In the netherlands we are always scared for police on our mopes. most mopeds are upgraded for more ccs an power. and thats very illigal😂. but its so much fun!

Going 70 mph or like 110 kmh on a 50cc supermoto with an 80cc cylinder kit hits different

I'm almost 70 and grew up with Vespas. My dad owned Vespa shops. I even worked for Piaggio for a while. Toured all over the US, Canada, and Alaska on my Vespa 200, hundreds of thousands of miles. I've owned lots of other bikes from Goldwing to Trail 90s but my 1974 Vespa Rally 200 was my favorite. Now I have a plastic Chinese 170cc scooter in my collection that I ride often. It's not a Vespa but still good fun.

Rode them around for 2 months in Thailand. Before hand thought they were lame, after being in Asia I absolutely fell in love with them. The locals also have so many cool models and modifications and they heaps of fun, super reliable and capable of some crazy stuff

I think the biggest reason for the popularity of scoots in Europe is because when you get your license, you can't just go out and buy, say, an R1 like here in the states. You have to "graduate" to larger cc machines. So you have to start on a small cc bike and they were mostly scooters. Which is also why most of the go-fast scooter parts are researched, developed and produced there. I don't know this as fact but Sources: a German friend, a Filipino friend and an Italian friend. Also, the cops definitely gave me the time of day on my Malaguti F12.

I used to think that scooters are so boring and lame untill I bought myself one last autumn, it was so much fun and so reliable. Now when it was winter and snow outside I 125cc swapped it, I feel like this summer is gonna be so much funn!

Also, they are automatic. Making them even more easy to use and fun, specially while commuting in the city where you are constantly stoping and going. No need to learn or worry about shifting.

I'm 43 and just purchased a 2023 Honda Ruckus 2 weeks ago. I'm having a blast riding that little thing. And the 100+ mpg sure doesn't hurt.

In the UK they're pretty popular with teens and young adults. You only need to do a short course that takes 5-8 hours and you can start riding at 16 which is a year earlier and easier than taking a driving test for a car.

I've had 11 bikes, 4 600+cc, and multiple scooters from 50 to 500cc, and they ALL have a place. I currently have a scooter that's pretty much the size of the one in your video, but it's a 80cc 7hp thing that'll do a true 55mph (1994 Peugeot SV80 if anyone wants to google) so it's got all the benefits you mention, but it's also not slow. It'll cruise around town at 40mph and be quiet and smooth AF. I rarely start up my Suzuki Bandit for riding around town, there's just no competition, the scooter wins every time.

Scooter.. nobody rides them... South East Asian people : Allow us to introduce ourself...

My MAN. You absolutely hit the nail on the head with this one. Last summer I bought a band new Honda Ruckus just for fun, and within about 3 weeks, we had 2 Ruckuses, 3 Groms, and a Metropolitan all at my work just from me convincing people to buy one because they’re so much fun. My monthly payment is less than I spend on Domino’s pizzas every month. 9/10 would reccomend.

the success about scooters in europe i think is mostly because when you turn 16 you can get the 50cc licence for around 1000$ and then a scooter for around the same price. and then you can make it go faster with parts and etc plus they are wheelie machines. So once people start turning 16 they realise how fun a scooter actually is. You can also choose to get the 125cc licence when you are 16, but it costs a lot more. Currently I'm turning 18 this year so im still on my 125cc gonna get a 450 EXC this fall, but I really would love to own a scooter, preferably piaggio zip. So when you turn 16 you can get either AM or A1 licence and when you turn 18 you can get A2 licence and when you have had the A2 licence for two years you can get the A licence. If you don't choose to get A2 licence you have to wait until you turn 24. So the reason is mostly you start small and that's where a scooter is perfect

When I was a kid my cousin had a yellow 50CC Honda Express. We'd ride around his neighborhood and have fun. It had so little power it couldn't even climb the hill out, so my uncle wasn't worried about us driving across town or something. Most people knew we were just kids having fun. One grumpy Karen DID give us flack tho. We rode literal circles around here while blowing raspberries and drove off. I miss that little bike. Fun times

Here in India scooters were originally 2 stroke and manual but were gradually phased out for these automatic Scooty’s ( mostly cvt transmissions) and the highest selling segment is 110-125 cc and these go about 60-70 mph but if you want more fun then you can go for the aprillia 160 or the Yamaha aerox 155 which has the same engine has the Yamaha yzf r15 and at the upper echelon we have the bmw c (it’s massive) more like a too ring scooter

Hi, I'm from India. Both motorbikes and scooters are very popular here. But scootys have their own advantage. You can carry luggage near your legs. Women(mother, wife etc) find it easier to sit of them(than motorbikes). Only disadvantage is that they don't perform good on uphill roads.

