Scooters on the rise!

Statistics out today revealed that 2011 saw Scooter registrations rise nearly 12% showing the increase in their popularity as fuel costs soar. The rate is expected to increase further this year as high oil prices drive people from their cars to buy a scooter.
With scooters capable of getting around 300 miles to £15 of petrol they can seem very attractive for those car drivers paying 4 to 5 times that amount yet getting the same mileage.
Parking is of course easier with a scooter, and navigating traffic in a busy city can be easier and quicker due to their smaller size and ability to bypass traffic. Parking charges are often free for scooters, especially electric powered ones as the Government attempts to encourage us to ditch motors powered by fossil fuels. With bus lanes now being opened up to scooter traffic, beating the traffic is now even easier, making commutes much less stressful and hassle free.
In an age of austerity and ongoing job losses and cuts, everyone is looking to cut back on living and travel costs. Ditching your expensive car, with its repayments, fuel costs, insurance, tax and MOT can seem very attractive when compared with how much you save running a scooter. A 50cc sports scooter is usually the best way to save money, as their running costs are tiny compared to larger engines bikes. Of course those seeking a bike with a bit more ‘oomph’ are better looking at 125cc scooters but as with any larger motor, fuel consumption is higher, yet still pitifully tiny even when compared to the most fuel efficient cars.
Of course they are not for everyone; Large families would struggle, but for a lot of us who simply commute to work by ourselves the majority of the time, the savings are very worthwhile.
To ride a moped, all you need to do is pass a one day CBT test. This stands for Compulsory Basic Training, and teaches you the basics and te need to protect yourself on the road. Defensive driving has become a critical element taught to new scooter riders – and how not to rely on other road users to never make mistakes.
Choosing the Right Electric Scooter
Electric scooters have been getting more and more popular over the last couple of years for a wide range of reasons. If you’ve got caught up in the craze but you’re not too sure how to choose the right electric scooter, don’t worry about it! Once you’ve finished reading this article you should know a lot more about how you should choose the right electric scooter for you and let’s face it, they aren’t the cheapest things in life so it’s vital that you make the right decision the first time around. Here are some things that you should consider when searching for your perfect electric scooter Read More…
Buying the Right Tyres for 50cc Scooters
The most vital part of a 50cc scooter is the scooter tyre. Choosing the right type of tyre is very important to ensure maximum safety and better performance. Most motorists prefer to choose top notch tyres which can guarantee comfortable riding as well as excellent performance. Obviously, the quality of a tyre affects the scooter’s ability to ride, including its grip on the road, and the safety and comfort of the rider. With this in mind, it is vital to choose the right type which gives the scooterist the best possible performance for the budget they have. This guide will help you assess the road worthinness of scooter tyres. Read More…
Best Chinese Scooter Insurance
If you have lately bought a brand new Chinese scooter or used chinese scooter then you are going to realise the necessity For a decent chinese scooter insurance policy. chinese scooters by design are deemed an urbane form of transport and are widely utilized for commuting; they’re An appealing and economical choice of transport specifically in these Times of rising oil costs. Exactly where the cost of petrol seems to rise daily. Chinese scooters had been developed from the outset using the commuter in mind, providing a more comfortable option to the classic motorcycle. The chinese scooter has smaller wheels and a foot nicely permitting the rider to sit with his or her feet facing forward and not requiring the rider to completely straddle the seat as using a conventional motorcycle. This design makes chinese scooters ideal for city commutes by riders requiring to wear wise dress.
Chinese scooters have changed little in style considering that their early development days when the style incorporated most of the capabilities we can nonetheless see and associate with the modern day motor chinese scooter. chinese scooter Insurance as with all other forms of automotive insurance are a legal requirement and might be rather expensive depending on previous chinese scooter insurance history the age and experience of the chinese scooter rider along with other elements for instance previous claims history and geographic location, for example it could be more pricey to insure a chinese scooter based on the region in which you live. If an location has a greater than usual rate of claims, accidents or crime then this can impact the cost of your chinese scooter insurance cover.
If your now searching for chinese scooter insurance it truly is nicely worth comparing insurance costs on-line as a variety of motorcycle and chinese scooter comparison internet sites have now sprung up on the internet providing you the consumer the opportunity to compare policies in one place. Its also worth baring in mind that most insurers are always on the look out for new custom and as such are really usually willing to give appealing policies and premium prices for new buyers. So even if you have been with the identical chinese scooter insurer for sometime and have an active no claims bonus built up, it can still be worth your while to take some time out to compare rival insurance businesses delivers, the aim with insurance would be to balance cost of premium with peace of mind, this you’ll want to be able to do without having first getting a policy by checking out forums and discussions online from other chinese scooter owners and their insurance experiences. Obtaining and obtaining chinese scooter insurance may seem a chore and not 1 most of us will go into with a smile on our faces, but life has been created a lot less complicated with the explosion of online insurance offers, further savings can also be produced by buying a policy directly on line exactly where some motorcycle insurers will offer you generous discounts of as significantly as 10% for a policy bought online. If your searching now for chinese scooter insurance and your keen to obtain the cheapest chinese scooter insurance, visit Quality Scooters and check out the Scooter Insurance section.
