'70s Monkey Bikes

[Dutchmalmiss]

I was going through random small motorcycle magazine that my friend had and came across these things that seem to be a growing phenomenon for the anti-vespa small bike scene. I'm quite intrigued by how cool they look. Anyone know anything about them??

Don't know what model this is
http://personal.inet.fi/private/shl/mtt/img/mallit/z50a.jpg
Honda Special Edition Monkey
http://www.diginfo.tv/archives/honda_se-monkey.jpg
This is the Honda Zoomer, which caught my eye the most.
http://www.coolhunting.com/images/zoomer3.jpg

If I can find the right spot for some further research, I might invest in one of these. They seem to be pretty big in Europe right now though.

[sw20>>s14]

theres been a very big rising within the last year or two of these...theyre so fun and crazy all done up...parts market is incredible...

[Dutchmalmiss]

Here a clip with a bunch of guys in UK riding around in Zoomers. Good to know that they weren't as small as I thought. Wasn't really into those pocket bike sizes haha
http://youtube.com/watch?v=O2j6uq_VyGk

[jeeper_x]

fucking monkeys can cost a fortune these days.....

yea, they are so cute.....

[Andrew Bohan]

there's a bike shop near me that has one of those things.

everytime i go there i wanna ride it, but i don't think it runs or something

[!Zar!]

Fucking Ruckus' and fucking ruckus owners.

haha.

[S14DB]

They have the Honda Ruckus at the local bike shop. They look cool and are fairly cheap. Also have a nice spot for a backpack under the seat.

http://powersports.honda.com/assets/images/model/model_hero_shot/Scooters/2008/large/Ruckus.jpg

I kinda want the Metro though to go all emo...
http://powersports.honda.com/assets/images/model/model_hero_shot/Scooters/2008/large/Metropolitan.jpg

[Dutchmalmiss]

I guess Ruckus is the US name? Zoomer being euro? Ah the green paint on the euro model looks so tasty!:boink:

[240trainee]

fuck scooters

mopeds are where it's at.

[ryguy]

The Ruckus/Zoomer is just like a Honda Elite only with a more modern engine. I have an Elite from when I was 15, and my good friend has one of those "monkey bikes" from the 80s. The elite was way more fun, the monkey bikes are super unstable and uncomfortable.

[Brian]

Honda Trail 70.

used to have one just like this

http://www.metalprepservices.com/images/Honda%20Bike%20Pictures/DSC00161.JPG
http://www.metalprepservices.com/images/Honda%20Bike%20Pictures/DSC00161.JPG

[S14DB]

I guess Ruckus is the US name? Zoomer being euro? Ah the green paint on the euro model looks so tasty!:boink:

Olive was available in 05 or 06 I can't remember. I want last years Arctic but my dealer doesn't have any.

http://powersports.honda.com/images/model/c028_029_030_031_photos_all/scooters/2007/Ruckus/LargeHoriz/Ruckus_white_camo.jpg

[BustedS13]

SHAOLIN SHADOWBOXING.... AND THE WUTANG SWORD STYLE.
EN GARDE. I'LL LET YOU TRY MY WUTANG STYLE.

that ruckus... is kind of appealing

bring the motherfuckin' ruckus
bring the mo bring the motherfuckin' ruckus
Ghostface, catch the blast of a hype verse
My glock bursts, leave in a hearse, I did worse

the rest of this page though... bleh

if i was to get a 50cc bike it'd be one of these
http://i10.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/e5/de/9168_1.JPG
aprilia RS50

[ScottMan]

Honda Trail 70.

used to have one just like this

So did I. Fun little thing. I always felt like I was about to touch the ground or get bucked off, one or the other. I can't imagine riding that now that I'm all growns up.

Those ruckus things are cool for scooters I suppose. If you have a short commute why not? I can't get into the modding scene for those though.

[SHIFT_Slide]

The first one you pictured is a Honda 50 Mini Trail. I have a 1968 from Cali so it has a title and I could drive it on the street if I wanted to. All my aunts and uncles and my mother learned to ride on it and then then all my cousins and I and many many friends have learned on it. The things a friggin tank and it still starts up to this day.

We've also got two like the one BH pictured and a Honda Trail CT90 too (my grandfather has a thing for older bikes). I love em shits fun as hell to ride.

Also got a Yamaha Chappy 50 lol. Take a look at them, stupid fun old bike too.

