hi there,
im looking for a 50cc motorbike (not scooter) to get to collage and back on three days a week i don't know how much i have to spend yet but im guessing around £1k
ive been looking at thease sort of bikes 
the things i idealy need are:
high MPG
fairly big
able to pull a fat sh1t
50cc!
cheapish to insure ect..
im based in Oxenhope West Yorkshire and able to travel abit to get one..
what have you got?
cheers tom
You Don't want an Aprilia RS50!!! They definitely do NOT do Italian bikes justice! They are nasty and generally all ragged (**read Shagged**)
If you are looking for a cheaper hack go for a Honda C50, They are semi-automatic (Via a centrifugal clutch) so they still have selectable gears. . . albeit only three they go the same speed as a Honda C90 (45mph) as they were made earlier than the C90's and accommodated a much better carburetion system.
Funnily enough they are classed as a motorcycle due to the wheel sizing, i.e. a scooter is classed so due to the diameter of the wheels, Honda 50's 70's and 90's all had 17'' tyre iirc.
They will do around 110mpg (mine did) and only cost me £80 to buy, £15 to tax and £100 to insure (Fully Comp)
The benefits of the machine far outweigh the cons i.e. its ugly!
Plus when you need spares you don't have to pay £150 for a chain and sprocket!
I had a 50 and two 90's and I think they are the best most bombproof bike out there and personally (as I M/C enthusiast) much better than the nasty expensive loud smelly two strokes out there.
I had/have:
Yamaha DT50mx '96
Honda C50 '76
Honda C90 '83
Honda C90 '82
BSA B25 StarFire 250 '68 (rebuilding)
Royal Enfield Bullet 500 indian (riding)
Hope that gives you some thinking.
Thats not me by the way!
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why bother when you can buy learner legal beauties like Honda XL125 Veradero or yam R1-25 which looks like a baby r1?
Or if you want to look really crap, my mate has a taxed and mot'd Honda cg125 in blue, '02 plate, at about £500, and tey hold thier value for resale once you pass your test?
C90's are now a fashion item, and command a silly premium, if you can find one with a good frame....
Hmm you can still get a 50 or 90 for £150, I know I got bargains with mine as I got them all out of peoples sheds but they do come up.
Although It has been three years since I bought one.
yep I had an RS50 when I was learning (10/12 years ago) had it for about a week (only rode it once), then saw a Yamaha TZR125RR for a good price 
The RS50 sounds and feels like a dressed up moped(with gears), and is very loud and sounded and felt like it was always struggling.
The TZR was just sweet, smooth and fast, and looked like a full size bike (may have been slightly smaller) I think they do the tzr in 50cc too, so would definitely avoid the RS50.
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