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People 50 / New to the scooter world
« on: April 25, 2012, 04:25:40 AM »
Hello all, I have a 2004 People 50 that I got early last year. As the summer time draws nearer, I will be riding the scoot on what will most likely be a daily basis. I rode it basically all of last summer, and I'm on it very frequently during the rest of the year. As much as I love my motorbike, it's just far too hot for even the shorter commutes during summer, so I'll probably reserve it for the spirited canyon rides and night time sorties. MPG's in the high 20's and filling up every four and half blocks gets rather tiring as well, all the more reason to relish in the 100 MPG that is the People 50.
Anyways, the scoot is completely stock, and I've been looking to throw on some performance bits for my upcoming adventures. The first item of concern are the tires. They look and ride like new, but I just simply want some newer, perhaps nicer rubber. I already have a few sets in mind, but are there any sets that you guys tend to favor or have had good experience with? To my main objective, I have been particularly interested in the Malossi 70cc upgrade kits. Does anyone have a first hand, personal review of this setup? Also, given the increase in power, would it be a fair assumption that to implement roller weights of a slightly higher ratio renders greater top speed without any sacrifice-a noticeable one at least-to acceleration? Are there any other parts that should be installed in conjunction to these?
Sorry for the long post, but thanks for reading. Any help is definitely welcomed and appreciated. Cheers.
Anyways, the scoot is completely stock, and I've been looking to throw on some performance bits for my upcoming adventures. The first item of concern are the tires. They look and ride like new, but I just simply want some newer, perhaps nicer rubber. I already have a few sets in mind, but are there any sets that you guys tend to favor or have had good experience with? To my main objective, I have been particularly interested in the Malossi 70cc upgrade kits. Does anyone have a first hand, personal review of this setup? Also, given the increase in power, would it be a fair assumption that to implement roller weights of a slightly higher ratio renders greater top speed without any sacrifice-a noticeable one at least-to acceleration? Are there any other parts that should be installed in conjunction to these?
Sorry for the long post, but thanks for reading. Any help is definitely welcomed and appreciated. Cheers.