A daft scooter question from an arthritic rider

[Wag]

That CP2 engine is a peach and a bit naughty, not surprised it led you astray!

Just seen a review of a Y-AMT 700. The reviewer suggested the 700 was sweet with that gearbox set up

 

[John Armstrong]

There's a culture thing in the UK. Whereas on the continent a scooter is so much more acceptable, only my opinion.
A bloke (or lady) on a bike as opposed to a bloke (or a lady) on a scooter in the UK are viewed differently. But on the continent no one bats an eyelid. Maybe I'm getting that wrong but, as I said, it's only my opinion.
Then there's the three wheeled scoots, riders of those are again, viewed differently by the other two types of rider.

The weather the further south you go tends to be nicer, more often which helps and I suspect more youngsters enter powered transport through two wheels than in the UK.
In Cadiz there were thousands of scooters / bikes being used for daily transport, not that surprising given the good weather, but also how much easier it is to park and filter on them.
For me now, even if I could go back to a bike, I'm not sure I would as the easy luggage storage, weather protection and ease of operation have changed my priorities and how I enjoy being out on two wheels.

 

[Wag]

The weather the further south you go tends to be nicer, more often which helps and I suspect more youngsters enter powered transport through two wheels than in the UK.
In Cadiz there were thousands of scooters / bikes being used for daily transport, not that surprising given the good weather, but also how much easier it is to park and filter on them.
For me now, even if I could go back to a bike, I'm not sure I would as the easy luggage storage, weather protection and ease of operation have changed my priorities and how I enjoy being out on two wheels.

I think once I make the change I'll be fine. It's just that leap with no big bike back up I think.

 

[leadfarmer]

The weather the further south you go tends to be nicer, more often which helps and I suspect more youngsters enter powered transport through two wheels than in the UK.
In Cadiz there were thousands of scooters / bikes being used for daily transport, not that surprising given the good weather, but also how much easier it is to park and filter on them.
For me now, even if I could go back to a bike, I'm not sure I would as the easy luggage storage, weather protection and ease of operation have changed my priorities and how I enjoy being out on two wheels.

One of the reasons here in France I think is because you can ride a 50cc at 14 years old, you can’t get a full car license until 18

So folks grow up on scooters for a few years (or mopeds in the past) compared to the UK where a 50 is only interesting for a 16 year old

The wealthier kids are starting to get small quadricycles nowadays like the Citroen Ami which can also be driven at 14 here

 

[Dirty Ming]

Same deal in Spain with the 14 year old starting age for 50cc bikes. The local back street mechanic's shop did a roaring trade in 80cc big bore kits for all the Rieju mopeds - no wonder all the kids can really ride by the time they're 18!

 

[John Armstrong]

Same deal in Spain with the 14 year old starting age for 50cc bikes. The local back street mechanic's shop did a roaring trade in 80cc big bore kits for all the Rieju mopeds - no wonder all the kids can really ride by the time they're 18!

My first bike was a Yamaha YB100 who's engine apparently was an easy fit into a FS1E. Unsurprisingly there's a lot less YB100's around than there should be.

 

[wessie]

There's a culture thing in the UK. Whereas on the continent a scooter is so much more acceptable, only my opinion.

kids aspire to a scooter in Spain, France and Italy. Not sure about the others but in France, 14 year olds can ride a 50cc

if you read Rossi's biography, as a young teenager he was ragging around on scooters that they souped up and he supports scooter racing now

 

[Asturcon]

kids aspire to a scooter in Spain, France and Italy. Not sure about the others but in France, 14 year olds can ride a 50cc

if you read Rossi's biography, as a young teenager he was ragging around on scooters that they souped up and he supports scooter racing now

Things are a changing, sadly. I see more kids on those damnable e-scooters than I do on 50cc bikes.

 

[Wag]

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Things are a changing, sadly. I see more kids on those damnable e-scooters than I do on 50cc bikes.

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