Scooter for a 16 year old

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Re: Scooter for a 16 year old

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With the average 16 year old at the controls I can't imagine it's design life is much over 3-4 weeks anyway?
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Re: Scooter for a 16 year old

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Eddie Honda wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:03 pm
DodgeRover wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:41 pm
bub2006 wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:55 pm

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
Goes too fast for an AM licence. Why retain a cat p as granddad rights?
I assumed the incrediably small pool of them left was a just a falls through the gap in legislation, they were legal with the prior legislation and remained so when it was initially changed (as long as you kept the pedals)

Anyway my old ZR50-X1 GDV 918V no mention of moped in the model type.
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Re: Scooter for a 16 year old

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DodgeRover wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:49 pm
Eddie Honda wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:03 pm
DodgeRover wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:41 pm

Yes as long as it still has it's pedals
Goes too fast for an AM licence. Why retain a cat p as granddad rights?
I assumed the incrediably small pool of them left was a just a falls through the gap in legislation, they were legal with the prior legislation and remained so when it was initially changed (as long as you kept the pedals)

Anyway my old ZR50-X1 GDV 918V no mention of moped in the model type.Screenshot_20240318-154930.png
Yeah, but if AM were meant to cover them, then there would be no need to retain national category p. I'll have a look through the legislation when I can be arsed (unlikely).
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Re: Scooter for a 16 year old

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I thought I better check my lecy thing and on the V5 it is down as a Moped in class L1. In eco mode it is 28mph but sport will get it up to 40 on the speedo. I suspect it is one of these cat P jobs even though it was registered in 2021.
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Re: Scooter for a 16 year old

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panhard65 wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:50 pm I thought I better check my lecy thing and on the V5 it is down as a Moped in class L1. In eco mode it is 28mph but sport will get it up to 40 on the speedo. I suspect it is one of these cat P jobs even though it was registered in 2021.
It's not a cat p job (max 31mph / 50km/h) as that goes back to the third driving licence directive (3DLD) which came in Jan 2013.

It's (type approval category) L1e-B in 28mph / 45km/h mode. If it's flicked over to sport then it's L3e-A1 (A1 licence). Keep your head down if flying along, although the chance of getting busted is nil.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... cation.pdf
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Re: Scooter for a 16 year old

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Haven't read the whole thread. Has anyone mentioned a Derbi Senda yet?
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Re: Scooter for a 16 year old

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I didn't because of the theft issue...but they use the same AM6 engine as all the fast 2 stroke 50s
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Re: Scooter for a 16 year old

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There is a little gang in the local town that meet up in the early evening to thrash up and down the main street on 50cc two strokes.

I heartily encourage this.
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Re: Scooter for a 16 year old

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Arthur Foxhake wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:30 pm Haven't read the whole thread. Has anyone mentioned a Derbi Senda yet?
I briefly owned a predator and nearly bought a senda but not sure if being talked out of it was a good or bad idea.
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Re: Scooter for a 16 year old

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DodgeRover wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:49 pm
Eddie Honda wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:03 pm
DodgeRover wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:41 pm

Yes as long as it still has it's pedals
Goes too fast for an AM licence. Why retain a cat p as granddad rights?
I assumed the incrediably small pool of them left was a just a falls through the gap in legislation, they were legal with the prior legislation and remained so when it was initially changed (as long as you kept the pedals)

Anyway my old ZR50-X1 GDV 918V no mention of moped in the model type.Screenshot_20240318-154930.png
The X1 could be derestricted quite nicely. 45 mph easily. See also Suzuki ER50.
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