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Irn-Bru
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PostPosted: 13:51 - 05 Jul 2013    Post subject: Best value 125 scooter for around 2k? Reply with quote
This is for my mate not me, I haven't caught the gay.

Basically needs to be near 2k, not Chinese and 0% finance is important too. Yamaha Vity seems to be the closest match I can see.
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PostPosted: 14:11 - 05 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
why scotter? what about a cbf125/ybr125?
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PostPosted: 14:14 - 05 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Get a runner 125 and spend the change on 2 smoke.
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Irn-Bru
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PostPosted: 14:14 - 05 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
He couldn't get the hang of the clutch and basically gave up instantly and resorted to a scooter.
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PostPosted: 14:24 - 05 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Irn-Bru wrote:
He couldn't get the hang of the clutch and basically gave up instantly and resorted to a scooter.


A lot of people don't always get it straight away, more practise on clutch work and then buy a motorbike?

and to answer ur question - I saw a scooter called a Honda PCX125 used one going for about 2,100 in the Honda dealers the other day and they're a lot wider and dont look as skinny as normal scooters.
You can pick up a decent one with 1,400 with like 5,000 miles on a 12 plate.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201307057655120/sort/recpriceascdefault/usedbikes/price-to/2000/cc-to/125cc/model/pcx/make/honda/page/1/radius/1500/postcode/b54bu?logcode=p

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PostPosted: 14:30 - 05 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Does it have to be new?

I've had two Vitys from new; first was bought with Yamaha-subsidised comprehensive insurance, and was eventually stolen, thus the second.

They're slow, have very small wheels, can't be leaned over much (I was constantly scraping the centrestand by accident just going around normal corners), and don't like the potholed streets of London. Developed handling problems with the front end in less than 6k miles, got rid before trying to figure out what it was.

I'd recommend a second-hand PS125 if the seat height isn't an issue, Yamaha Cygnus otherwise. Flat footboard area is very practical. I've taken speedbumps at speeds that would burst milk cartons, never mind crack eggs, if they were kept in a topbox, but no problem on the luggage hook between my legs on a PS (I've owned one and been lent two by insurance).

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I saw a scooter called a Honda PCX125 used one going for about 2,100 in the Honda dealers the other day and they're a lot wider and dont look as skinny as normal scooters.


Fat is not a desired attribute in a scooter; the skinnier, the better for filtering. PCX also doesn't have flat footboard, which would rule it out for me. YMMV.
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PostPosted: 15:17 - 05 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
bendover wrote:
SH 125 Honda ,brilliant reliability mine took me to many a gay pride march in London and is now for sale if your interested ,
Resprayed pink with only 8000 miles ,
PM me i'm sure we could come to some arrangement


Is there semen stains on the seat from a weepy bottom, post bum session?
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PostPosted: 16:18 - 05 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I rode a Vity for a year, good value scooter, rides well unless you're the sort of tit who rides over pot holes instead of around them.
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PostPosted: 16:31 - 05 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kymco be Taiwan, they are not bad at all really.. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 18:01 - 05 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rode a Yamaha Xenter 125 on Holiday couple of months ago and it was a really nice scooter.

The guy said they have 14bhp and tbh i believe him saw off quite a lot in traffic light derby's in Marbella town centre lol.

Pro's

Looks
Big wheels
Nice LED dash
Good breaks & Suspension
Quite nippy 65mph

Con's

It's a scooter.....
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PostPosted: 18:02 - 05 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I also like the Pcx,

Looks quite cool
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PostPosted: 18:02 - 05 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I also like the Pcx,

Looks quite cool
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PostPosted: 18:39 - 05 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Andy_Pagin wrote:
I rode a Vity for a year, good value scooter, rides well unless you're the sort of tit who rides over pot holes instead of around them.


They ride like a motorized office chair.

On some of the roads round my way, they're more pothole than road, unavoidable if you want to keep your speed up Wink
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PostPosted: 19:00 - 05 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yea it pretty much has to be brand new, needs to be on finance.

