Moped class bike

[pritch]

Even I'd like one of these...

[rwh]

I think a the best bikes which iv heard you can register as mopeds are aprilia RS50 or suzuki rgv50 these beasts will wind well over 100k/hr and are high quality but you will pay through the arse to get your hands on one.

Um - don't the rules require a bike to be less than 2kW and not designed to be capable of more than 50km/h (as well as being under 50cc, if powered by an internal combustion engine) to be registered as a moped? I wouldn't have thought those two would qualify ...

http://www.ltsa.govt.nz/factsheets/43.html

Richard

[Motu]

I've just seen a pic of a SS50, wow! That is one cool looking bike, Motu! Now, where can I get one...

Mine was silver and blue,it looked much better than that.....and I wrecked it just for the engine.It now sits in the XL70....the SS50 makes more power than the XL70.I'll rebuild the 70cc engine (got 2),but the SS50 is ready to go.That SS50 clone looks nothing like a real SS50.

[McJim]

I thought the whole defenition of a 'moped' for NZ legal purposes are:

Must not exceed 50cc
AND
Must not produce more than 2Kw
AND
Must not be able to exceed 50kph.

As soon as you break one of these 3 golden rules you need to get a learner licence. Just get your L and a 250 - I did - never looked back (I went from a 1 McJim Power Road race pushie to a 32 horsepower VTR250 in a day)

[MDR2]

TR50 Street magic can get away with it.

As another option to the rd50 there is the Rg50 an gt50...

all fall into the 'hmmmm thats questionable' basket though

[badassbandit]

Everybody turns a blind eye to the more than 2kw and 50k/hr regulations. I was once interested in the rs50 at Mt Eden motorcycles as a alternative to getting my learners the guy there let me ride it and also assured me that i would have no trouble keeping it registered as a moped.
On the other hand i also had a mate who was pulled up on his tr50 (street magic) for doing 70k/hr and the cop tried to bag some extra charge on the grounds that it was registered as a moped but after some smooth talking managed to get away with just the speeding infringment.

[xww10]

Wow, thanks for all the replies guys. I'm not really wanting any more power than my c50, just the manual clutch so I can get a hang of a bigger bike without the power. So the rd50 yamaha and rg50 suzuki will both qualify? How about the honda mb50? I've heard that its a good bike also. I may run into problems with funds with the aprilia or street magic

[Jorja]

I was going to get a scooter a few years ago. Then after going on the back of Frosty's bike i decided bugger that. I wanted a full bike. If I could learn to ride one, you can too. Just go along and do the basic handing cert and by the end of it you will be able to handle the gears no sweat.

If you do want a small bike that is very easy to handle let me know. I know of one coming up for sale soon for a VERY good price.

[MDR2]

If only you were in auckland you could could probably have the GT50 that i was playing around with before i got the RG150.

[xww10]

Thanks for the offer MDR2. Meanwhile I'll keep an eye out on those other bikes...

[F5 Dave]

All the 50s mentioned are quite old (barring mega expensive Aprilia Derbi etc etc). The RG50 is the most recent (I race them). My RG50 roadbike was registered as a 50 & I was getting WOFs for it but when they updated things it somehow became a Moped. Yeah right. Oh well. Would do 100k no drama unless windy or hilly (115k indicated = 105k). Rode it well - Cold Kiwi 6 times despite having 1100 at home.

But don't be afraid to go get a licence, it's not hard & could teach you some super valuable lessons about surviving on the road with other road users. Parents often care about this sort of thing, maybe they'll pay? Get it over with sooner too.