Motor scooter

Enable JavaScript to get the best experience.

Search Subscribed Topics Active Topics

Created by

normster > 9 months ago, 22 Jul 2020

normster

NSW

346 posts

22 Jul 2020 1:54pm

Looking to buy 125 motor scooter - not sure whether to go cheap - Torino etc or mid range - say Honda/Suzuki or high end being Vespa/Piaggio

intended use is very local only - no more than 2 ks from home - shops and beach only.

" you get what you pay for " - does this apply in this case ?

Any recomendations ?

Gazuki

1363 posts

22 Jul 2020 12:08pm

I'm assuming your buying this for your wife? Because I don't think they make man scooters. See what she likes.

Macaha

QLD

21981 posts

22 Jul 2020 2:53pm

Get a N Max

psychojoe

2239 posts

22 Jul 2020 12:58pm

Ten trips to Thailand tells you Honda. There is no reason to consider any of the others.
Bigger wheels make for more comfort and safety, so usually that means ruling out the expensive ones, Honda will be the reliable 125

echunda

VIC

765 posts

22 Jul 2020 3:39pm

Or buy a cheap as chips no name brand second hand one that hasn't done uber eats, ride it like you stole it then sell it for the same coin.

normster

NSW

346 posts

22 Jul 2020 4:15pm

Thanks,

Yeah, larger tyres on Honda make sense.

N max is probably more than i need - although it doesn't cost much extra.

plenty of cheap stuff out there with lotsa k's

Craig66

NSW

2466 posts

22 Jul 2020 5:28pm

Select to expand quote

intended use is very local only - no more than 2 ks from home - shops and beach only.

Have a look the the iWalk model, cheap to run

psychojoe

2239 posts

22 Jul 2020 4:18pm

There's a bike I really want you to look at, I just can't remember what it's called.
Be aware that while a car might be newly run in at 40,000 ks. A motorbike will usually be dead

IanR

NSW

1327 posts

22 Jul 2020 6:54pm

Honda Super Cub C125
The Newer ones have ABS
motorcycles.honda.com.au/Urban_Scooter/Super_Cub_C125#product-details-list

IanR

NSW

1327 posts

22 Jul 2020 7:07pm

PS
The Honda CT 125 would actually be my choice if I was looking for something in that capacity and want to go off road every now and again
motorcycles.honda.com.au/Urban_Scooter/CT125
People have ridden this model around the world

JasonProsser

NSW

268 posts

22 Jul 2020 7:41pm

Get one of these - a man scooter

huntedscooters.com.au/

Buster fin

2597 posts

22 Jul 2020 6:08pm

Old school postie bike. Only 110, but bullet proof.

echunda

VIC

765 posts

23 Jul 2020 4:06pm

Select to expand quote

Buster fin said..
Old school postie bike. Only 110, but bullet proof.

+1 on the postie. Bullet proof and can carry an amazing amount of luggage.

w8ingforwind

QLD

259 posts

23 Jul 2020 6:20pm

www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.bikesales.com.au/amp/editorial/details/daelim-b-bone-32862/

www.scootersales.com.au/news-reviews-4182/daelim-b-bone-125-review.aspx

good for carrying stuff kites on fuel tank.

tt use to fit neatly under foot peg.
toped out at 105km would sit on 90km ok definitely not made for the high way.
I use to like mine a lot till the girl driving the ambulance reversed ~~over~~ it.

FlySurfer

NSW

4460 posts

24 Jul 2020 1:06am

psychojoe

2239 posts

24 Jul 2020 8:46am

Yes! The Daelim. Consider the Daelim. That looks like fun

log man

VIC

8289 posts

24 Jul 2020 11:25am

+1 on the Honda but the super cub would be ace!

Buster fin

2597 posts

24 Jul 2020 2:56pm

Select to expand quote

log man said..
+1 on the Honda but the super cub would be ace!

The super cub has issues. Made in China with substandard materials being the cause.

cisco

QLD

12364 posts

24 Jul 2020 9:24pm

The Honda 50 step though is the winner of the most popular and almost indestructible scooter in the world.

Cant find the vid on it but it will run with vegetable oil in it and will still start after being dropped off a 10 story building.

