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[farmer47]

hello to everyone , today i bought my first scooter its a pk50s witha 75 cc head and a polini exhaust ,ive bought it initialy for comuting to work  .. what sort of speed should i be getting from it ive read somewhere that it is about 30 mph also how easy are the parts to get ,is it the same as a normal pk50 or with it being a pk50s does this mean its different in someway .ive not picked up the scooter yet so have no way of knowing the speed or true condition . ime allowed to ride this on my car licence without doing my cbt but does that mean i i can get away not having  L plates..

[henri]

hi n welcome , a stock pk50 would do 30mph , a kitted to 75cc should touch 40 an maybe more ,it depends on which barrel/carb/exhaust its got , an parts for pk's are plentiful an mostly cheapish , the german shop "sip" is your most likely place for anything , H

[rab]

You need L plates to ride it fella

[henri]

dont know for sure bout l plates ,but ya can carry a pillion ,why you'd want too is beyond me ,pure truck-bait then , H

[rab]

you cant carry a passenger and you need L plates. The L plates caused a hell of a lot of confusion when the law changed back then even the police were not sure if you asked them . The L plates could have been sorted into a yes or no thing for definate but ive never heard of any change or decision in that grey area . its more down to officer mood if your an ass with him he is with you basicly you have not done a part 1 so need L plates. a friend of mine was recently told off but not fined or reported as he pulled onto an a road that comes off the m621 the officer told him he had pulled him because he had broken the law because the slip road was still counted as motorway even tho my m8 had not been on the motorway he pulled onto it from a b road running parralel and because the moped was not displaying L plates. my friend said the copper was expecting a 17 year old by suprise look when he took his helmet off.my friend explaind the 50cc rule as he knows it for L plates and the fact he wasent aware that a b road leading to an a slip road were against the law. he was told get some L plates and dont use that piece of road while on L plates. he either did not want the paper work. did not have a clue. or was being a nob cop thinking he had got a 17 year old green behind the ears easy target so it looked like hed done some work that morning

[farmer47]

thanks for all the info lads ,i passed my driving test in 91 so hoppefully ill be ok but if not ill just have to stick some on . they dont make that gov sight easy to understand though,you think you got it sussed then it contradicts itself and messes with your head

[farmer47]

I've been to pick up the scooter and it was no where near as advertised so I've told I him to forget it , I've now bought a 81 100 sport just needs throttle cable and ime away can't wait ,feel like a big kid

[sbwnik]

You'll need a CBT and L plates for that