Scooter for a 16 year old

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Re: Scooter for a 16 year old

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Warren t claim wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:09 pm
bub2006 wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:05 pm
Warren t claim wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:04 pm

Any step through was out of the question too.
I always had a soft spot for the honda c90 as me mam had one. I have had 2 and now have an Innova.
The C90 was the chosen steed for men into Dungeon's and Dragons who live with their mum and have a suspect internet browsing history.
My mum died in 1995 so her internet history wasn't much of an issue. She had an honda city express and upgraded to a blue late 80s 12v c90.
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Re: Scooter for a 16 year old

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bub2006 wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:15 pm
Warren t claim wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:09 pm
bub2006 wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:05 pm

I always had a soft spot for the honda c90 as me mam had one. I have had 2 and now have an Innova.
The C90 was the chosen steed for men into Dungeon's and Dragons who live with their mum and have a suspect internet browsing history.
My mum died in 1995 so her internet history wasn't much of an issue. She had an honda city express and upgraded to a blue late 80s 12v c90.
Wasn't the City Express a 2 speed?
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Re: Scooter for a 16 year old

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Warren t claim wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:18 pm
bub2006 wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:15 pm
Warren t claim wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:09 pm

The C90 was the chosen steed for men into Dungeon's and Dragons who live with their mum and have a suspect internet browsing history.
My mum died in 1995 so her internet history wasn't much of an issue. She had an honda city express and upgraded to a blue late 80s 12v c90.
Wasn't the City Express a 2 speed?
I've no idea. I was 8 when she died and had the c90 for at least couple of years before that so I'd have been 5 or 6 when she had it.

Just googled it and it was an honda express nc50.
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Re: Scooter for a 16 year old

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Warren t claim wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:18 pm
bub2006 wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:15 pm
Warren t claim wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:09 pm

The C90 was the chosen steed for men into Dungeon's and Dragons who live with their mum and have a suspect internet browsing history.
My mum died in 1995 so her internet history wasn't much of an issue. She had an honda city express and upgraded to a blue late 80s 12v c90.
Wasn't the City Express a 2 speed?
No. CVT

The older Express II is what you're thinking of.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Express (NA50)
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Can you still buy a 50 with clutch and gears?
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Re: Scooter for a 16 year old

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Warren t claim wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:28 pm Can you still buy a 50 with clutch and gears?
Yes. If you look hard enough.


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Re: Scooter for a 16 year old

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Yes see lexmoto hunter that I previously mentioned. Little 50 4 speed.
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bub2006 wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:55 pm
Warren t claim wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:39 pm Can a 16 year old still ride an unrestricted pre '77 50?
I don't know how it works fully but there's perhaps a way around?
Yes as long as it still has it's pedals
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Re: Scooter for a 16 year old

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DodgeRover wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:41 pm
bub2006 wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:55 pm
Warren t claim wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:39 pm Can a 16 year old still ride an unrestricted pre '77 50?
I don't know how it works fully but there's perhaps a way around?
Yes as long as it still has it's pedals
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Re: Scooter for a 16 year old

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Eddie Honda wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:34 pm
Warren t claim wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:28 pm Can you still buy a 50 with clutch and gears?
Yes. If you look hard enough.


https://www.avs.uk.com/yamasaki-dealer.php
They make a big thing about them being derestrictable once they've been run in, I bet they make a CB50J look sprightly when they are restricted.
I can't see a 50cc 4 stroke thriving on the amount of revs it will be pulling to make power...
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