Best -£200 Scooter Moped for London

Motorcycling
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as title states on a budget as im going to uni in September

i need a really really cheap moped to bein with

i saw this vid and i really want to get one http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=rcFSriaTnC8&feature=RecentlyWatched&page=1&t=t&f=b

i might get a piaggio runner 125 but do you guys think it will get stolen ?
are they reliable?
how fast 0-60 1/4 Mile?
is the 4 stroke version fast and reliable ?

what do you guys think of the Suzuki Burgmen 125?

what are other quickish reliable moped i syould consider ?

i just want a cheapo Moped to get around on to begin with

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I’d save up for longer if you want something reliable :slight_smile:

Good peds go for good money :wink:

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hay nice busa :w00t:

i just want to get something cheapo for now and then come summer i want to spend more

can i ride honda vfr400r if i get it restriceted to 33 bhp as im over 21 ???

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As long as you take your geared CBT and test on a 125 first :cool:

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sorry for all the questionsso as long as i do the cbt with a geared 125 as long as i restrict my vfr i will not have too do the big bike test thats sooo cool

my brother has VFR 400 such an amazing looking bike but he seems to think he has to do a special test before he can ride it for it ???http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=VXthY9tc5nM&feature=related

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theone (09/04/2008)

sorry for all the questionsso as long as i do the cbt with a geared 125 as long as i restrict my vfr i will not have too do the big bike test thats sooo cool

my brother has VFR 400 such an amazing looking bike but he seems to think he has to do a special test before he can ride it for it ???http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=VXthY9tc5nM&feature=related[/quote]No, I said Geared CBT and Test on 125 :wink:Don’t get too excited :smiley:

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you dont need to do your cbt on a geared bike ,
the cbt is classed as the same whether you do it using gears or not
however you will need to pass your license before you can ride anything
between 15bhp and 33bhp
after two years of riding on this license you will automatically be able to ride anything above 33bhp
or just take your das
so your brothers right

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Just a thought, as you’re over 21 you can do your DAS and ride without the 33bhp restriction :cool:

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Have they changed it recently? :blush: If you had a CBT on a twist and go how can you legally ride a geared bike on the road to take your test? :unsure:

Our Rob has to take a conversion CBT to uprate to gears when 17 for a 125 geared bike :slight_smile:

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yeah i know i think its weird too ,
but i asked the guy at getbike and thats what he told me

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still doing mine with gears though , seen as i can use them

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is the test hard does anyone know if i can do an online test or where i can get learning material tips etcim over 21 so will i have to wait 2 years or whatever

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http://www.motorbikestoday.com/features/Articles/get_a_bike_licence.htm
this explains it

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thanks fishface…is that your first or surname btw

hay i found this on ebay direct access for £395 for a 3 day course

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Motorcycle-Training-Course-Direct-Access-Scheme-3-DAY_W0QQitemZ7946019300QQihZ010QQcategoryZ9946QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem

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hahaha thatvids gonna be the “stepthrough club”

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You can do the cbt on an auto and then ride a 125 geared bike. You cant ride a restricted 400 on a cbt you must pass your test first. If that was the case i would pass the cbt and then buy a restricted R1. You cant do this.

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So who would choose to do a geared one when they can do the easier one and hop straight on a geared 125? :crazy: Is this a loophole? I know of at least one unnamed training school charging for clutch conversion CBTs (80 quid ish) so what’s the point? :stuck_out_tongue:

Anyone with a 50cc twist and go CBT can wait a year then hop straight on a geared 125? Madness I tell ya :smiley:

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When my Dan did his CBT at 16 he did the playground bit on a 125 geared bike then the road bit on a T&G scooter.

This was because his Priller ped wasn’t suitable for doing the test:w00t:

Makes no odds what type of bike/ped you take it on:cool:

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Best thing for london is a supermoto not a scooter.

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having just seen the vid if u want to ride like that in london u aint gonna live long