Scooter

**Suzi Q** · 29th May 2005, 09:49

Bought myself a scooter on Friday - little work horse!!

My 750 doesn't really like the short ride to work so I mainly take the bus - $3 a day. Our Office is shifting next year so I would need to take 2 busses - how awkward is that! So, I am now the proud owner of an Aprilia SR50 - if you are going to get a scooter and have people laugh at you you may as well go for an Itallian!

Everyone wants to ride it, haven't had any negative comments yet. I put a top box on for extra storage - it will be used for short shopping trips, more economical than the car! Should run on the smell of an oily tissue.
We will need to tweak it a little after running it in so I can get a little more speed - speedo goes to 120kms but no way in hell that it will go that speed.

**gav** · 29th May 2005, 09:52

Looks brand new, very nice. Theres always bucket racing

**Fart** · 29th May 2005, 09:55

How come the exhaust bents backwards? This will put extra pressure, will have to mod that. I used to ride around in my girlfriends 50cc honda scooter.

**Suney** · 29th May 2005, 10:21

Looks good, mind sharing with us how much you paid?

**John** · 29th May 2005, 10:41

Nice scoot - looks a crap load better than those damn vespa things

mm Disk brakes front and back - so I expect you will be doing stoppies and nice wheelies?

**Motu** · 29th May 2005, 11:15

Good on ya for thinking out of the square,scooters are fun and great for blasting around town.

It's a 2 stroke Fart,different rules apply,but a 180 bend is no problem on a 4 stroke either.

**scumdog** · 29th May 2005, 13:03

Very practical Suzy, the big bike will be left parked-up a bit more I'd say.

If it were me I'd make the rear of the top-box real visible to the rear for added safety as the scoot is pretty well camouflaged as far as visibility goes.
Extra rear reflector/lights or at least flour colour on it.

**texmo** · 29th May 2005, 17:07

Aprilia SR50 is a good scooter fabriziracing makes a nice little kit for them that produces 18hp bolt on. Heres a picture of the kit.

http://www.fabriziracing.com/fht_en/...stings/128.jpg

**dangerous** · 29th May 2005, 17:42

Originally Posted by Suzi Q

Bought myself a scooter on Friday

On ya Suz, love the RSV typr tail lights.... when do I get a spin

Originally Posted by Fart

How come the exhaust bents backwards?

I could be wrong but I think the extra length adds to top end.

Originally Posted by John

mm Disk brakes front and back - so I expect you will be doing stoppies and nice wheelies?

yip well it has yet to pass its 'dangerous' certificate of roadworthynes for stopie/wheelie's

**dangerous** · 29th May 2005, 17:44

Originally Posted by texmo

Aprilia SR50 is a good scooter fabriziracing makes a nice little kit for them that produces 18hp bolt on. Heres a picture of the kit.

http://www.fabriziracing.com/fht_en/...stings/128.jpg

ya link dosent seem ta work mate???

ps: cant believe I've stooped as low as to post in the scooter forum

**Yarg** · 29th May 2005, 19:19

Good looking little scoot. have fun

**texmo** · 29th May 2005, 21:00

Hmmmm cant get link to work go to
http://www.fabriziracing.com
And look up rs50 maxi kit

**StoneChucker** · 29th May 2005, 21:31

SR50 Maxi Bolt On Kit for those who are interested.

Nice scooter. I'd be interested if I lived in town. Riding on the motorway, for 45 minutes is not a good look on a scooter

**Coyote** · 30th May 2005, 08:45

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The RS50 is the coolest lookin scooter I've seen, followed by the Gilera DNA, and the Gilera Ice. Also, the Italijet Dragster is the ugliest I've seen