I have a tuned Honda PA50 that I daily to work. Tuned 50cc sound is unmatched, lots of fun on my way to and way back from work!

bro is going places, this is the content we need to see,

The best part of last summer for me was going out with my buddies and riding around on our little gy6 scooters, literally 12h per day. one day my chinese 50cc just gave up while riding, I waited 15 minutes for the engine to cool down and then returned to showing her what hell feels like, she lasted another 2 hours before the piston was done. she has served me so well that I returned the favour and bought a 150cc engine for her and got her a 72cc scooter friend for literally 50€... can't wait for the snow to melt so that I can return to intentionally blowing up scooters

Dude you done sold me on a scoot faster than those commercials ever would have! Good review!

We had one of those exact bikes at the dealership I worked at. It's still there too. Perfect for running to lunch, yeeting it off-road, and just getting around. The thing has had a deal battery for like 3 years too, kick start it and go! I've got my 1983 passport c70 at home for getting around town too

A month ago I got bit by the bug. Bought a negated 15 Honda ruckus. So far bigger carb, intake, header/exhaust, CDI, coil/wire, variator, and a full tune up. It's the most fun I've ever had on the road. I've completely forgotten my modded zrx1200r, my coyote mustang and my coyote f150. This little ruckus has become my daily driver and brings me a joy I can only call the a$$hole factor. I'm constantly wot flying around my city, laying it into corners at 40mphs. My friends said I was nuts till they rode it. I love my scooter.

dude, last summer I was just riding around on my shovelhead and in front of me there was this guy on a very old vespa, probably from the 60s or 70s. It was a big one tho so we are talking about 125-250cc and he was just the coolest dude ever. Traffic was a bit dense, so he startet lansplitting and shit, his exhaust also was super low, so whenever he did a right turn he was basically throwing sparks. He was so nimble, those things are perfect for city traffic and just so easy going, tho I have to say for me only an older model vespa will do it...because well I just like my obscure old machinery. Take it easy man

Interesting to see how a certain type of bike can be popular in one part of the world and not in another due to preference of the people. It's also the difference of what people use bikes for, some people use it for daily commute to work but some as a hobby. Here in Malaysia and in most of South East Asia, scooters are very popular, a lot of people own a Japanese scooter including myself (125cc). Vespas are also common, though they're very pricey in my country. Scooters are in the same category of some small underbone geared bikes, which I think aren't seen in the US or North America in general. We need to pass a test for the basic motorcycle licence (250cc and below category) in order to be able to ride a scooter or an underbone. To ride big bikes, which are the ones common in the US, we usually have to be familiar with the small bikes, at least I've never seen anyone jumping straight to the big bike licence. I guess sometimes as riders, we love to have fun shifting gear, I love doing that on the small, geared underbone bikes, whereas scooters in most cases have the upper hand in storage capability. I sometimes have to carry my violin and my bag on the bike, it is a lot harder to do that on a big bike, but on the scooter, no problems. In my region, which traffic can be horrible, small bikes are time saving saviours, we definitely ride bikes for daily commute rather than a hobby, but I do enjoy riding, feeling the air and the wind and the sun, the nature, so a scooter helps me do that and that's good enough for me.

you should definitely try a 50cc supermoto. IDK how many you got of them in the US, but they are actually so much fun with a 70-80cc kit

I'm 40 and just got my first scoot in november, it's a 2011 Kymco Agility 50 with only 600km that was last maintanced in 2014. Its been soft wrecked one time and then put up until I started working on it. One of my clients dropped it off for me to look at and I told him what I read about letting them sit and it kills the carb and battery. He asked me if I wanted to buy it for $150, I was not going to buy it but now....... I have deregulated the boss and computer, lightened my weights, a 19mm carb upgrade and added a new belt. I also have a new clutch and 125 big bore kit on the way. I'm still looking for a decent looking exhust. I enjoy riding this thing even if its only going 46mph atm. its really enjoyable to ride and the rider was really kept in mind when Kymco desgined this scoot. I took my harley money and started putting it into the scoot and I think im making the right choice. It's more fun for me to ride than the sportster is tbh. I take it all around town and it never gives me a hassle. I live in IL so i dont have many hills near me like I did back home in mid Missouri and I want to check out its hill climbing. If it does well on hills I'll be taking it on a long coast 2 coast cruise to see if its still rubbing me in the right ways after such a long trip. I wonder what the fellas would say if I showed up to bike week on it. lol

