In West Sussex England, where can i get a very cheap 50cc scooter/moped?

Okay, Its coming up to my 16th birthday and i am planning on getting a moped.

I dont like the little racey ones people drive that sound like hair-dryers, i would like one that looks like a classic. Perhaps a vespa or something similar.

Preferabley from the 70's 80's or 90's.

Condition isnt a HUGE issue, as any minor to medium faults i can get my father ( an engineer ) to fix.

Please help :)

Suggest what models, makes and where to get them please :)

Definately not more than 鎷?000, hopefully a lot less, somewhere around or minus 鎷?00 would be ideal.

Thanks in advance.

Sam.

In West Sussex England, where can i get a very cheap 50cc scooter/moped?

Have you looked on Ebay or in the Friday-Ad?

In West Sussex England, where can i get a very cheap 50cc scooter/moped?

Im not sure where do scooters like Vespa styles for under that price, however you can get Brand New Scooters (Huatian) Imports from The Scooter Warehouse in Ferring. They have many styles and OTR are under 鎷?95.

Check out there website.

In West Sussex England, where can i get a very cheap 50cc scooter/moped?

you could always go to your local scrap heap, you never know what you might find. thats where my dad got most of his first scooters/motorbikes.

In West Sussex England, where can i get a very cheap 50cc scooter/moped?

I would say ebay is the best bet, I wouldn't buy any of these brand new cheap ones most of them are chinesse and have very bad build quality.

In West Sussex England, where can i get a very cheap 50cc scooter/moped?

To be honest, I would reccomend eBay or looking through classified advertisments.

As for models, the Honda C50 (The Honda Super Cub) is the best selling road vechicle of all time for a reason.

In West Sussex England, where can i get a very cheap 50cc scooter/moped?

Scrappers are just that. E-bay unknown quantity, MCN failry safe for 2nd hand stuff, but if you know nothing about it, try a local dealer or 2 and decide who's who.

The new stuff out of the East is well made and very well priced and will come with a warranty, (doesn't cover trashing!) so if you have 2 grand to spend you should find some thing easily and of good quality and reliability.

My 1st bike was litterally a chicken shed special, BSA 125cc 2 stroke Bantam ,been in the shed for 10 years, covered in wots it, paid a fiver, and pushed it 3 miles home. Took it to pieces, like every thing engine gearbox, frame, carb, wiring etc, re-built it over 12 months, got my Dad to time it as it was a 2 stroke, and he like most Dads, taught me another lesson, i.e. how to time up a 2 stroke, as he timed it ''early'' so the engine was actually running backwards, so once it was started he said off you go and I did, like a bat out of hell, backwards up the yard!!!!

Theres is still the mark on the wall where it hit it, 45 years ago.

Never forgot how to time a bike though.

Shop around good luck, enjoy, and watch out for the wallies in the tin tops. A. P.