|
|
| Author |
Message |
| steve09 |
This post is not being displayed .
|
 steve09 Scooby Slapper
Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Karma :  
|
|
| Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
 |
| Ste |
This post is not being displayed .
|
 Ste Not Work Safe

Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :    
|
 Posted: 01:00 - 05 Sep 2004 Post subject: |
 |
|
They're all the same pretty much.
Look on Ad Trader for ones near you. |
|
| Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
 |
| steve09 |
This post is not being displayed .
|
 steve09 Scooby Slapper
Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Karma :  
|
|
| Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
 |
| Rollins |
This post is not being displayed .
|
 Rollins Trackday Trickster

Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Karma :  
|
|
| Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
 |
| Ste |
This post is not being displayed .
|
 Ste Not Work Safe

Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :    
|
|
| Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
 |
| steve09 |
This post is not being displayed .
|
 steve09 Scooby Slapper
Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Karma :  
|
|
| Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
 |
| badlydamaged |
This post is not being displayed .
|
 badlydamaged Spanner Monkey

Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Karma :  
|
 Posted: 13:53 - 05 Sep 2004 Post subject: |
 |
|
| steve09 wrote: | some of the Kwak Ar are really kool.
ar there many things you can doo too mod these? |
Theres a fair amount, you can even put a Kawasaki AR80cc Engine in, giving it 6 gears (insead of 5) and 10hp (even before you start to mod it!). However at 16 this would be pretty Illegal. Keeping the 50cc engine there are a fair few performance pipes, air filters and reeds that will imrpove the speed a tiny bit, but make it feel faster with a slightly more savage power delivery and louder exhaust note (also illegal but a good 70% of 50cc bikes being ridden by 16 year olds are like this)
To be honest, why not wait until your 17 and buy an old geared 125 two stroke, these are cheep, much faster than 50ccs, loads of fun, and will want lots of love and attention from their owners from time to time while not breaking the bank to have them repaired. The Kawasaki AR125 would be a good example of such a bike.
If youve made your mind up on 50ccs and are looking at an older geared bike, the AR50 is a good choice as its dead cheep, and the 80cc engine can be slotted in when you want more power. Its much the same with the Old Yamaha RD50MX's, which are very similar bikes to the AR and also have an 80cc cousin from which bigger engines can be sourced. Again its the same with the old DT50MX (which shares it's engine with the RD) so theres plenty of modding opotunities if your that way inclined.
Other cheep air cooled 50cc's include the TS (which is dead common with plenty of recent examples around) the MT50 (not as common as the TS but very similar) and the MB5 (which seems to be dead rare these days, but this one also has the possibility of 80cc engine transplants).
All the above bikes will be fun, will do just over 40mph stock and and will be easy and cheep to fix due to the simplicity of the mechanics. However they are gtting rarer now and after all these years of abuse the ones that are left are likelly to be on their last legs.
I say get a cheep 125 at 17 would be the best plan  ____________________ My bike: 1988 Kawasaki KH100 Status: Polluting Devon with two stroke smog and noise pollution!
"Its not your engine size that matters!, It's what you do with it that counts"
Add me to MSN if you want! badlydamaged@hotmail.com. |
|
| Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
 |
| steve09 |
This post is not being displayed .
|
 steve09 Scooby Slapper
Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Karma :  
|
|
| Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
 |
| ShagsSupra |
This post is not being displayed .
|
 ShagsSupra L Plate Warrior
Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Karma :  
|
 Posted: 17:29 - 07 Sep 2004 Post subject: |
 |
|
I dono aobut you but here in the US people who ride them are concidered "nerds" not in my book I think that thing would be fun as hell to climb on and have fun on... but most at it like wow thats not quite a street bike... when you can pick up a street bike for so damned cheap here. |
|
| Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
 |
| Rollins |
This post is not being displayed .
|
 Rollins Trackday Trickster

Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Karma :  
|
|
| Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
 |
| JonB |
This post is not being displayed .
|
 JonB Afraid of Mileage

Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :  
|
 Posted: 18:22 - 08 Sep 2004 Post subject: |
 |
|
Pah, I have an automatic and I will have to learn to use gears too if I want to pass the 33BHP test.
I have a training session for free from the motorcycle training centre soon, because I took my CBT with them.  ____________________ Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it?s worth. |
|
| Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
 |
| steveh |
This post is not being displayed .
|
 steveh World Chat Champion

Joined: 24 Aug 2004 Karma :   
|
 Posted: 22:15 - 08 Sep 2004 Post subject: |
 |
|
Yeah, the gears aren't that hard to get the hang of, well wasn't for me, but some people find things harder than others, id never ridden a geared bike before, but soon as i got on it came naturally (not being big headed) but it did, its all about confidence really, but dont get over confident or you mite be waking up in hospital
safe riding, Steve. ____________________ Current : 06 Zx10r, 07 Wr450f SM, 74 850 norton commando, 63 bsa b40, 1962 Triton 650, 67 Triumph Tr6r, 1955 Triton 750, 1978 TY250E. |
|
| Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
 |
| Marc_Buck |
This post is not being displayed .
|
 Marc_Buck Could Be A Chat Bot
Joined: 31 May 2004 Karma :  
|
|
| Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
 |
| Ste |
This post is not being displayed .
|
 Ste Not Work Safe

Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :    
|
 Posted: 00:57 - 10 Sep 2004 Post subject: |
 |
|
Wouldn't worry too much Marc, it had was just over 24 hours old, so not exactly an old thread.
Gears are easy to learn, and with practice you will be able to do it with ease, managing to pull off isn't too hard (doing it smoothly is harder) and changing up gears is very easy, so managing to do 85mph doesn't really say very much.
If you're going to get a 125 or do your 33bhp test when you're 17 you are best of getting a geared 50cc so that you are more conifdent and experiences with using them when you turn 17 and get a 125 or do your test. They're not too hard to use, but using them correctly and smoothly and to test standard is the trick. |
|
| Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
 |
Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 21 years, 215 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
 |
|
|