Top 10 Scooter Tyres Reviewed
The most vital part of a scooter is the scooter tyres. Choosing the right type of tyre is quite important to ensure safety and better performance. Most motorists prefer to choose top notch tyres which can guarantee comfort and excellent performance. Obviously, the quality of a tyre affects its riding style, safety and comfort of the rider. It is vital to choose the right type which gives the scooterist the best possible performance for the budget they have. This list of top 10s should hopefully help do that. Read More…
The Key Reasons Why The Pulse Adrenaline is Best of it’s Class
“This Pulse Adrenaline 125cc is great value. It boasts all of the cool styling of a proper supermoto at no more than a small percentage of the average expense… it looks the part as well, and is one of the most impressive looking supermotocross learner legal motorcycles in its classification” – MCN Magazine
The Pulse Adrenaline is possibly one of the most successful 125cc learner legal sport motocross motorbikes to ever be delivered in the United kingdom. The main model from Pulse is a tremendous performance sport cross offering that drives, handles and performs as good as many of it’s rival products in the comparable motor class. It has developed an unequivocal dent in the UK’s insatiable need for learner legal (‘L’ Plates) performance motorcross motorcycles for the road with it’s massive level of popularity. It’s a popularity that hasn’t been earned empty neither merely because the pulse adrenaline is one of the very few chinese motorcycle imports that genuinely delivers. Powering the specially-designed vinyls and streamlined framework is a fantastically constructed air coolled 125cc engine with a maximum torque of 14.5Nm @ 7000 rpm.
Nevertheless performance is not lonely in this terrific value street bike. Design is also a factor with spoked twin wall wheels utlising substantial supermoto tyres with exceptional surface area to supply all the potency and hold you could possibly need. A copyrighted tough-wearing sport suspension is made up of a rear mono-shock with flexible damper and upside-down forks to ensure optimal comfort when riding – on any kind of terrain. Combine easy 5 gear transmission, hydraulic leading and back disk brakes and attractive body work into the blend and the Adrenaline is one of the most desirable of its kind. This isn’t merely our viewpoint either, MCN, the top motor bike information and evaluation website in the Uk gave it a excellent review and a 4 out of 5-star rating.
“Most of us had more fun on the A47 from Peterborough to Leicester than you might ever have on a Hayabusa” – MCN
’10 Retro Scooters
“Take a step back in time and whisk yourself to work on a retro scooter with bags of style…”
But before you can do that, you first need to buy one and before you do that, you need to know what’s out there and at what price. We’ve taken some time out to have a look at some of the best quality 50cc retro scooters and 125cc retro scooters currently on the market. Now we have to point out here that when we use the phrase retro scooter, we are referring to brand new retro-styled scooters, not actual genuine classic scooters or vintage scooters. The remit of this buying guide is to pick out the best value scooters and give you an overview of each model whilst making you aware of any pitfalls we’ve found with either the scooter or the company selling the scooter.
Compare 50cc Scooters
When there is a need to conserve, whether that be money or carbon footprints, as in the dilemma faced by most of us these days, it is essential that we do all that we can to research our purchases. This is as true for our daily commuting as it is for our family trip from Lands End to John O’Groats or even for our weekly grocery shop. It is with this in mind that we’ve compiled this comparison on 50cc scooters.
We’ve looked at several scooter products suitable for the daily commute, as we assume that if you’re looking for a 50cc engine you’re either a new rider or a short rider – and that’s short as in the amount of distance required to travel from a to b during each commute, not your physical stature!
If you are a regular reader of our reviews then you’ll know we like to compare at least 4 variations on each model. In this case, we’ll be looking at two ‘retro’ scooters and two ‘modern’ scooters. All scooters will be brand new and available to buy for next day delivery in the UK.
As the theme of this review is on conserving things, we’ll be paying special attention to how much you can ‘save’ with each model in terms of fuel, time, money and even carbon footprints. At the end of it all, we’ll even save you time on choosing which one to buy and give you our recommendation.
