Lightest scooter for use on a Mobo?

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Hi All,
I would like to buy a scooter to bring on my 7 mtr. Cat. Manhandling a scooter onboard a boat ain't going to be easy, So weight is going to be the biggest issue. Mini-bikes are out because you cant carry groceries or petrol cans. There's room on a scooter to squeeze a 20 ltr plastic container in front of the seat between your feet, and Its also easy to hang grocery bags on the ends of handlebars.

My son had a Yamaha 50 scooter, but it weighed 95 kg, and it was very hard to manoeuvre. It was also 2 str. and sounded like a tin can of angry wasps. I had no problem nipping down to the supermarket to get stuff, and its amazing how much you can bring back in the helmet box, the under seat cubby hole, the space between your feet.

I was looking at the specs of the Honda 50 range. The honda's are all 4 str. There's a 90 cc version that weighs only 82 kg. the old Honda 70 cc only weighs 72 kg.

What would you recommend for on boat use, Honda 4 str or 2 str scooter?


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volvopaul said:
Cue, jimmy the builder, he is our scooter expert!!
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Yep, I tried, and abandoned, keeping a scooter on the boat as a land tender.

I got a Di Blasi folding scooter, one of these:

http://www.diblasi.co.uk/Folding_Mopeds.asp?Prd=R7&Pag=Prodotto&Lng=en

I got the stainless steel version. Anyway, it was rubbish - just too weedy to be useful, and although it was small and light enough to fold up and be stored on the boat, equally you couldn't leave it anywhere unattended because it would just get nicked. I think it lasted about three months and I sold it on.

There's a basic conundrum with this particular problem: if the scooter is light enough to pick up and carry, it's light enough to be pinched when you're in the supermarket. If it's a bit heavier, then you can't get it on the boat. I gave up in the end and bought a 250kg Tmax which I park on the pontoon next to my boat.

Sorry I can't be of more help; I'll be interested to hear about a solution though, the idea of having a scooter on board is quite appealing. (In jfm's case, you could use it to get from the cockpit to the bow...).

Cheers
Jimmy
 
jimmy_the_builder said:
Very nice. Looks like the sort of thing that Dougie Lampkin could get on your boat for you, without actually needing to use the passerelle, he'd just hop it on board somehow...

Cheers
Jimmy
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My sons got a BMW 650gs that weighs in at 180 kg, so i was asking him about posdibilities. Most 125cc are about 120 kg which is far too heavy to lift aboard. The off-road competition 125's are about 80-90 kg, but not road legal, and they're all 2 str.

THe Gagas looks good, and its 4 str, but According to the UK site theres only a six month guarantee on new bikes, seems to be very short time??:confused:

I will send an email to check if its road legal..
 
I'm with Jimmy in thinking scooters are out and think electric bikes are the way to go.

2 extremes:

Tescos do one for £399. You're buying off a name & it seems to rate pretty well.

Gocycle do one for a bit over £2k. Achingly well designed, a recently introduced model so don't get confused with their older design.

If budget allows then buy the Gocycle. Otherwise order on line from Tescos but you will need an adult to sign for it on delivery :)

Henry :)
 
This is apparently the cheapest and best mountain bike available.
You can buy a separate kit to make it electric.

BikeRadar verdict:http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/category/bikes/mountain/product/review-voodoo-hoodoo-12-46194
5 out of 5 stars
"An extremely well equipped trail bike with an excellent 120mm-travel fork. Possibly the best £500 mountain bike we’ve tested" The Voodoo Hoodoo’s RRP is a penny under £600, but it’s been available at £100 less for quite a while so that’s how we tested it. It would be a good buy at £600, and at £500 for a bike fitted with one of SR Suntour’s best mid-range air forks, it won the What Mountain Bike test team over to win their Total Bargain award for 2012.
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Hurricane said:
Just starting the fourth season now with a couple of these - electric bikes

http://folding-bikes.net/asbikes/el....html?osCsid=6617b6d50a8e020a70b11810296d8c90

I recon they are more useful than a scooter - they carry more when shopping.
Don't go as far as a scooter though but are fantastic around town
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Think these are what we have but from a different company. Ours have bigger batteries and seem to go on forever and with the saddle bags, you can carry a bit of shopping as well. Great fun.
L
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Here's a Pugeot lightweight scooter that weighs only 76 kg, but unfortunately Its only a 50 cc 2 str Screamer.

LUDIX TREND
50 cm3
à partir de 1199 €(1)
Fiche technique Dimensions
Imprimer
FERMER
MoteurDimensionsPartie cycleEquipement
Longueur hors tout (mm)1710
Largeur au guidon (mm)670
Hauteur sans rétroviseur (mm)1080
Empattement (mm)1210
Poids à sec (kg)76.5
Hauteur de selle (mm)805

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Hurricane said:
Just starting the fourth season now with a couple of these - electric bikes

http://folding-bikes.net/asbikes/el....html?osCsid=6617b6d50a8e020a70b11810296d8c90

I recon they are more useful than a scooter - they carry more when shopping.
Don't go as far as a scooter though but are fantastic around town
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Maybe an electric bike makes sense, not road tax or number plates or problems with insurance.

I was really looking for something that would carry a 20 ltr plastic petrol can. No problem in a small town where there's usually a station close by, but in big towns you normally have to go way outside the city limits to find fuel.

Riding back on a bike with 20 ltr of petrol on the Autoroute might be hazardous to your health, but you would definitely become super fit!:rolleyes:

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What's wrong with petrol power?

Why go electric when you can have one of these? - http://www.fxbikes.com/ 125cc 57KG

Cross between a mountain bike and a dirt bike, I think I want one...

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Ouch, I'm not sure I'd ever find my testicles again if I went for a ride on that.
 
rustybarge said:
Maybe an electric bike makes sense, not road tax or number plates or problems with insurance.

I was really looking for something that would carry a 20 ltr plastic petrol can. No problem in a small town where there's usually a station close by, but in big towns you normally have to go way outside the city limits to find fuel.

Riding back on a bike with 20 ltr of petrol on the Autoroute might be hazardous to your health, but you would definitely become super fit!:rolleyes:

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I often strap a couple of small petrol cans on the back of my electric bike - using one of those elastic straps.
Two small cans fit neatly side by side on the rear pannier bracket
Enough for my 40HP outboard

See here
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BTW if you do get one of these, the extra for the panniers and handle bar basket are a must.

The whole thing doesn't do much for your street cred though!!!
 
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