Cheers for suggestions will pass them on.

He is not coming out with me on a scooter that is for sure, a 125 bike sure, but scoot's are just slow as feck, he seems to forgot I had a Cygnus for about a year so I know the pain.
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PostPosted: 20:33 - 05 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
What about the Honda Vision 110. The dealer in Farnham had one for £1699 with something like 0% finance, not too much slower than a 125 speed wise.
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Irn-Bru
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PostPosted: 23:02 - 20 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
He ended up getting the Vity 125 thing. Seems like a poverty spec version of the Cygnus to me. Tiny front brake and can't fit a full face helmet under the seat.
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PostPosted: 00:13 - 21 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I never had a problem getting a full face lid in my Vity, and found the brakes perfectly adequate
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PostPosted: 00:19 - 21 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
_Iain_ wrote:
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/274477/images/01kymco-super8-125.jpg


Is that a massive scooter or a tiny bloke?

My money says they deliberately hired someone <5' for that shot.
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Irn-Bru
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PostPosted: 09:25 - 21 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Andy_Pagin wrote:
I never had a problem getting a full face lid in my Vity, and found the brakes perfectly adequate


Next to a Cygnus it's tiny, 15cm disc vs. 21cm, single pot as well. Probably works fine I'm sure especially since it only has 10" wheels. Can't get a full face lid in though, I even tried just no space.
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PostPosted: 10:52 - 21 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Alex A wrote:


Is that a massive scooter or a tiny bloke?

My money says they deliberately hired someone <5' for that shot.


What I found is the Chinese/Vietnamese etc scooters.. The footwell is actually higher up than the Italian (Not sure about Japanese) built scooters because of the primary market they are built for.. Far eastern people are generally shorter than us Europeans, they have less reach in the leg. Thumbs Up

Having sat on a CPI (Vietnamese??) and a shitty DIRECTBIKES scooter they felt un-natural as my knees were up by my hands.. compared to a Piaggio and Gilera scooter where it felt much more comfortable.
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PostPosted: 10:54 - 21 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Alex A wrote:


Is that a massive scooter or a tiny bloke?

My money says they deliberately hired someone <5' for that shot.


What I found is the Chinese/Vietnamese etc scooters.. The footwell is actually higher up than the Italian (Not sure about Japanese) built scooters because of the primary market they are built for.. Far eastern people are generally shorter than us Europeans, they have less reach in the leg. Thumbs Up

Having sat on a CPI (Vietnamese??) and a shitty DIRECTBIKES scooter they felt un-natural as my knees were up by my hands.. compared to a Piaggio and Gilera scooter where it felt much more comfortable.
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PostPosted: 21:40 - 21 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Irn-Bru wrote:
Andy_Pagin wrote:
I never had a problem getting a full face lid in my Vity, and found the brakes perfectly adequate


Next to a Cygnus it's tiny, 15cm disc vs. 21cm, single pot as well. Probably works fine I'm sure especially since it only has 10" wheels. Can't get a full face lid in though, I even tried just no space.


A small / medium shell full-face helmet can definitely be squeezed under the seat, possibly with a slight bend in the seat as you force it to click shut. My GF was able to fit her Caberg Justissimo under her seat, and that was a bulky helmet - until it was stolen when someone broke the seat lock.

And the brakes are crap. Between myself and my GF, we've had four Vitys from new - the two first bikes we ever bought, and the insurance replacements after they were stolen. The FC insurance was discounted by Yamaha, they were 1250 each IIRC including the insurance, sold by George Whites before they went bust. I would not pay more than 500 for one new now, knowing what they're like.
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PostPosted: 21:56 - 21 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
He paid 2K on 0% finance Razz Daft considering I paid 5 or 600 for a 2 year old Cygnus back in the day. No my problem, he asks for advice then ignores it and does his own thing. The helmet we were trying to fit under the seat was either an L or XL... once again referring to my old Cygnus I could fit an XL helmet in as well as a jacket and gloves.
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