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 megalania
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| posted on July 16th, 2007 at 06:51 PM |
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scooters/mopeds
Hey guys and gals. I am thinking of getting a moped/scooter as petrol prices are so high, as well all know and the cost of public transport per day
for me is killing me. So I was thinking of getting a 125cc scooter to go to and from work. Now I am around 100kg in weight so I need it to support me.
Have any of you guys ever had one or currently use one and can offer me some advice.
I won't be riding it on any freeways so it only needs to do 80km/h comfortably. I have a budget of 3-4K. Is it risky to buy second hand.Any advice
would be greatly appreciated
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| posted on July 16th, 2007 at 07:14 PM |
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Learn how to ride a motorbike! A scooter would be too underpowered and a 250cc bike (not a sports bike style) would still have ample power and the
equivelant comfort of a scooter. Fuel costs are negligable. I can get about 200kms to a tank of about $13 on the Harley including thrashing the
daylights out of it.
Once you get used to being vunerable on the road (more so than in a car), you will definately become a better driver as you will see risky situations
that people take for granted when protected by steel.
Eitherway, welcome to the 2 wheeled brotherhood.:thumb
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| posted on July 16th, 2007 at 07:22 PM |
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biggest risk with secondhand is that alot of people are alot slacker servicing scooters and bikes cos they are so much cheaper to buy (and therefore
to replace)
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| posted on July 16th, 2007 at 07:25 PM |
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What about old postie bikes? I heard they go for about $1900 and are fun to ride. I wouldn't mind getting an old vespa and repainting it. Anyone know
of a vespa dealer that deals in second hand scooters?
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| posted on July 16th, 2007 at 07:28 PM |
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You cant beat the PX200 Vespa. Manual gearbox, 200cc 2 stroke and piss easy to work on.
A great scooter resource site !
http://www.scooterhelp.com
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| posted on July 16th, 2007 at 07:29 PM |
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Only an incomptent fool would leave bike maintenance to chance. The consequences for having a puncture, chain breakage or other sort of failure can
potentially be fatal. I wouldn't think it is any less risky than buying any other sort of second hand vehicle. So long as it is checked thoroughly
by someone with a good knowlege of what they are looking at I beg to differ.
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| posted on July 16th, 2007 at 07:50 PM |
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I agree with Notch Nut. It's much better to ride a small motorbike. They are safer, faster when needed, have better acceleration and they are no more
expensive to run. Being tailgated on a scoooter is no fun. On a bike you can get out of the situation quickly and safely.
Another thing with scooters is that they are fashionable now and so you will pay over the odds for that, wheras a motorbike will not have that
problem.
I rode a Honda CB125 for a year when I was a student. I lived near Bungendore about 30 miles out of Canberra and it was a very pleasant experience.
I'd suggest a small motorbike of about that size. It will keep up with the traffic easily. . It will be a good commuter.
Postie's bikes are under geared and have automatic gearboxes, as they are designed to go from house to house at a slow pace. You would need to alter
the final gearing for commuting.
Speaking of posties bikes. In 1998 when I was driving my buggy from Canberra to Perth, I met a young man in Port Augusta who was riding a postie's
bike around Australia in a month as part of a promotion for a Sydney radio station. The low gearing was driving him crazy as he had a top speed if 55
mph. I suggested to him that he have it changed at a bike shop before he tackled the Nullabor.
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| posted on July 17th, 2007 at 06:08 PM |
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posted by Euro_67
You cant beat the PX200 Vespa. Manual gearbox, 200cc 2 stroke and piss easy to work on.
A great scooter resource site !
http://www.scooterhelp.com
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I'll second that, I ride a PX200 to work everyday, I costs about 1/4 of what it cost to drive my T3 dual cab to work, and shaihulud if you think a
scooter is slow, you must have only experienced the smaller 50cc - 125cc scooters, the PX200 is faster than you think, will sit on 100 KMH all day
long ,I have ridden mine up to Sydney a few times, it accellerates better than a car in traffic, is very manoeuvreable, handles great, and you can't
beat the classic looks of a Vespa, and just like a Beetle, very basic and easy to work on, engine comes out in about 15 minutes.
Be careful buying an older Vespa, lots of nasty Indo imports around, beware.
Oh and I also have one 4 sale at the moment
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63456&page=1#pid599526
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