Moped Riders Association

tumbleweed · Net Rider Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Location: moses lake wash

thank you,i will look around for a dealer in the area and check them out.the guy at the yamaha shop is a freind and knows me so i hope he will tell the truth.it never hurts to have a unbiased opinion.again,thank you

50/50 · Net Rider Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Location: Indpls IN

The Yamaha dealer where I live also sells Kymco's.

My Super 9 is a very well made scoot and a real hooligan machine when de-stricted. That said, it's also one of the more expensive 50cc scooters @ $2499 give or take depending on where you live. I think only the Aprillia SR50 and the now defunct Italjet Dragster cost more.

Performance parts are readily available. I might put a pipe on it later but for now I'm pretty happy with 50+ mph.

The Kymco Vitality is the same frame with an air-cooled engine, drum rear brake no tach for about $500 less.

I have seen air-cooled Super 9's on the web but I don't think they are US models.

I don't work for them either, lol.

BadBMWBrad · Net Rider Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Location: Plymouth, MA

I have a 2004 E-TON Beamer and a 2002 KYMCO Bet & Win scooter. Both of these bikes are built in Taiwan and both have been very reliable. The Beamer has 4000 miles and the Bet & Win now has ~13,999 kilometers.

The KYMCO is a 20 hp 250cc 4-stroke with an 80 mph top speed. The Beamer is 50cc 2-stroke ~ 5 hp. The nice thing about the Beamer is that it is so easily de-restricted by severing a jumper wire that E-TON provided for derestricting. It has big tires and good suspension for a nice ride. It is a smallish frame. On a downhill run, the Beamer will bury its 50 mph speedometer (40 mph actual).

The Beamer is probably one of the few 50cc bikes that comes stock with a big 18mm Mikuni carburetor. The 2005 model has a much improved headlight and manual choke (better than auto choke). The Beamer Matrix is a bit more powerful and has a top box.