Welcome to the scooter world! My Piaggio Typhoon was actually fixed today and man, hitting the powerband on this thing is amazing

I refurbished a 1979 QT50 and its my favorite possession. Ill never get rid of it, I like it even more than my 450 streetbike. I used to ride a supermoto and its way more fun to ride, especially in the city. You can't not smile while you cruuuuze.

man here in Belgium and The netherlands so many people ride scooters doing wheelies and alot of them get chased by the police its like a bikelife family here and honestly its a lovely expierence to have a family like that riding a scooter together doing wheelies and clips

I had an Elite 80 20 years ago and it was SO much fun. Our little crew sounded like a swarm of bees when we would go cruising around. Just be careful, these are very easy to steal. Sadly, that is what happened to mine. :(

Aww man this takes me back - my 1996 Piaggio Zip 50cc with 70cc cylinder kit was SO much fun! Cops definitely didn't like me doing 70-80mph 😂 The old Yamaha Jog was also quite spicy when tuned 😁

Agreed coming from someone who’s rides supersports I have a couple of scooters in the garage and can confirm these little things are super fun machines.

This is the first video I've seen from you - Popped up on my recommendation list, keep the energy up, and very good entertain mo ' for all ages. 8.98/10 stars Could this be the GOAT?

scooters are definitely underrated! also what camera do you use?

I’m in NC and got an 87 Elite 50 I’ve had abt a year and a half now. I’ve built it kyuu gentsuki style and I love it. A love of easy fun to ride and build.

Nowadays in Turkey, 50cc scooters are very much popular. As you said they are economic and they can hit 80 km/h. Because all of them upgraded to 80cc. Also you can drive it legally with car licence.

I already knew you had seen the light, and I hope more see it too. I am currently without a scoot but I would love cruising my tomos around, I'm from the Netherlands and modding them is quite a hassle because the police will be on your tail in no time if you live near a city. Which I do.. But like you said it's fun, they're nimble and you can just boss around because if you fall or something breaks it's super cheap and easy to replace. I'd jump my Tomos from curbs all the time and my bridge gave out, 30 or so dollars and a few hours of work later and I replaced it with very basic tools and I'm good again for another year of fucking around. My favorite thing to do was hit full throttle and then cut the power whilst rolling and holding down the kill switch for three seconds, then letting go which would bump start the moped and it would create a loud pop. I would never do that with a 20k bike but with this 250 euros tomos, hell yeah I do that shit all day.

I’ve driven all the cheap plastic ones and gotta say, a good Vespa isn’t just a name thing. It feels like a Rolls Royce compared to a pinto. The only thing I don’t like about most scooters is the step in feature. I like my legs against something riding around like on the Honda Navi. You don’t feel as connected on open scooters.

I have a 'big' bike and I recently bought a `92 Honda Lead 90cc and i subscribe everything you say in the video, they are so much fun!

I had my old Yamaha Zuma with just a 70cc, expansion chamber, 21mm dellorto, and cvt was capable of well over 60mph. It took forever to get it 100% tuned correctly. Its fun to tune them, but it comes with way more maintenance.

TSJ. I needed cheering up. That Ad at the start made me chuckle. “If he were to punch you in the face, you would have to fight off the strong urge not to thank him” 😂

I ride a big cruiser and got a Honda cbr125. Basically a scooter that looks like a motorcycle and has gears. Love how lightweight and nimble it is. Wayyy more fun for short rides around town

Man I will agree, recently bought myself a Honda today 2004, and it’s great.

I have a 50cc Keeway Fact 50 EVO. I absolutely love it! It's perfect for getting around Lyon, my new adopted city.

