What do the kids ride?

[Skudd]

My son will be turning 16 in a few months time and I thought about getting him some wheels and an engine.
What are the kids riding these days?
I don't want to spend too much, just in case it gets nicked or bashed. I would like him to have a geared bike, but he is a short arse so will probably be best on a twist and go thing. Needs to look rugged ish ( that's so I wont feel the shame of having near the house) Not too chavvy either.
by the way, he isn't really into bikes, it is me wanting him to get some independence and some road skills before he gets into a car when he is 17yr.
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[ms51ves3]

Yamaha CW50. Awesome scooters

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

I see plenty of yoofs on the Aprilia scoot.

SR50.

https://www.maxmoto.co.uk/images/Aprilia%20SR%2050%20Factory.jpg
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[N cee thirty]

rs50's and all them types are pretty sick at 16
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[Frost]

Buying anything too pretty is likely to get robbed or more likely dropped wiping a load off the value and breaking his heart. 50cc dirt bike on the other hand can be dropped, kicked, pushed over, vandalised and still work and look decent.

[Carvel]

Ive got a Derbi Senda

Whoreage
https://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae271/RxsOllie/Derbisenda.jpg

Im pretty short (like 5'8 ish) and I fit it ok.

Ive ridden an sr50 and dont see the appeal

My Derbi's awesome
and really slow
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[N cee thirty]

a guy i know had a aprilia rx50,dirt bike thing

looked petty awesome
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DT50, TS50, AR50, MBX50.
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[stinkwheel]

Sachs Madass.

So minimal, there is nothing there to break. C50 derived motor so almost bomb proof. Proper big wheels, proper footpegs, lightweight and the controls are in the right places.

Could be something of a theif magnet though.

Quite fancy one myself actually.

https://www.mototype.com/pics/5336/full/sachs_madass-50_4.jpg
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[swiftb]

I started my penis enlargment therapy at an early age, this was my ride at 16
https://tonylee.kbx.cz/extreme/moto/Derbi%20GPR%2050%20R%20-%209%20k.jpg

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[Nai]

Not sure what they do ride, but you can always try a Rieju. Spanish brand, prices are mid way between Chinese and Jap bikes. They have proper Yamaha engines in, not cheap Chinese made replicas. Have a nosey. Got a few 50cc's

https://www.rieju.es/en/interface.html

[itsallgood]

Brother in law had a gilera dna50. Cracking wee scoot, cheap as chips second hand, good height for shorter people too

Almost like a bridge between a scoot and a geared bike, they actually don't look too bad in the flesh

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[potato]

Any italian scooter, like gilera/piaggio are good.

avoid them crappy french peugeots.
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[G]

Just got the wreck of an MT50 for a project. Definitely quite a bit smaller than the modern-fare 50cc dirt bikes I think and from what I remember they go ok etc.

[hmmmnz]

no self respecting father would buy his son a scooter!!!!

buy him a bike with gears, preferably a wee smokey,
and something that crashes well, eg a dirt bike,

so along the lines of ..
derbi senda drd 50sm
https://www.newcombes.co.uk/images/uploaded_images/bikes_image/new_bikes/DRD_Pro50_SM_Wh-40902090502120.jpg
suzuki ts50x
https://www.suzukicycles.org/photos/TS/TS50/2000_TS50X_black_520.jpg
yamaha dt50
https://www.bikez.com/pictures/yamaha/2006/22781_0_1_2_dt%2050%20x_Image%20credits%20-%20Yamaha.jpg
Malaguti XSM / xtm 50
https://www.motorbikestoday.com/reviews/Images/malaguti_xtm1_large.jpg
aprilia rx / sx 50
https://www.maxmoto.co.uk/images/Aprilia%20SX%2050%202010.jpg
reiju spike / tango / mrt / smx / rr 50
https://www.arpem.com/motos/modelos/rieju/flash/2007/rieju-smx-pro-50/rieju-smx-pro-50-li.jpg
one for sale near hull
husqvarna wsm 50
https://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2004%5C06%5C04%5Cbikepics-160276-800.jpg
heres one for sale

just to name a few, there is always the pit bike options as well, with the added bonus, of cheap plentiful parts, and loads of upgrades etc
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[stuartadair]

I've got the same with No1 Son who is 16 shortly. I accept the fact that the bike will be dropped and generally abused so there's no way was I going to spend out a fortune on a nice bike. Went Chinese and bought a BT49QT for £125.

https://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/stuartadair123/stufff/IMG00194-20100816-2151.jpg


Now he's got an incentive to behave and I've told him that if he's in one piece when he's 17 he can use my other Chinese bike.

https://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/stuartadair123/stufff/PICT1878.jpg

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[pinkyfloyd]

[Moonie]

https://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a292/66879/Photo0059.jpg?t=1285578598

Best bike I ever had, don't get him a dirtbike, it will probably end up being abused in a field by pikeys.

What's your price range?
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