can't beat it for city traffic though.

tribesman44

picked up a suzuki estilete last week and absolutely love it. 50cc 2 stroke with 30,000km on the clock. she rides like a charm and does 40mph no problem. now if it would only stop pissin raining!

Bykobap

Good man. No rain forcasted for next 3 days, how much was she?

tribesman44

Bykobap wrote: »

Good man. No rain forcasted for next 3 days, how much was she?

guy was asking €550 but i got him down to €300. he was selling it for his mom. had all the service records and original owners manual and receipt. she paid €2,800 for it from Ivor's in galway back in 2002.

Bykobap

Bliss. How can you go wrong with e300. Happy for ya, take care buck.

tribesman44

i named her jenna jameson, because she is irish and all

seanybiker

My bike is Sasha 2.0. Named her after jd's Sasha in scrubs that died outside the shop in a shootout haha