50cc twist and go not really adequete.

S-A-M · L Plate Warrior Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Karma :

Hi guys I just got my first twist and go and it's not really adequate, because I'm a six footer I had trouble finding a bike that fitted me so I went with the aprillia sport city 50.

Anyway the problems I have are

I live in the country and at the moment the roads are really muddy and I find myself loosing control a lot on the thick mud around the lanes and I've even fallen off a couple of times. Wich isn't good but even at 15mph I can feel the bike losing control and over I go.

Also I do a drive to school 7miles there and seven miles back and it'[s along a main road where the speed limit is 60 once I get out the lanes and I don't feel safe about being constantly and I do mean constantly over taken.

Also It will only do 35 and takes a long time to get there I really feel unsafe on these fast roads.

So could I change the tires to something that would give me more grip and could I also get the speed up a little even 40 or 45 would be good, a normal twenty minute drive takes me 40 minutes on the bike and it's extrememely tedious.

I even find it's a struggle to keep up with the flow of traffic in the local town.

I really want to sort this bike out as there were very few scoots available second hand (none that fitted me) so I ended up spending a fair amount on a brand new one.

Needless to say after all the money I'm a little frustrated.

Sorry for the long post thanks in advance for the help.

gazzeh · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 01 Oct 2008 Karma :

aprilia rs50, im 6ft1 and its fine for me, (well was when i used 2 ride it) Got it for sale for £400

frez · Nova Slayer Joined: 02 Dec 2008 Karma :

Check the tyre treads and tyre pressures.

It maybe possible to de-restict your moped and fit different rollers to get a higher top speed, but this will not be legal if you are only 16.

Command a position in the road and do not be forced into the curb where the road surface is worse and more dangerous. Riding in car tracks on dirty roads will help as their tyres will have cleared most of the muck from that area.

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S-A-M · L Plate Warrior Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Karma :

Is it normal I found even 10 or 15 MPH I can start to feel like I'm losing it on the mud particularly on the corners that are literally coated.

frez · Nova Slayer Joined: 02 Dec 2008 Karma :

If you have normal road tyres then you will not feel stable on mud.

S-A-M · L Plate Warrior Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Karma :

oh yeah It was new so I guess it's probably restriced it takes a while to get to 35 and will not do more downhill than it will do flat so restricted maybe?

I know it's not legal to remove restrictions but theoretically what is the likelyhood of being caught if it was derestriced?

S-A-M · L Plate Warrior Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Karma :

should I change the tyres then.

I don't know a lot about bikes but they're pretty smooth tyres and I'm guessing it wasn't designed fo country lanes covered in mud and other crap.

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Bike_craze1 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Karma :

Would of thought it would of done atleast 40mph de restricted.
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Bike_craze1 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Karma :

Get some new tires mate.
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S-A-M · L Plate Warrior Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Karma :

Only had it a week, What I mean is the tires are smooth in camparison to my mates geared bikes they seem to have much rougher tires.

I wiegh 12 stone but seeing as it's so new maybe theres a break in period if it's derestricted which I doubt seeing as it was new I guess they would of made it legal for me.

Only 150 on the clock, so I guess I couldn't, from what I've read, derestrict it until it's broken in a bit.

Am I making sense?

colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

try going slow enough to stay on it, and putting your foot down to stop it falling over if it starts to go
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frez · Nova Slayer Joined: 02 Dec 2008 Karma :

If it is a public road then phone the council and complain and explain you have had one accident on it already, they will come and clean it and serve a notice on anyone responsible. If it is a private road you are on more difficult ground as they may be able to simply deny you access.

A lot of the original tyres on bikes are crap. Built to a budget and/or climates warmer than ours, so it maybe worth replacing them.

As for de-restricting it, you will most likely get away with it, unless you are caught speeding, in which case they will do you for the bike being de-restricted and no valid insurance as your insurance wont cover a derestricted bike.

Personally, I would de-restrict it as I think that doing 30 on national speed limit roads on a moped is dangerous, but that is not necessarily a policemans view.

Jordan Mc3 · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 28 Jul 2008 Karma :

I Live in the country bit of colchester and i have to go down backlanes covered in mud & god knows what else then go down the A120 to get to work so i have kinda similar problems

im 6ft3 and weigh 12.2 stone and i have a piaggio nrg mc3 derestricted, sports exhaust rollers & belt and ofcourse always kept maintained does about 55 on the a120 so easily keeps with the flow & as for the back roads mate its just one of those things small tyres + muddy roads is always going to end up tricky no matter what tyres you have either just go another route or be confident stay out of the edges and command the road go at your pace

keep safe

Karma

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