24-07-15, 11:01 AM
My niece turns 16 in a couple of months, and after falling in love with mine and my brother-in-law's bikes has been making noises about getting one herself.
Looking on ebay at 50cc bikes, the geared ones tend to be more expensive than the mopeds. A roadworthy Derbi Senda or TS50 etc. seems to be around £1k, yet something like a City Express can be had for half that. Plus, geared bikes seem more expensive to insure (probably because they're mostly scramblers and very nickable!), which makes me lean towards her getting an auto.
My question is, would she be better off on a geared bike from day 1, or would an auto be ok while she gets used to being out on the road?
If anyone here used to ride a moped, was it hard to get used to manual gears or am I worrying over nothing?
Looking on ebay at 50cc bikes, the geared ones tend to be more expensive than the mopeds. A roadworthy Derbi Senda or TS50 etc. seems to be around £1k, yet something like a City Express can be had for half that. Plus, geared bikes seem more expensive to insure (probably because they're mostly scramblers and very nickable!), which makes me lean towards her getting an auto.
My question is, would she be better off on a geared bike from day 1, or would an auto be ok while she gets used to being out on the road?
If anyone here used to ride a moped, was it hard to get used to manual gears or am I worrying over nothing?
Broken, bruised, forgotten, sore,
too fucked up to care any more.
too fucked up to care any more.