WanganRunner

Okay.


Here's mine, both of which have utterly failed me. Ruckus is running okay, but it mysteriously stopped doing so and stranded me at a CVS two miles from my house on Friday. I pushed it home when, predictably, it then began acting totally fine. I'm not going to ride it anywhere until I understand why that happened.




This is my 1960 Super Cub which, also predictably, stopped running the instant I took possession of it. Methinks it is a ground on the ignition switch, but we'll see.





Here are a few shots from rides I've either organized or attended:














I really thought we already had one of these threads, but I couldn't find one.

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TeamFRAT

Rad thread. Been seeing these alot but being from the midwest they are not as plentiful as the west coast it seems. How much does one have to invest to have cool shit on it? MPG rating? Anything worth noting?

WanganRunner

It's definitely bigger in the West Coast, particularly San Gabriel Valley, etc.

We've been having events in DC now for about two years though.


I bought mine new in late 2007 for $2200 out-the-door, gets 110mpg, goes 43mph or so stock. I commute about 50 miles round-trip on it in nice weather.

I think I've got about another $1200 into my bike. ATR extension, MRP pipe, Daytona 210mm shock, NCY seat frame, PWJDM bars/stem/pegs/frame stabilizers, knockoff tanax mirror, Gamin Navi, DIY K&N intake, re-jet, KN Kikaku Variator.

I also just pulled a lot of stuff off the bike. Fenders, floorboard, etc.

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ZilviaKid

well i guess now ive gotta snap some pics of my new fatty dont i?

and hopefully jiang wayne gets their shit together and i get my disk brakes soon

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WanganRunner

What kit did you go with, or did you piece it together? GET or swapped?

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S14DB

I've been looking at the Sachs Madass 125.



Everyone is jumping on the Ruckus bandwagon. 50cc is not going to cut it for me when local road speed limits are as high as 55mph.

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ZilviaKid

went with AK's kit

its just the stock GET

dont want to dump any more cash into it lol

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lok

3 grand though.

You can get a swapped ruckus for that much and 55mph.

Still cool looking though.

WanganRunner

^^
I think that's what I'm going to do, insomuch as a fatty is concerned. I don't care about swapping my bike, I just want to get 46-48mph out of the GET and I'll be happy.

If I want to go faster, I'll just tune the Super Cub. A cheapo 125cc LiFan swap and some different gearing will get me like 70mph.



The Madass 125 is most excellent, please get one and then post about it. A local guy (John, who is selling his Supermade/LS1 S14 on here) had a 125 that he was selling for like $1700 with tons of extras. I wish I had the garage space, but I'd just bought the Cub.

EDIT: ^^Guy above is right though, for $3k it's kind of steep. You can get a lightly-used 2008-10 Ninja 250R for that and have a real bike.


Anyone build mopeds? I know 240Trainee was working on one like two years ago, not sure if it ever got done. Here are two I made posts about awhile back, click images for more.

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ZilviaKid

in all honesty though, if i could afford the insurence on a sport bike, id get rid of the ruckus over night.. lol

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S14DB

Ruckus 50cc MSRP is $2,499 and the Madass 50cc MSRP is $1999. The Madass 125 is $2,695

Can't get the Madass 50 in the US anymore though.

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MinesRed

ruckus owner here! i'll post some pic later tonight.

DrftSLowHomIe!!

i've been wantin a Ruckus for a while for a daily, going to work and back home is only like 17 miles so i've been reallly thinking about it plus with that MPG i can prob go allmost a whole month on one full tank.

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lok

wow the ruckus went up.

i bought mine a couple years ago new from the dealership for $2000.

madass is still pretty cool though.

WanganRunner

I don't understand why the Ruckus is $2500 and the Met is still $2k. It's effectively the same bike.

I kind of like the new PCX, but at $3,400 it's still a little steep for a 125cc.

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Bubbles

That's one hot mess of awesome.




When's the last time you saw a met thread?

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roboticnissan

Anyone know of a good place to buy a ruckus in so cal. Looking for a place where I can just go in and buy it without a bunch of bs prep charges or destination charges.

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BustedS13

this is the one stupid trendy thing i'd like to get, for late night grocery store runs.
cut through the cemetery, get some sick air off a tombstone.

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TwItCh

nice idea

chiboy002

pick up some honeys on the way home

but on a real note: i used to have a honda moped a couple years back. That shit was such shit lol, i still loved it

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Matej

Always wanted a simple old moped, and then I saw the build thread for this, which is what finally convinced me to get one. I bought a Sachs off Craigslist, but then I decided I do not want another pile of junk to work on, so I ended up reselling it.
Kind of wish I discovered mopeds before cars. I do plan to get another one someday.

singlecamslam

Honda elite 250cc. Best scooter ever built proberly. Quit wasting money on these ruckussuidousad. Mine has now 23,000 miles on it, never failed. I know people that have 75,000 on these. Best part is you can buy them for like 800 dollars.
Edit: they also go over 70 MPH. Drove mine from sac to san francisco on more than one occasion.

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BustedS13

that thing looks like a two-wheeled bumper car, though.

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singlecamslam

If you're trying to look cool you shouldnt be buying a scooter i suppose. Show me a ruckus that did over 20k miles. I took my shit on dirt roads, jumps, wheelies, and dropped it like 3 times and backed my car into it.
Anyways, i love that thing, and i dont think theres any scooter as reliable as the honda elite. The thing is more reliable than my car. Has a tiny radiator and a fan.

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roboticnissan

Hassle free purchasing anyone? Anyone know anyone who sells em?

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rat240

i have 2002 Honda metropolitan since 2003 its has around 300 miles and now with the hype it might be the best time to sell it

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nathanong87

i want a ruckus.

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captainfalco

I have a Spree, it fun enough around town, and picked it up real cheap.
I also have a 4 speed trail 70, but I'm pretty sure I can't make it road legal at this point.

(not mine, but same color)

WanganRunner

There is no "hassle" to a Ruckus purchase, at least not in my experience.

Just call first. Say "I want a 2011 Ruckus for $X OTD" and they'll either say yes or not, tell them you're calling every dealer.

It's not like you're buying a house, there isn't much to it.



Elite 250's are cool, very comfy.

I need to spend some time getting my Cub working again. Apparently it runs fine, just fouls plugs in like three minutes.

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