anyone used to ride the unrestictred mopeds as a kid?? I used to love my fizzie,always trying to get it to got 1 or 2 mph faster.The Italian bikes were always fast,Malagutti's & Gilera's were the most sought after.Apparently old Fizzies are selling for loads of money .Most of them are probably dead,thrashed to death by 16yrolds!
FS1E,AP50 Mopeds
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Fnaar
Smutmaster General
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The fizzie was fun...used to pillion on the back of my brother's....
Gary D
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- Worcestershire
Had a Honda SS50 5 speed when I was 16 as did a lot of my mates. No rev counter on it but you knew you were going too fast when the valves started bouncing 
One mate though had a Puch Grand Prix - that was seriously fast!! (In comparison
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Happy days of misspent youth
One mate though had a Puch Grand Prix - that was seriously fast!! (In comparison
)Happy days of misspent youth
Gary D said:Had a Honda SS50 5 speed when I was 16 as did a lot of my mates. No rev counter on it but you knew you were going too fast when the valves started bouncing
One mate though had a Puch Grand Prix - that was seriously fast!! (In comparison
Happy days of misspent youth
A mate of mine had a Puch Maxi auto and he could beat my SS50. The shame.
John Ponting
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Never had a Fizzie. I first rode in the days when 250cc was OK for a learner and the RAC/ACU training scheme was still running. Thinking really hard, I suspect that I took my test before any engine restrictions were imposed. I certainly remember many of my riding mates owning Vincents, Venums, Bonnies, A10s etc.
col
Legendary Member
A garelli tiger cross,it was close between the ap50 suzuki and this who was the fastest,but great fun,the fs1e,nearly there too,but probably one of the most reliable i think.The malagutti monte,probably on a par with the garelli,blimey this is a blast from the past,great days though.
I had a Fizzy, pre-disc one, metallic purple with Yamaha racing block stripes.
I had 2 pals with SS50's and agree, they were poo and in flurorescent green the ugliest two-wheeler ever. Even at 16 I would not have been seen dead on one.
On my 17th birthday I picked up a KH250 and was king of the road, what a day that was I think it took me 4 years to pay off and for most of that time it never ran on all three cyclinders
I have seen Fizzy's go for £4k
I'd like a go on one just for old times sake but good grief I don't bleedin well want one again, what are these buyers thinking of?
My good lady bought me a great book last Xmas, Funky Mopeds!: The 1970s Sports Moped Phenomenon by Richard Skelton, it's a great read for all 40+ year olds. Looking back I was incredibly fortunate to be 16 at that time, happy days, never to be repeated for todays youngsters.
Never been off bikes, right now I have a PX125, VFR750FV and NX650 Dominator
I had 2 pals with SS50's and agree, they were poo and in flurorescent green the ugliest two-wheeler ever. Even at 16 I would not have been seen dead on one.
On my 17th birthday I picked up a KH250 and was king of the road, what a day that was
I think it took me 4 years to pay off and for most of that time it never ran on all three cyclindersI have seen Fizzy's go for £4k
I'd like a go on one just for old times sake but good grief I don't bleedin well want one again, what are these buyers thinking of?My good lady bought me a great book last Xmas, Funky Mopeds!: The 1970s Sports Moped Phenomenon by Richard Skelton, it's a great read for all 40+ year olds. Looking back I was incredibly fortunate to be 16 at that time, happy days, never to be repeated for todays youngsters.
Never been off bikes, right now I have a PX125, VFR750FV and NX650 Dominator
Aint Skeered
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Here's one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/YAMAHA-FS1E-F...oryZ9809QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I had a Gilera 50 Trail bike quite a rare beast now through
Happy days, earning £26 per week and still managing to go down the pub every night
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/YAMAHA-FS1E-F...oryZ9809QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I had a Gilera 50 Trail bike quite a rare beast now through
Happy days, earning £26 per week and still managing to go down the pub every night
I swapped a fsie for a packet of fags, not even twenty, it was 10 no6 if I remember right.
It did have a stuck throttle and no brakes , you just hasd to pull the clutch and run into something to stop!!
About the same time I had a few Honda Grandads, I dont know the prpoer name for these , they are the step through shopping bikes, no clutch and the gear lever usually eneded up being a pair of mole grips.
Later I bought a Suzuki ER50 for the road and a Yam TY125 trials for off.
It did have a stuck throttle and no brakes , you just hasd to pull the clutch and run into something to stop!!
About the same time I had a few Honda Grandads, I dont know the prpoer name for these , they are the step through shopping bikes, no clutch and the gear lever usually eneded up being a pair of mole grips.
Later I bought a Suzuki ER50 for the road and a Yam TY125 trials for off.
John Ponting
Guru
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MarkF said:
I've had a few gaps while raising family and a few years of caravan holidays but have done over 250,000 miles in last 22 years (since mid life crisis).
Sprint ST changed a year ago for a Tiger - more suitable for my elderly ankles and knees. Also helps keep the speed down a bit.
Elmer Fudd
Miserable Old Bar Steward
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starseven said:About the same time I had a few Honda Grandads, I dont know the prpoer name for these , they are the step through shopping bikes, no clutch and the gear lever usually eneded up being a pair of mole grips.
Honda C50, C70 and if you were a boy racer like wot I woz, C90.
Brill for getting to work though, used to love going into the petrol station and say "fill her up". 27p (a litre). Used to last me two weeks ! I only bought it 'cos I went on 3 shifts and no buses. £60 it cost me, s/hand.
yep - fond memories of my AE50 as a 16yr old - loved it. Swapped it for a honda - think it was an MBX50 and some cash as my ae50 was a minter. Traded the honda for a yamaha RD125LC which I fell of a couple of times. currently have a kawasaki ZX636 - which is awsome!