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Few things i forgot to mention just now; The bike itself looks stunning in red metallic with a huge chrome exhaust. Very cofmortable, large seat and good riding position with minimal wind noise, however the ergonomics of the foot pegs is horrible. Holding your foot over the rear brake pedal will seriously strain your foot over any length of time, and if you plan to downshift, it’s a very uncomfortable contortion you have to make. If anyone has any ideas about rectifying this i’d love to hear them.
Hi Guys,
so having read all of your comments, i would like to offer my input. I am 16 years old, and an apprentice at a British car/SUV manufacturer. For my job, i go to college in warwick, but over the college holidays, i have to get to coventry, to the plant i am based at. There are no transport links there, as i need to be there at 7am to start. So i figured, my best option would be to get a moped. I applied for my provisional and did my CBT, then started the bike hunt. I really didn’t want to get a twist and go scooter just because the world hates them, so i wanted a geared bike that looks the part too. I looked at Aprillias, Riejus, kymco etc. but the ones i looked at had either done 20,000 miles at 9,000rpm or were miles away, so i gave up and bought a Yamasaki YM50-3D. After 8KM, i crashed it on a roundabout and bent both fork legs and the bottom yoke, but getting parts was no trouble. (although it did cost me £250). All was well until last week i covered my 130th KM and the electronics in the ignition barrel gave up, due to poor lubrication. After lubrication and reassembly, everything is working well; although it definitely lacks power!! (probably more of a 50cc problem than a chinese one though). I’ll let you know how i get on with it in the coming months, although i plan to sell it in 3 months for a 125 (don’t worry; i’m going Yamaha all the way!)
