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Getting a Scooter. Need advice though : ) |
amawanqa
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@ arien617:
Yeah mate, it's OTT power to weight ratio certainly appeals.
The latest (K7 and K8) models push out a claimed 185 bhp. Wonderful, ballistic excess... gotta love it, LOL.
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kenoby
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I do not know if they still sell them but Gilera Runner or Piaggio NRG are great scooters. Had one, driven loads of them and Piaggio/Gilera are far best. Also Yamaha Aerox. I didn't look for them for quite some time.. Sadly now are 4stroke, right? Whatever you choose, 1st rule is a helmet, 2nd is do not tune it, trust me. There is no end to it. I have also fallen for atleast 20 times from mine... And drive for everyone, not only for yourself, if you get my point..
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Coxy
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@danny
I meant a 50cc bike yes, of course you can ride these at 16.
Everyone says wait and get a car, but if you can afford it get a bike first. If you go with a decent insurer you will have a years no claims to go towards your car insurance. My friend did this and had a 1.6 turbo Golf for a first car, until it was written off after 5 days (not his fault) so he got a 1.6 Astra sport and still paid less than £1500 insurance. All because he HAD a bike at 16!
Of course they are more dangerous, and many many accidents on bikes aren't the rider's fault. However if you act sensibly (who does at 16?  ) at least enough to know your own limits there are no problems! Just make sure it is well maintained and you are visible to other road users and adapt your riding to weather conditions.
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Rookwise
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I had my first motorbike at 15 (15 years ago  ). It was a H reg Honda MT50. Great little bike and never let me down. Had bikes until I was 19 and then went onto getting my car licence.
Best of all. I was exempt from doing the theory test because I'd already got my full motorbike licence 
3rd party insurance as a learner on the MT50 was just £420 so wasn't too bad.
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fatreg
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On 2008-04-18 00:04:02, Rookwise wrote:
I had my first motorbike at 15 (15 years ago ).
3rd party insurance as a learner on the MT50 was just £420 so wasn't too bad.
I think wasn't is the operative word there...........
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kcassidy
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Get a Piaggio, gilera or aprillia ped mate. I would say a gilera runner as they are comfortable and when derestricted they will do about 45mph.
Also they use piaggio(they are the same company as piaggio) engines which are really easy to tune so if you add a sports exhaust and a 70cc kit, you can reach about 60mph real speed.
Have a look at the forums on http://www.scootershack.co.uk. there is a lot of moped owners on there.
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Daedalus85
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£1000+ to look like a chavvy tit? Can't you just wear burberry and argos-jewelery instead?
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@the one that said cool but stupid,get a 9999mph bike,and then run it on full speed on a bridge...You're sure to reach the sun or the moon depending whether it'd day or night,though going to the sun would cost too much time.. |
Danny_BFC
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I'll address all the points when i get back in thanks for everyones advice so far tho
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arien617
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Danny, can you not get a quad bike for that kinda money?
They're waaay cooler than a ped.. any day!
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Danny_BFC
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Rightt then
@ Kenoby+kcassidy my mates got a Gilerra Runner, de-restricted and it piss's all my other mates's Speedfighters. thanks for reminded me of that  Oh and i wasn't planning on tuning it, but i think i will end up doing so
@coxy your a legend i was telling everyone that today there well impressed cheers bud
@Rookwise was that Third Party F+F or just third party? My mates fully comp for 550 on a 07 Speedfighter
@fatreg 
@Daedalus85 Live life while im young and free, might end up in a tree  Lyrical madness. (taking the piss obv)
the last guy i cant remember be ok
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Danny_BFC
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Ok Narrowed it down to a scooter now. Bikes would be too impractical at the moment and there turnin out more expensive than the scooters which i am on a tight budget so every little helps etc.
Its Either between
Peugeot Jetforce
Aprilla SR50
Gilerra Runner
Peugeot Speedfight
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kenoby
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On 2008-04-20 16:29:12, ..:/Ğanny:.. wrote:
Ok Narrowed it down to a scooter now. Bikes would be too impractical at the moment and there turnin out more expensive than the scooters which i am on a tight budget so every little helps etc.
Its Either between
Peugeot Jetforce
Aprilla SR50
Gilerra Runner
Peugeot Speedfight
Gilera Runner, please. Sweet sc. Very driveable... I had ac Gilera Stalker that did 120km/h. Believe it or not. So, Gilera...
Malossi and Polini are the houses for the tuning parts, but I wouldn't recommend it. I had crankshaft replaced, along with racing bearings, variator, 1st set of gears, belt, carburator DellOrto 21mm, Polini Racing kit, racing clutch, racing brake pads, Arrow exhaust.... Trust me, there is no end to it...
BTW, it pissed on tuned SR50
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parsnip
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aprilia rs50 and derbi gpr50 are the best 50s out there..
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Danny_BFC
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On 2008-04-20 22:04:26, Nitro1360 wrote:
aprilia rs50 and derbi gpr50 are the best 50s out there..
If i was getting a bike like that i'd probs be looking at a yamaha TZR
And Kenoby pal how much did you end up spending on yours?
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