illvialuver

the ruckus seems cool. i give gas prices two more years before this place looks like viet nam, and everyone is throwina fuckus in there ruckus, all over the place.
but i do like them. looks cool.would be good to save some gas and stuff.

wickedS14

Hey you're right, a elite is made by vespa. What was I thinking????

Psssshhh, DreamN, its obvious you know jack about the honda line of scooters, I appreciate you trying to help me out w/ a red square.

BustedS13, you should get the ruckus, honda's make some good motors out of the box so it wouldn't be a bad investment to make.

BustedS13

scooter fight!

yeah so apparently in my area the actual law says it can't have more than 3hp, and the ruckus makes 3.4hp. but i see people zipping around all the time on little mopeds with "49cc" tags where the plate should be. i need to go to a scooter store and ask questions

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3.4?

Really?

Huh.

worangejuice

Yeah, hop on ze new bandwagon, before they get too popular, but I guess they won't. There pretty cool, they got forums on these things. They're also cheap too modify so the ol' m bug will be satisfied.

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O3DigitalBath

I told a few friends about ruckus's a few weeks ago, two weeks later 2 of them bought'em....hahaha

bribot

this is what i want mine to look like

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flip3d

^ That shits hot. Would be even better if it was Pink Godzira green.

DreamN

actually I never neg repped you. no reason too. become a premie and find out who it was though.

wasn't saying the elite was a vespa, but it definitely falls into the styling as one which is what he was getting at. you fail at reading comprehension.

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O3DigitalBath

He needs to put the bars on the floor or something...I don't like that he is just putting his feet right on the gas tank.

WERDdabuilder

id rock a ruckus. that shit does not look pussy at all like vespas. every time i see someone on a vespa i want to throw an orange or something at em.

WanganRunner

^^
Yeah, that's one of the Kiri2Racing Bikes.


Anyway, having a Ruckus makes a lot more sense in some states than others. In California it kind of sucks, as you need a motorcycle license, plates, and all that shit.

In Maryland (or VA or DC), it's basically a bicycle, lol. As long as you have a driver's license and a helmet, you're good. I have no plates, no registration, no special license, nothing. Thus, it makes it *much* more painless than buying a *real* motorcycle. If I lived in CA, I'd probably have just built a CB750 cafe (which is my next project when fixed-gear and Ruckus is done).


Anyway, here's a pic of mine from November, back when I got it. I've been assembling parts (low seat frame, extension, stage6 kickstart, daytona kickstand, tokyoparts LED), but I'm going to throw it all on at once.





They're lots of fun, I ride mine like 30 miles each way into DC for work on nice days. If traffic gets bad I just jump a curb and ride on the sidewalk or between buildings or whatever, it's great.

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just1pepsi

sweet! I might have to buy one of these and chop it up. The hassle of having a MC license I have already accomplished years ago. My commute is close to 20 miles, highway, but I can make it on side streets.. 90-100 mpg.. thats all you had to say!

Will this thing pull 250lbs of beer gut around?

WanganRunner

Well, if Big Black (Christopher Boykin) can ride it, you surely can. He's 375lbs.

There are plenty of users on TotalRuckus who are 250lbs or heavier. It'll effect your top speed and acceleration a little bit, but it'll be fine.

You might want to upgrade to a stiffer rear shock though. Hell, I'm only 175lbs, and I'm going to do that.

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BOROSUN

there's nothing like a faggio driveby.

funny vid
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRb6lU9Rk1I"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRb6lU9Rk1I[/ame]

exitspeed

I am seriously thinking of getting one of these now.

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ROUGE180

PUAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA That shit is funny
"lets go to the lickah sstoww"

BustedS13

oops, i read wrong. they're actually 5hp.

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just1pepsi

I'm seriously considering buying one of these too. My only concern is getting ran over by some ignorant ass somewhere between point A and B. In Oklahoma you have to register and insure them too.. which blows.. but its only 70/yr to insure it, so I guess its not too bad.

exitspeed

This is probably a dumb question, but this is like any other scooter you can drive on the road right? I drive exactly 10 miles to work on way.

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PRADOgy

sold..............im gettin me one

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Engine Size:49cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder four-stroke


im kinda confused.. one cyl but four strokes

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BustedS13

yeah, the new ones are supposed to be able to do 43mph, and some light modding should coax them over 50.

i'm talking to some locals who know their way around moped laws, and everyone's understanding is that if it's under 50cc's and proper ride height with proper lighting, it's legal without plates on public roads. i'm gonna go over to the honda dealership down the street at lunch to see what's up

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I've yet to encounter anyone on the roads who has driven like an asshole just because I'm on a scoot. Other people on TR *have* experienced this left and right, so I think it's a crapshoot. It also probably depends heavily on where you're riding it.

In downtown DC there are dozens and dozens of scoots, motorcycles, and bicycles everywhere, so people are pretty cool about it.

The trick is to stay on roads with about a 40mph speed limit....max. Higher than that and you're asking for trouble because you'll be impeding the progress of other drivers.

Trust me, I took my Ruck on the freeway once just for shits and giggles and I got neither, it was scary as shit. People whizzing by you going double your speed, etc. Not cool.




One guy on TR carries a bag of pennies on his bike. Whenever anyone cuts him off, tries to nudge him over, or whatever, he throws a handful of pennies at their car. As I mentioned earlier, I've never encountered any driver behavior that would make me feel like I need to do this.

People are always just asking me where I got it, what it is, how much it costs, what the mpg is, etc.. I get lots of people on HD's and sportbikes giving me thumbs up, etc.


Check this out. This is a Korean kid on TR that rode his Ruck from NC to CA and is now coming back. He's put over 10,000 miles on the bike:

http://totalruckus.com/phpBB2/viewto...=12143&start=0

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exitspeed

My uncle who is a long time Honda and Yamaha motorcycle fan started looking into these for me know. He said the engine that's in there is one of Honda's first designs. He said it's a tank.

I can't believe I'm cool with buying a scooter. I'm thinking of doing a mad max design on the thing somehow.

Seems like there's a lotta parts out there. First thing would be to make the luggage area cover thing.

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BustedS13

http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1579397&vid=203496

part three, they zip around on them. they imply they've had them for a while, might have to pick through earlier eps.

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300hp owen

the Ruckus is pretty cool.

a good friend sold his Harley to save some $$$ and got a big boy Ruckus.
brought it over and my wife took it out for a drive, lol, she tanked it half way back to the house but it was fine, just a busted mirror.

I'm surprised they get that good mpg because they are pretty heavy for a scooter, but man they are cool, saving gas is GOOD! do it!

wow some of those custom ruckus's's''s's's are wicked! great pics!

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BustedS13

the 49cc ruckus weighs 181 pounds... is that heavy for a scooter? i thought it sounded pretty light

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STdvTXU7K2c&feature=related[/ame]

dude gets his up to 51mph, has a piston kit that ups displacement to 58cc though.

http://www.chanitomotor.com/big_bore_piston.htm

that might actually be my first modification. get it nice and illegal right off the bat.

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just1pepsi

Yeah I've already got plans to extend the rear end, put some ape hangers on along with a custom headlight/tail light.. going to rig up some storage under the seat and put some pegs up front somewhere so I can stretch out. Wanna throw the bigger carb, and make my own custom exhaust.. cheap to mod and I know that bad boy is fun to ride, and I dont even have one yet.. I'm loving the idea of that kind of mileage.. even if I plan to mod it a little which might hurt it slightly.

s14_legend

definitely going to pick one of these babiez up...i know alot of people who are already owning and custominzing them for some time now...fun litlle ride and especially how gas these days...yeah here comes another addicting addition to modding

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