[SW20Racer]

modified minibike frames...interesting....whos gonna be the first to make a ruckus chopper?

ride that shit hard like a hells angel

[rainier]

a couple of my friends bought those mini bikes about a year ago. still have them, but they barely ride them since theyre so SMALL and slow. lol.

one of them has the original honda trail one.
and the rest have copies. made by ODES.

but yeah Ruckus'/scooters are fun.
people can get crazy with them! of course japan beats us all.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2215/2162030198_1f56c991f3_o.jpg
http://www.tokyo-parts.co.jp/photogallery/pic_zoomer20/miyakoshi_l.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c95/CLOUT/P1040519.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee163/1971DATSUN/mutou_z4_l.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/defconf1ve/bring%20the%20ruckusss/komuro_l.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/defconf1ve/bring%20the%20ruckusss/fujiden_l.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/defconf1ve/bring%20the%20ruckusss/suzuki_y_l.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/defconf1ve/bring%20the%20ruckusss/mizuno_l.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/defconf1ve/bring%20the%20ruckusss/kirikiri_l.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/defconf1ve/bring%20the%20ruckusss/eizo_l.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/defconf1ve/bring%20the%20ruckusss/ruckuswht2.jpg

Heres mine just for kicks. it was modded pretty good. got to 50 no problem. tried selling it on here, but no one caught on.
http://a970.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/41/l_8c4bdf113d7accf0b1912dbc0114dec9.jpg

[Dutchmalmiss]

WOW looks awesome with the extended rear end! GOD I want one already.

[SW20Racer]

http://www.tokyo-parts.co.jp/photogallery/pic_zoomer20/miyakoshi_l.jpg


oh sweet jeebus...ape hangers and blast pipes...WHY DO YOU PEOPLE KEEP POSTING SHIT I WANT TO WASTE MONEY ON?!

[CrazyTrance]

haha these things are awesome!

[BustedS13]

wtf, shouldn't "coolest scooter" be like "smartest retard"? those ruckuses (ruckii?) are awesome

[240trainee]

[QUOTE=rainier;1939125]
people can get crazy with them! of course japan beats us all.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2215/2162030198_1f56c991f3_o.jpg


Funny story, I am pretty sure that is a JC Penny Pinto frame or equivelent, mine is similar, chopped seat post, drop bars, black, etc, but I welded in a top tube. Looking at 110cc 4 stroke engines on ebay with 4 speed manual transmissions. We shall see, I kinda want to sell it and get a big boy bike, but I dunno.

[s13poop]

me and duff were thinking about starting a ruckus crew

i really want one though looks like fun :D

[Dutchmalmiss]

What else can be done to the motor? All I've seen so far is intake ducting and exhausts? I want this shit doing WHEELIES haha. On a serious note, anyone have any good aftermarket sites for the Ruckus'?

[DUFFM4N]

me and duff were thinking about starting a ruckus crew

i really want one though looks like fun :D

sorry kid...i ride alone :coolugh:











:keke:

[240trainee]

Ruckus's are gay, get some peds and ride around classic style.

[!Zar!]

Yamaha Jog/Zuma is where it's at people.

Al has a ruckus. His ass is in love with the thing.

[GSXRJJordan]

... I kinda want to sell it and get a big boy bike, but I dunno.

Let me be the first to tell you, you'll never look back.

Scooters are cool, because you have some of the freedom of being on a bike (some = you can cut through traffic, but you can't maneuver or out-run anything)... but for the amount of money that some guys spend on their scooters, you could have gotten a perfectly good "real bike".

In Japan it makes more sense because they have much different licensing restrictions (used to be based on displacement, don't know if it still is) and much less room to play 'at speed'. Here, the whole US road system can be your playground :)

As a basic rule, if you're spending anywhere near $3.5k, you need to be buying something with full fairings that'll do 180mph.

[240trainee]

Yea, I want to build an old Honda CBR.

Cool thing is there is a giant moped scene in Richmond. If I rebuild my blown stock motor, I could probably sell it for $700 the way it sits, and I've spent less than $100 on it. with a 4 speed and stealthy 110cc, I have no doubt I can only make money on it. It is just against my nature to get rid of anything half done unless I absolutly have to.

