Suzuki AE50

I have owned my AE50 now for just over 2 years (1995 M reg) having bought it used from a dealer, and overall am very pleased with both the performance and how economical the bike has been. Being a moped, insurance and Tax (£15 per year) for this bike is very cheap. The bike is sccoter styled (original styling, not modern curves), and has a single gear with a 2 stroke petrol engine. It has separate fuel and oil tanks, so no measuring and mixing the oil in with the petrol every time you fill up! There is no oil sump, so no messy filters to clean/replace. Fuel capacity is approximately 2.75 litre ... more

I have owned my AE50 now for just over 7 years (1995 M reg) having bought it from new from a dealer. Overall I am very pleased with how economical the bike has been. Being a moped, insurance (£70 per year) and Tax (£15 per year) for this bike is very cheap. Fuel costs me about £3.50 per week for around 150 miles of city travelling. The bike is the 'original' scooter styled (not modern curves), and has a single gear with a 2 stroke petrol engine. It has separate fuel and oil tanks, so no measuring and mixing the oil in with the petrol every time you fill up (which is a blessing in itself) ... more

Being bike rider for almost twenty years I often wanted the ease of owning and using a scooter. About 8 years ago a mate put me to task and asked me to look for a scooter that was really cheap to purchase. I found this particular scooter. Seven and a half years and 5500 km's later,I purchased the scooter from this mate who had spent the the first three tears living on it. Suffice to say, it sat idle for four years and when we filled up the tank, (all of 3 litres) replaced the battery, this little machine fired up. No dramas. I got it registered (total of about AU$130) and it hasn't stoped ... more