That being said, I would go for a Madass 125.

psychojoe

2239 posts

24 Jul 2020 7:26pm

Yes! The madass. That's the one I really meant. Not the other one

psychojoe

2239 posts

25 Jul 2020 5:36am

I've never ridden a Sachs, they just look like fun, but after reading a few reviews just now I wish to rescind some of my earlier comments. And we're back to Honda. Just make sure you get one that's made in Japan, not that crap that's made under licence by Honda in China.

rockmagnet

QLD

1458 posts

25 Jul 2020 8:00am

Select to expand quote

JasonProsser said..
Get one of these - a man scooter

huntedscooters.com.au/

I really don't need one but now that I've seen it I want one. $5000 if you can get one

DavidJohn

VIC

17569 posts

25 Jul 2020 8:35am

I was windsurfing at Elwood beach in Melbourne once and they were shooting a scooter for a catalogue and they came over to me and asked if I could stand in the background and hold my sail up so it could get in the shot.. They got my details and sent me this pic a few weeks later..

log man

VIC

8289 posts

25 Jul 2020 11:06am

Select to expand quote

Buster fin said..

log man said..
+1 on the Honda but the super cub would be ace!

The super cub has issues. Made in China with substandard materials being the cause.

Is that right. Strike it off the list then. I just saw one and went all retro in my brain

log man

VIC

8289 posts

25 Jul 2020 11:08am

Select to expand quote

DavidJohn said..
I was windsurfing at Elwood beach in Melbourne once and they were shooting a scooter for a catalogue and they came over to me and asked if I could stand in the background and hold my sail up so it could get in the shot.. They got my details and sent me this pic a few weeks later..

You dirty dog

Buster fin

2597 posts

25 Jul 2020 12:44pm

Select to expand quote

log man said..

Buster fin said..

log man said..
+1 on the Honda but the super cub would be ace!

The super cub has issues. Made in China with substandard materials being the cause.

Is that right. Strike it off the list then. I just saw one and went all retro in my brain

Having said that, I saw one in Japan and the geek rider was adamant that his was Jap made. So maybe they're out there if you look hard enough. Or import one.

Buster fin

2597 posts

25 Jul 2020 1:01pm

I digress. That was a modern CT. Posties bulletproof classic is CT. The current post bikes are NBC

log man

VIC

8289 posts

25 Jul 2020 4:43pm

Select to expand quote

Buster fin said..

I digress. That was a modern CT. Posties bulletproof classic is CT. The current post bikes are NBC

Nice looking bike

Buster fin

2597 posts

25 Jul 2020 2:47pm

Old mate's 2 BMW riding cohorts were unimpressed when I went over to quiz him on the Honda.

w8ingforwind

QLD

259 posts

25 Jul 2020 4:48pm

Select to expand quote

rockmagnet said..

JasonProsser said..
Get one of these - a man scooter

huntedscooters.com.au/

I really don't need one but now that I've seen it I want one. $5000 if you can get one

I got mine back in 2015 $3200 don't know what they are now. Look out for that duel cab driver running the red on his phone!!!

End of posts

Please Register, or first...

Topics Reply

Motor scooter

normster

Gazuki

Macaha

psychojoe

echunda

normster

Craig66

psychojoe

IanR

IanR

JasonProsser

Buster fin

echunda

w8ingforwind

FlySurfer

psychojoe

log man

Buster fin

cisco

psychojoe

psychojoe

rockmagnet

DavidJohn

log man

log man

Buster fin

Buster fin

log man

Buster fin

w8ingforwind

Know before you go

Download the Seabreeze app for
iOS or Android.

Weather

Activities

About

Support

Motor scooter

normster

Gazuki

Macaha

psychojoe

echunda

normster

Craig66

psychojoe

IanR

IanR

JasonProsser

Buster fin

echunda

w8ingforwind

FlySurfer

psychojoe

log man

Buster fin

cisco

psychojoe

psychojoe

rockmagnet

DavidJohn

log man

log man

Buster fin

Buster fin

log man

Buster fin

w8ingforwind

Send Message

Send Message

Know before you go

Download the Seabreeze app foriOS or Android.

Weather

Activities

About

Support

Download the Seabreeze app for
iOS or Android.