Sorry Again

[Reece]

Hey guys,
Sorry to ask again. But what is the BEST moped to get. I want it to look REALLY,REALLY nice and sporty for a teenager, and CHEEP as can be. But i want it to be a really good one aswell! Please help me out guys. Thanks.
Reece.

[lilredmachine]

do you mean moped or scooter?

Moped, RS50 or MX50 probably, though don't ignore others because the aprilias may fall apart.

scooter, don't know, don't care.
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[Reece]

Wanting one of the more MOPED style MOPED... Not sport bike style... a REAL descent cheap one. but " brand new "

[mr.z]

Assumeing your 16, speedfight 50.. if your 17 then a speedfight125

If your 17 an nsr is infinitly better than any scootay for so many reasons...
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[dodsi]

No such thing as a speedshite 125, its a 100cc scooter.

The speedshites are pretty nice looking as far as scooters go.

Gilera Runner SP50cc? Piaggio ZIP SP? (thats the important bit 'SP')

[Andy C]

speedfights are 50's and 100's, for a 125 id get a runner probably or peugoet new jet force, 125 supercharged producing 33bhp! about the same as my RS125...in a moped!!!!!
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[dodsi]

Bollocks, They are about 20hp

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[dodsi]

ey mate no need for that. The kid asked about scooter style mopeds.

IMO I would get a geared 50cc but he wants a scooter...we know this because he said so.

Give advice on "sports looking scooters" or nothing at all.

And just because his budget is limited doesnt mean he has to buy a crock, if he 'shops smart' he will get a good deal on a nice little scoot.

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[dodsi]

Remember, 'peds' get sold by 16 year olds.

Often they are completly fucktarded and if you jump onto one that has no idea how much they are worth you can get a much better deal.

Say mummy and daddy buys little jonny a 50cc speedfight for his 16th birthday. Jonny then wants to sell it and get some money for some heroin or whatever the youth of today buy.

Then he sells it for much less than its worth.

Often with a £500 budget you can get a good scooter! IF you shop smart!

I agree on the mate not telling statement.

But I remember when I was getting my first bike I had a closed mind and thought only "scooter" because I thought I could not ride a 'real' bike (still cant but different matter)

He probably wont be told. so its a waste of text.

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You'll note he doesn't want to 'shop smart', he wants to buy new it seems (and still get a really cheap bike that's really good.)

I do appreciate that there's some pretty good deals on scooters second hand.

[riichy]

MBK nitro jaguar racing colors .........looks the dogs dangles
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[mchaggis]

What 50cc bikes are there about? A sports replica is too flashy and is going to be too expensive, but there are f-all Fizzies and similar about. I'm trying to put my foot down and stop my brother from getting a scooter, but it's proving a bit difficult to find anything cheaply (<£400) which isn't a scooter.
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[G]

I'd have a look at trail style bikes.

Decent enough performance, less mashed in a crash and have been around for ages for some of them, stuff like the DT50, TS50 and MBX50, AR50 also worth a look.

[Bendy]

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=61297

There was a fair bit of advice given there.