[SW20Racer]

What else can be done to the motor? All I've seen so far is intake ducting and exhausts? I want this shit doing WHEELIES haha. On a serious note, anyone have any good aftermarket sites for the Ruckus'?

home made turbo, n20, mill the head for more compression et c. its an internal combustion engine, what would you like to do first? options are boundless....

[s13poop]

sorry kid...i ride alone :coolugh:











:keke:

is that why your giving jack a ride all the time?? :keke::ghey:

[WanganRunner]

Ruckus's are gay, get some peds and ride around classic style.

You're gay. I still might buy your ped when you're done with it though, regardless of the whole gay thing.




I have an 08 Ruckus and I love it to death. Pretty close to stock still but it's a lot of fun to cruise around on.

[efrain240sx]

Does things are kool. but they are expensive as fuck, I went to Bert's Mega Mall and I saw them for $3000 :ugh: I can buy a used R6 or something with that money. I think Ill just stick with my motor scooter for now

[rainier]

yeah, its true, once you get a real bike, you'll never actually go back. i tried to, found a cheap ruckus for 1500, but then for less than that couple days ago i found another toy. the kit sits wayyyy too low. i scratch on speedbumps or random bumps on the road.(sorrry this is a scooter thread)

http://a493.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/92/l_8cc643c17f0a4cd27ec2f21167af1824.jpg
http://a722.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/69/l_cd388649cd832ada1eec3401229cbe21.jpg
http://a217.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/114/l_343c00fa2e9e53926e91ec16ef60ade8.jpg

scooters are crazy fun, and you can wheelie the zuma i had, it was just hard to keep it up for a very long time unless you stood on the seat. you could also launch em off and off things. wish i had a video of me messing around before i sold it

[musikjunkie]

damn i knew this was going to eventually pop up time to start my m1 license classes and pick up a black one

[WanganRunner]

You got that for less than $1500? What exactly is it?



A# avatar ftw. They're back!

[GSXRJJordan]

alphanumeric is back?? I miss that shit like a junkie man... I still have jeans from like 1998, with a DOHC honda motor on teh inside pocket :)

Back on track, looks like a Honda Hurricane or other early 600.

[rainier]

my bike i posted is a 96 FZR 600 with the Airtech R1 kit.

its not just bolt on, gotta cut up alot of stuff to install it.

heres a link to the main site
http://www.airtech-streamlining.com/yamaz/fzrr1conversion.htm

[WanganRunner]

alphanumeric is back?? I miss that shit like a junkie man... I still have jeans from like 1998, with a DOHC honda motor on teh inside pocket :)

http://www.alphanumericbrand.com/



The kit on the FZR looks noice.

[TRU_DAH-V]

Honda Trail 70.

used to have one just like this

http://www.metalprepservices.com/images/Honda%20Bike%20Pictures/DSC00161.JPG
http://www.metalprepservices.com/images/Honda%20Bike%20Pictures/DSC00161.JPG


Hey i think this is the same bike that my dad is trying to restore, we also have a ysr 50 that we are doing also. i'll try to get some pics of it.

[SpeedMonkeyInc]

Me and some buddies ( all motorcyclists ) where talking about starting a scooter polo league.

1980's Honda Elites and stuff like that can be had for the cost of a set of track day tires.

How fun would that be to have a rough ass tournament with stripped down scooters and a bunch of guys in full moto gear!

[S14DB]

I found this place for parts:
http://bowlsla.com/store/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=39

anyone know of anywhere else.

[WanganRunner]

I found this place for parts:
http://bowlsla.com/store/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=39

anyone know of anywhere else.

Bowls rules, I just ordered some Know1edge shirts from there


He seems to be sold out of a lot of stuff right now, but I'm sure he'll restock ASAP. GREAT store.

Anyway, some others:

http://www.battlescooterstore.com

http://www.moto-jam.com/

http://www.970performanceparts.com/tuning_tips.htm


If you haven't been already, then go here:

http://www.totalruckus.com

[Baka Sama]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/defconf1ve/bring%20the%20ruckusss/suzuki_y_l.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/defconf1ve/bring%20the%20ruckusss/eizo_l.jpg

whoa those look pretty hot! If I lived on an island like hawaii or near a beach I could justify buying one. But I dont think they would cut it here in georgia. Still... I want one!

[thejapino]

I still regret not picking up my friends ysr out of the towing yard after it got picked up! $450 in fees would've been a great commuter
http://lovik.tripod.com/ysr50brochure.jpg