hi guys , auld yin here, needin advice

going to buy a scooter for work, had me full license for car since 1984,,,so can i drive a scooter without and other bother.

next and most important,,,,,,what scooter will i buy 50cc, which i can mod,,,,,,needing this for a 80 mile commute from stirling to edinburgh daily..

trains and mountain bikes are killin me man


need to get reel and get a scooter,,,also advice about insurers and any other info appreciated,,,,,am handy with engines,,,,being an old crosser fart


am here to stay,,,help me out,,,got cash for a machine

Iain

 

80 miles on mountain bike wow and if your going that fr you should get 125cc or 200cc but you need to get license for them

 

cheers craig for reply,,,,a use the scotrail service as wqell matey,,,,maybe 2 miles on mtb,,,still puffin and blowwin though.

a run a motorhome and have done for years,,,,,49cc would be good but as long as under 100,,,so i dinnay need licensed bud,,,too much hassle for an old fossil

Iain

 

yeh 2 miles would be ok mte a 50cc is plenty for that but wouldnt get you past 40mph t the most some even got less than 30, nrg's are supposed to be quite good but i would go for a good condition 2 stroke 5 s i have had a 4 stroke 50 and it was awful at starting and was soo slow

 

cheers craig,,was looking at a kymco super8 2008 for 350,,,but thats a 4 stroke,,been looking at some modded scooters on youtube ,,,think their 70ccs,,think that maybe be good,,,stage 6 or summit

any for sale on here??????

whats the maximum a can drive without license hassles

cheers craig

 

I think its a 50cc as that's what my dad used to have on car license but you could always get a 50cc and put a 70cc kit on it and not tell but its a chance you would have to take as 50cc's aren't supposed to go over 30mph iirc but most do and a 70cc kit makes no visual changes to the bike tbh

 

soundsa good matey,,,,so whats the name of the scooters i should look out for that kits are available for,,,as long as its a twin headlight cool looking machine...or do u know any modded ones for sale.

really need sorted for monday,,,im throwing 70 pounds at the railway every week,,and surfacing at 5.00am for work,,,,,,with one of these a wouldnt need to leave till seven am.

long lie every day,,,,a like

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-YAMA..._Motorcycles&hash=item256c6b1896#ht_791wt_924

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-Ae..._Motorcycles&hash=item19cd6c5b95#ht_500wt_941

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/scooter-5..._Motorcycles&hash=item2ebb5e3adb#ht_500wt_941

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-YQ..._Motorcycles&hash=item519d584120#ht_500wt_941

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/aprilla-r..._Motorcycles&hash=item1c239705b5#ht_500wt_941

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-APRI...Motorcycles&hash=item4cfe25d186#ht_1164wt_924

 

cheers craig,,,,,like the look of the aprilia sr scooters,,,,hundreds of miles from me though,,,,
im going to check and see whats the nearest sr to me,,,what,s a nrg??

back soon

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2010-PIAG..._Motorcycles&hash=item2a19766894#ht_998wt_924

 

Hi friend! welcome to the forums!!! keep in mind that 70cc tuned scoots are not economical at all! cheers!

 

You have a full car licence which means you can ride a 50cc without L plates.

However, if you do your one day cbt you can ride a 125 with L plates for 2 years.

The cbt isn't expensive and a 125 motorbike would be a lot better for the kind of distances you do. Also if you've had mx bikes previously you'll be used to riding them.

For 350 i reckon you could get a decent KMX/DT down your way.

Something like that will blow away a scooter speed wise and give you a lot more road presence.

 

Personally i'd go for a piaggio nrg, Put a leo vince tt exhaust, polini reed valve, polini double air filter, remove the ristrictor in varitor washer, Air intake brass filter out then you will have a NRG that will go 60mph and does 70mpg!

 

Hi buddy,

I've been in a similar situation. 80 miles (is that round trip or each way?) is a long way on a 50cc.

I agree with the above, CBT then next day off you go on a 125 which will cope with that sort of milage.

I had a SYM Joyride 125, ate up the miles in comfort, cheap to buy, 80mpg too. Got a Piaggio X8 250 now, big bike, lots of storage, the 125 version would be a good contender.

Check out the 'Maxi Muppets' forum for big scoot info.