howdy yall this is my newish edition to my scooter family growing in my back garden lol as yall know i have an x8 but i thought i want something smaller just to go for a fun toot around on and go to the scooter club on so my mate said he has a bike for sale ....i say what and how much.... he says what it it and i go and it was £50 QUID coz he needs the shed for his new bike !!!!!!!!!!! its been sitting in his garden for over a year so theres some rust but its been covered up and half eaten by rabbits hencee half the seat lol, . i got it started after checking the connections and cleanin the spark i cleanned the engine gettin off all the rabbit fur and dust and mud, now its shiney plug and chargin the battery and bang started first time and purrs like a kitten. i took it for a toot round the block coz it has no mot or tax or insurance yet but i got it up to 55mph without even trying. popped a wheelie to lol its alot lighter than an x8 prim lol. im gonna take it to a mates to get serviced and get any parts that need it repalced, MOT'd then hurrah !!!!....there are a few screws that have rounded of and rusted solid so does anyone know a good way of gettin them out with breakin the farings

its gonna be hot rodded sprayed matt black new chrome and a new exhaust

im thinkin of carbon fibre vinyl wraping the chrome and dropping the handlebars down these were taken by my mate . ill upload new ones when its pimped

Are those DirectBikes scooters any good?
I almost bought one a couple of years ago because of the price, but chickened out at the last minute.

i have no idea lol i only got it a week ago lol i started it up nand went for a toot on it and it is sooooo nippy ! i pulled back the throttle all the way like on my x8 and bad idea lol front wheel left the floor and i shat myself lol. its been sitting for a year and started first time evrytime so thats a good thing. i was gonna get a vespa but parts for this are cheaper and fo 50 quid i cant moan lol. its jus got direct bike stickers on coz they did a deal with jinlun but from what iv found out from the past week it is a good lil scoot to have fun on

Nice find!

I'm always on the lookout for a cheap Lexmoto Tommy or Tamoretti, too.

Keep us posted as to how it progresses.

i shall do i am in love with this bike. itll be better when i pump a £300ish into it
lol its like me and the bike were ment to be . i had 50 quid in my pocket he wanted 50 quid ! and he lived 2 roads down from me too lol

Good bike for 50 notes!

yeah tell me bout it its 4 years old and has 1995 miles on the clock and 2 female owners

Should look good once you do what I suggested - Hammerite it and stick some small teddy bears on the front.

SpikeOne wrote:Are those DirectBikes scooters any good?
I almost bought one a couple of years ago because of the price, but chickened out at the last minute.

They were featured on TV a couple of years ago.

Shame it was Watchdog(vid in the link)!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/200 ... bikes.html