Whats the best moped with my price budget?

[TheShizzNizz]

i have just turned 16 and im buying a moped which is obviously only 50cc so i know that people are probably going to take the p*ss but i need some beginner advice

i have £800 to spend on the moped and i will be derestricting it too.

i want it to be very reliable so it wont break down to often, and quick for a 50cc so a moped which will hopefully do 55mph+ so i can keep up on the roads

with that sort of budget what would be the moped im looking for? i will most likely be buying second hand.

go easy on me im new to all this stuff!

thanks for your time

[joshdudeha]

You're gonna want more than £800 if you want a moped to do 55+mph. Not gonna happen I'm afraid.

Don't really know too much about mopeds, but you'd do quite well on a Piaggio Zip. Two stroke, so a bit nippier than a 4 stroke moped.
Steer clear of Chinese mopeds, a load of shit normally - though you can get one brand new with your budget.

Why are you derestricting? Sure you'll get about 40-45mph out of it, but if you get caught you'll be had for driving out of your license and also done for no insurance as your insurance expects that your 50 is restricted.
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[TheShizzNizz]

can someone please tell me if these mopeds are good? iv done a bit of research and they're in my price budget

Piaggio NRG NRG power
Gilera Stalker
Peugeot Ludix blaster
Peugeot Speedfight
Yamaha jog (£850)

they're just a few that i saw on bike trader, are they anygood? whats the pro's and cons with them? thanks guys

[Paulington]

Don't bother.

You're only going to ride it de-restricted anyway which is COMPLETELY illegal which means you're going to risk 3-6 points on your licence and a £1000 fine so your moped can do 45mph instead of 31mph? .

Either way it's going to be slower than shit so why bother risking such a huge amount of damage to your licence before you've (really) even got it if you consider a "Full" licence actually getting a licence. There is no point at all.

Your time will come, in a year's time you will be able to pass your test and ride up to 33bhp which will feel bloody fantastic to you and it will be LEGAL and the reason it will be legal is because of the training. What makes you think you're qualified to be taught how to ride a moped for a few hours and then blast along roads at nearing 50mph? Bear in mind I very, very nearly lost my life and now have to suffer pain for the rest of my life by crashing at 30mph!

Also, why do you need to do 55mph+ to be able to keep up on the roads? Do you do a lot of travelling on NSL roads? Even so you WILL NOT be able to keep up and that's the only road (that you're allowed on) that you will have to derestrict the bike to "keep up" on (apart from 40mph limits but there aren't too many of those around). Keeping up is bollocks. People can overtake you know?

The WHOLE POINT of the year spent restricted to 31mph on a moped is to teach you roadcraft on residential roads at a SLOW speed which is the best to learn at. Then once you reach 17 you are allowed to go bigger/faster because you've taken the time to learn at a slow pace, have gained some experience and are therefore safer. You realise with no experience, if you are doing 55mph (which won't happen anyway) instead of 30mph, not only are you probably around 4x more likely to seriously injure yourself if you come off but you have significantly less time to react as well, your reaction time and what you do when you react will be slow and bad anyway let alone at double the speed!

Buy any mopeds from the following brands:

Suzuki
Peugeot
Kawasaki
Yamaha
Aprilia/Piaggio
Gilera
Honda

If they are two-stroke they are going to cost more to run and they have to be looked after a lot more as they are higher-strung so if you know you're not going to bother to look after it, then don't get a two-stroke moped.

If they are four stroke, you can probably keep it for the entire year without checking anything on it except for a quick oil check/new plug and a general look over. The intricacies (and pros and cons) of both can be found out if you use the Search feature at the top of the forum.

Get the best gear you can which will cost around £250-£300 for a full set of gear.

I am not trying to be mean to you, but you are new to the roads and a teenager who inevitably thinks they are Valentino Rossi and can do whatever they want when you can't when it comes to the road, road safety and legality. When you say you "will be derestricting it", do you know ANYTHING of the law or anything of the road? Do your parents know what you're doing and how illegal it is? I doubt it.

Start off as you mean to go on, stay restricted for the first year, gain the experience, laugh at your "mates" who are derestricted yet still get overtaken by running squirrels and then get pulled by the Police and a huge fine + six points who then have to pay 4-8x the price for insurance for the next five years and they won't insure a car until they are 22/23 for that very reason.

Your time to have a bigger/faster motorcycle will come, just be patient, listen to people with more experience and that know what they are talking about, abide to the law and you'll be a great rider one day. Just don't be a dick as that's what you come over as and what everyone will see you as when you blast about on a derestricted moped at 16.

All the best.
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[Blob]

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[Rogerborg]

Option 1: Put the money in a piggy bank marked "For A2 test when I hit 17". That'll be August 2012, and you'll really want to pass your test before January 2013, when the rules change for the worse.

Option 2: Buy a 125 or bigger bike, slap a "50" sticker on the side of it. You're planning to ride outwith your license and insurance either way, so might as well do it on a bigger bike. I am not being flippant here, the moment you de-restrict a 50 then you might as well be hung for a flock as for a sheep.

Option 3: Ignore us and get one of those Derbi GPR 50 Totty Magnets. We'll see you in the Workshop or Spill Counter next week.
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[TheShizzNizz]

thanks for your help paul, i am fully aware of the law etc. however i was asking whats the best moped in my price range.. and what i was looking for in a moped..

[reddeviljp]

[P.addy]

[Rogerborg]

[aprilia125jac...]

right im 17 just got a rs125 i had a peugeot speedfight 2 06reg it was quick as fuck for a 50 i would definetely recommend them. quite within your price range id get it already deristricted get a leo vince exhaust they make a huge difference. the fuel was quite expensive but thats because it was flat out everywhere!! insurance TPF&T was 280 reasonable price the two stroke oil quite expensive but DONT GET A FOUR STROKE they are fucking terrible.
jack
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[Teflon-Mike]

[garth]

Get a pre restriction ped - AFAIK still legal to ride an unrestricted 50 if it's like, pre 77 or something.

It's what I did.

Then I made it illegal.
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[Rogerborg]

[trippz]

Im just going to say this now. delete this... or face alot of lectures from sir mike I learnt the hardway and when you think about it... its only a fucking year, grow a pair of balls. dont think your going to get laid cause you do an extra 5mph on your moped.... because most likely they will be laughing that your "monster" 40mph machine sounds like a hair dryer.

That is all
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[Livefast123]

Buy a 2t Piaggio Zip........end of.

Light, nimble, nippy, cheap and easy to fix for when you drop it.

At the end of the day it's your choice to derestrict the bike or not and it's your licence at risk. Traffic cops ain't stupid and a moped travelling faster than it should be is dead easy to spot and will end up with you in hot water.

No woman is going to get wet over a 50.....they need a throbbing V - Twin between their legs which you won't be able to afford if you get points on your licence from pimping your ped.
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