Scooter economy?

[HungusMaximist]

Alrighty, guess the chinese ones are out of question...

I've looked into getting a scooter of 125cc or a 250cc dual purpose....

Which one? ......

[avgas]

What ever you do....DO!!not by one of these cheap chinese things.. Cause what you save on fuel you will be spending on repairs thats if you can find the parts to repair it...

Bah ride it into the ground or buy a second bike, its a scooter not the mona lisa.

[aklbob]

Originally Posted by zx rider
If you are talking about a 50cc 2 stroke then it is 35-40km's per ltr, depending on load and how hard you ride it.This info comes from a shop in New Lynn that sells and services them (and the owners own experience).
The 4 strokes use even less but are very gutless and will do 50kph (max) so ,the 2 stroke, with a couple of cheap mods (bolt on parts supplied as options) that does 70kph without using any more fuel seems to be the best bet

Slightly OT, but where is the scooter shop in New Lynn?

I got a Daelim S5,which is a 2 stroke and was getting approx 70mpg, after breaking in, (doing my standard commute) prior to gearing it up and rejetting the carb, and new exhaust header. Now on my normal commute I get approx 88mpg +- 3mpg, while cruising at 60km, and the odd blast to over 70km/h (on the clock). It's got a 5.8 litre tank. In standard form the 50cc bikes are not the most efficient, mine is much more useable having a little power in reserve to beat cars from a standing start, and only uses half throttle at 55km/h. I'm riding it fairly hard a lot of the time.. ie 70km/h on quiet roads...

The New Lynn shop is probably Woottons? That's where I went. Their mechanic is on to it.. my bike runs heaps better than other 50's I've tried.