As a European I'm so jealous of your beautiful houses and neighbourhoods. Looks like such a place to grow up and live life.

i love scoots!!! i my self have had about 5 and they rock. but my favorites have to be the sumo mopeds like derbi and dt also honda monkeys are lots of fun. right now im building a 88 cc yamaha dt with all the bells and wisles expecting about 28 to 30 hp

Awesome vid. Love that you've got a Puch! I've just got hold of a Honda PC50 and I'm doing a full strip down and repaint...going to make it have a kind of cafe racer style look. I've been running it up and down the back of my house and already having too much fun! Coming from cars, mopeds are just a blast. Dirt cheap parts, easy to work on and miles of smiles!

Bro your wheelie is smooth AF!

Wait for the prices to tripple on these since everyone and their mom thinks they cool now. Even danny duncan got one

In some European countries like Italy, where I’m from, you can have the AM license at 14. I’ve had my scooter (Piaggio Liberty) since I was 14 and it’s the best thing ever to ride it everyday with other friends.

Not sure why this popped up in my feed. But I’m pumped about it. Subbed! 💪🏼

I have a Honda tact 16 full mark. It's getting out its good shape. Needs few repairs but still runs. Reliability, comfortable seat, low profile for the cops. Rocks in heavy traffic like a boss.

Throw a polini corsa, 6-1 gears, scorpion pipe, and mini stroke crank.

You should definitely get a classic vespa they are the most fun. dont be a spastic get a classic

You have made me drool over scooters. I love you

I love em because the af16e has many upgrades, & swapping the seat to the kymco zx50 seat makes it so much more comfortable.

just look at what scooters (we call them "scooty") we have in india, mind blowing!

The best way to tune one of these is by "pulling the plugs" which essentially means just means removing the factory restrictions helps with power and speed while keeping the noise down

I bought a 1984 suzuki fa50 shuttle last week and I am absolutely addicted to just bumming around town. No particular goal in mind, just vibing.

Remembering my biker stepdad buying me a late 90's SR when I was 13. He had a Sportster and a Goldwing and the torque of this moped still surprised him, he hit the gas leaving the dealership with it and caught himself before he flipped backwards doing a wheelie. These don't go fast, but they get they get to top speed just fine.

I live in NyC I love my Marshal 150 can’t beat the ease of use,the avoidance of traffic and always somewhere to park

I've wanted to get a CT90 for awhile. I have a 70's enduro/dualsport/trail bike, but there is just something about a small 2 stroke scooter that just looks fun.

It's light & comfortable, love it!

Ive had multiple 50s and i love them. For best riding experience the yamaha aerox is my favourite out of all the bikes ive ridden. Could easy get the exhaust scrapping you can get them things low on corners. Brilliant fun

I own a 2022 RG, 1996 HD chopper and a 2021 Genuine Buddy Kick 125. The buddy is my favorite thing to zip around on. So fun!

I used to have a 1990 yamaha jog 50 scooter and countenance what you have said, it was really fun to ride and the easiest bike to do wheelies on, it is even easier than on a bicycle! Besides, it had a startling acceleration.

When you popped that wheelie I was like damn

I FULLY agree with this video...today was the first time i have ever driven a vespa....and i fell in love :)

Neat video always nice to see scooter get recognised they’re so reliable and still great fun never done anything to my scooter except service it yearly but my sport bike and enduro are always being repaired, my first bike was a 125 scooter as everyone starts on them around here but I kept mine they’re great bikes to own

Just picked up a riva 125 and I can truly say. It fucks. Unfortunately it’s not a two stroke but I’m genuinely impressed with the mid range power band on it. She friggin goes

Bought a 1983 honda mascot last summer to goof around and do groceries while riding. I have riden many bikes, and still, this little bug is too much fun for all of the reasons listed in the video 👌

i got a BWS 100 that LOVES off-road... and it's... 2-stroke, single-sided swingarm with CVT... you can shortcut across islands, ride in the wrong direction and park absolutely anywhere... but the best, the very best thing is... powerband. Even with a turbo, no 4-stroke kicks like that. Performance pipe, so max 60mph, but for kicks the 15mph electric scooter is loads of fun too.

Malossi, Polini, leovince, dellorto.... Every custom mope is a work of art and the community around it is awesome. So many memories

one reason they are popular here in europe is also that you can already get the licence for them at the age of 15

I got a vespa and love it. So many giggles

I got a moped like the one in 12:16. It is very fun to drive offroad, but it does not like to keep low revs without the choke on, and it often dies on the smallest hills. I am wondering what could be the problem, pls answer if you know. Also i am saving up for a scoot. Nice video.