50cc Scooters : August 2010
Traditional 50cc Retro Styled Scooter |
50cc Tommy Retro Scooter |
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Displacement:
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49.5 | 49.5 | 49.6 | 49.6 |
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Engine Type:
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4 Stroke
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4 Stroke
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4 Stroke
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4 Stroke
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Max Speed:
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30mph
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30mph
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30mph
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30mph
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Gear Type:
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Twist and Go
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Twist and Go
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Twist and Go
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Twist and Go
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Start System:
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Electric / Kick Start
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Electric / Kick Start
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Electric / Kick Start
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Electric / Kick Start
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Fuel Consumption:
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2.8L/100km
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2.8L/100km
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3.0L/100km
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3.0L/100km
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Front Brake:
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Disc
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Disc
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Disc
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Disc
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Rear Brake:
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Drum
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Drum
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Drum
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Disc
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Insurance Group:
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4
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4
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4
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4
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Engine Type:
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Single Cylinder
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Single Cylinder
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Single Cylinder
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Single Cylinder
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Engine Cooling Type:
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Air Cooled
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Air Cooled
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Air Cooled
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Air Cooled
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Price:
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£649
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£649
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£799
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£749
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| Avge. Full Fuel Tank: | £4 | £4 | £6 | £6 |
When it comes down to it, most of us won’t ever be able to choose function over style, so no matter what recommendation we have now, you’ll probably choose the scooter that you prefer the look of anyway. For those of you that want to put emotion aside and choose a scooter based on the real, cold hard facts and figures, you can’t beat the X, whose fuel economy slightly outstrips the others with the added advantage of being excellent value for money too, coming at nearly Y cheaper than the X and Z. If the facts weren’t enough to convince you alone, then we’ve also considered delivery time and delivery costs and at the very least, the X is comparable to the other models and if you can get your order in before stock sells out, you could have your hands on this as early as tomorrow. A hearty recommendation.
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South African Scooter Madness!
If you’ve been watching the world cup lately you’ll have probably not noticed this beneath the booming sound of the vuvuzelas but they are there. What are we talking about? The healthy humming and buzzing of hundreds of 125cc scooters as punters zip through the busy streets of South Africa.
South Africa is the native home of Jonway Scooters whose new 2010 models have impressed the UK market almost as much as the hospitality of the South Africans at the World Cup. The scooters being used to run about the cities of the host nation are both 50cc and 125cc and continue to be one of the most economical methods of petrol-powered personal transport available.
Back here in the UK, we are seeing a growing number of 125cc models on the roads which is continuing to drive down prices and now UK commuters can buy a brand new scooter for as little as £499. The £499 sports scooter is available in a flurry of colours and available with next day delivery too.
Origins of the 125cc Engine
Most 125cc scooters carry a copy of Honda 125cc bike motor that the famous motor company issued in 1950.
It was the Chinese who took this technology and obtained a patent on the engine. In essence, the 125cc version is a suped up Honda CT110. Wisdom here that uses the same engine and the motor casing barrel sawed it to fit 54 mm piston stroke, and expand.
De-Restrict Your 50cc Scooter
Have you ever wished your 50cc scooter would just cross that 30mph barrier without going down a hill? It’d be nice to be able to watch your other 50cc comrades flounder in your dust trail as you squeeze that extra few mph out of your scooter than theirs. They’ll be asking themselves how you do it, maybe even asking you how you do it but what’s even better; is that you never have to tell them how easy it was.
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125cc Scooter Deals: March 2010
Feast your eyes on some of these crazy 125cc scooter deals availabe to you in March 2010. We’re highlighting a retro scooter, a sports scooter, a quality scooter and links to great value used 125cc scooters. These deals are compiled from searches on the internet conducted in March 2010 and we believe we’ve found some gems. if you’ve found a better deal somehwere else, please let us know!
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Jonway Scooters 2010
True to the form of recent years, the chaps over at Jonway Scooters have stuck to their guns and released several new scooter models for 2010. The interesting thing to note this year though is the addition of an entirely new environmentally friendly scooter, the Jonway YY500 Motor Scooter. This is one of Jonway’s first electric commercially available 500cc scooters.
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The Benefits of Riding a Scooter in the UK
Its no small wonder why scooters are so attractive to riders in the U.K. With the credit crunch problems in full force as well as petrol and diesel prices continuing to climb, sales of scooters rose almost 5% in June alone. In fact, the price of petrol is currently up to 117.6 pence, and diesel is up to 130.5 pence. Many people are making the transition from cars to scooters. Having lower insurance and tax rates than cars is another great benefit of riding scooters. We shall now take a more in depth look into more benefits of riding scooters in the United Kingdom.
Motor Scooter Engine Types – Two Stroke Vs Four Stroke
If you’re looking to buy a new motor scooter there are a few things you should know about engine size and type that will save you a lot of headache later on. First of all there are two main types of engines: two stroke and four stroke. Depending on which kind you buy, a motor scooter can either be an enjoyable experience or a frustrating one. So it is important to choose the right kind of scooter. Another big factor in how well your experience with motor scooters will be is what size of engine you get. Too small can leave you wanting more and possibly not take you were you need to go, and too big can be too much for you to handle or overkill for where and how far you need to travel. In this article I will cover both factors so you can buy the perfect scooter for you.
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- Best Chinese Scooter Insurance
- Top 10 Scooter Tyres Reviewed
- The Key Reasons Why The Pulse Adrenaline is Best of it’s Class
- ’10 Retro Scooters
- Compare 50cc Scooters
- South African Scooter Madness!
- Origins of the 125cc Engine

