RED PRED
28th June 2011, 06:11 PM
Having done a few hundred miles on my moped I thought it time to post a few words and pics .
Its a nice little bike and perfect for a first time green laner like me, it is light and agile but does need a bit more grunt, I have had a look at the air filter intake and I would say that a snail would become asthmatic breathing through the snorkel this bike has got, I believe the exhausts can be modded to allow the motor to breathe properly, reading through some related forums it seems these bikes are set up very lean at the factory and many up jet the carb, so there is room for a bit more poke, I do not expect huge gains though as it is a very simple low tech reliable engine .
Fuel consumption is amazing, 69 miles on 3.5 litres !!
I was sceptical about the 2450 miles the speedo had on it when I bought it but after taking various bits off for cleaning etc I would say the mileage is genuine, all nuts and bolts have come apart easily, the engine runs as sweet as any I have heard and the expected corrosion is confined only to areas prone to stone chips, like the swing arm welds which have not been dressed properly when built, the usual Jap way, apart from that its in very good nick .
Its a nice little bike and perfect for a first time green laner like me, it is light and agile but does need a bit more grunt, I have had a look at the air filter intake and I would say that a snail would become asthmatic breathing through the snorkel this bike has got, I believe the exhausts can be modded to allow the motor to breathe properly, reading through some related forums it seems these bikes are set up very lean at the factory and many up jet the carb, so there is room for a bit more poke, I do not expect huge gains though as it is a very simple low tech reliable engine .
Fuel consumption is amazing, 69 miles on 3.5 litres !!
I was sceptical about the 2450 miles the speedo had on it when I bought it but after taking various bits off for cleaning etc I would say the mileage is genuine, all nuts and bolts have come apart easily, the engine runs as sweet as any I have heard and the expected corrosion is confined only to areas prone to stone chips, like the swing arm welds which have not been dressed properly when built, the usual Jap way, apart from that its in very good nick .