I got a Piaggio Typhoon 1999 its an absolute beast strongly recommend for wheelies and stunting in general

I have a 1968 puch sabre/sears allstate 50. It was originally just bought so I could learn how to fix an engine and other mechanical things, but I've grown to love it. I know people with superbikes that have said riding a small bike is better just because it feels fast and you can really push it to its limit (legally). its like a miata; you can push it as hard as you want and push it to its limit all within the speed limit. I recomend everyone experience a little 2 stroke at least once in their life.

I just came across this video in my feed :) “parts are cheap” definitely! Me and my gf have scoots for transportation in our little town, and recently her belt broke in the transmission. It’s $12.

I just bought a 2022 tao pony 50cc and I love it. Also I enjoy your videos brother.

Love my Derbi Senda 2018, as an 16 year old in Sweden with a 50cc supermoto or moped its so much fun. I could already get a 125cc but its way to expansive for a teenager

Hi, where I live, scooters range from 125cc to 500cc, we only have 4 strokes. They generally sound just like single cylinder motorcycles even in stock with many of the comfort features like cruise control, abs, etc. and some are huge comparable to sports bikes like the nmax 500 and the honda adv

Just got myself a piaggio liberty(was very hard to get one in good condition), I love it so much 😁

You’re right man, I’ve had multiple motorcycles, and these scooters are far more fun. Specially once you get around the other future guys. People are all about them.

Scooters is popular too in South east Asia, they are reliable, fuel efficient and comfortable to ride. Most of scoots from South Asia ranges from 125 to 150cc and have Fuel injected engines.

in Italy having a 2 stroke scooter was like a religion, all duly modified with more cc than the standard 50cc, crazy expansion mufflers and all inbetween. I had a Honda ZX Dio which was so fun but honestly i wish i bought a Piaggo zip SP instead

If people would just try a scooter they would love it. I have noticed that a lot of towns along the coast of Florida rent scooters and people line up to rent them and pay a ridiculous high price for a short period of time to ride them because they are super fun to ride .

i live in a smaller beach town in america that gets swarmed with tourists in the summer and aside from being a blast to ride, its the perfect beach vehicle. you can always find parking and we added a side rack for my skimboard. 10/10. plus the girls always ask if they can ride on the back ;]

So true I live here in South Africa and had bikes my whole life but always had a scooter for zipping around. Have had a Kymco KB100 2 stroke for the last 14 years with 41000 km never being opened. The scooter is 24 years old and still does around 95-100 kph and gives me 37km per liter of fuel. Two-stroke forever.

I wanted one of these but with gas, license, registration, insurance, maintenance,etc I decided to go with an electric kick scooter. It also tops at 35 miles per hour and is street legal but it doesn't require a license, gas, or any of the aforementioned things that a gas scooter does. This video certainly made me want to try one but imma stick with the electric since cops don't look at you funny when you're in the sidewalk or indoors (it weights 52 pounds so I can carry it with one hand). Never been stopped. It's not nearly as fun as gas scooters tho.

What’s a good budgetly scooter that is easy to find and easy and inexpensive to upgrade?

I've got 10 bikes, most non running. I got my wife a 100cc scooter and I ride it all the time. So much fun.

Dude just bought a new 150cc and it's sick honestly. Great purchase for the money.

scooters are awesome my grandpas has 2 mid 80s honda sprees and they are really fun

In Finland The moped culture is so big For young Kids from 15-20 ( You can get a moped license in finland when Ur 15 ) Its pretty chill

love it. you make so much sense

yo content is so good i actualy enyoj to watch this

way back had great fun on my lambrettas and vespas, with the guys and girls, easy to pop up on 2 wheels passed my test on the vespa. reliable, cheap transport, year round, wish i still had one, but they are so expensive now.

I have a 4 stroke, but it doesn't have as much torque as a 2 stroke. Still fun though even though I can't do wheelies. I do plan installing a 80cc bigbore kit very soon

Simson S51 is the best time ! 60 ccm zylinder and you can wheelie for days. Every time I'm not in a good mood i hop onto this thing and instanly smile when i pop it up in a wheelie :D