What's Oppo's Opinion on the Honda Ruckus?

"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222) 09/08/2014 at 20:08 • Filed to: Oppopinions

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I've seen alot around lately (mainly riden by hipsters). But I wonder what y'all think of them. It's not quite a moto scooter but not quite a motor bike either.

Ducky > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/08/2014 at 20:10

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they're ridden by jdmbros who can't afford to ruin a DC3 integra

jkm7680 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/08/2014 at 20:10

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Cheap transportation, and tons of people do ugly stuff to them.

theburnerformerlyknowasthestigfarmer > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/08/2014 at 20:13

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I had no idea what this was until this post but damn I want one real bad

Textured Soy Protein > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/08/2014 at 20:18

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It's not somewhere in between a scooter and a bike. It's a butched up scooter, with a scooter motor and knobby tires.

My citroen won't start > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/08/2014 at 20:19

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They should be called "Rumpus" so that I could scream "Let the wild rumpus start!" whenever I got in it.

CRider > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/08/2014 at 20:19

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It's faster than walking and more independent than taking the bus.

leicester > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/08/2014 at 20:20

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Wife had one for a while but didn't ride it - sold it for essentially what we paid for it.

Small/light enough that I could lever it into the back of the pickup by myself with a little trickery. Loved the bare-bones styling. A Honda, so it would start with a few kicks even after much time idle.

Ridiculously fun, but slow (35 mph), they can be modded to eke out a few more MPH, but if you want one that can get out of its own way, get a Big Ruckus or similar (or just spring for a 250-500cc moto).

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/08/2014 at 20:21

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Don't kid yourself, it is a scooter. A cool one, and because of its basic styling, is highly customizable. Also since it is a Honda, it's pretty damn hard to kill it. Don't think you are on a motorcycle though, when you ride it, you won't be able to keep up. Well, maybe you could on the Big Ruckus 250, but certainly not on the small one.

Blondude > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/08/2014 at 20:22

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The slammed and stretched JDM stuff a lot of people do with them is meh.

Then again, there are exceptions.

Dangit, now I need a Ruckus done up motocross-style.

macanamera > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/08/2014 at 20:22

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Does it have an engine?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > macanamera 09/08/2014 at 20:24

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Supposedly

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > My citroen won't start 09/08/2014 at 20:25

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I love that

DanZman > Ducky 09/08/2014 at 20:26

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In my experience its only the wealthy "jdmbros" that have these things.

macanamera > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/08/2014 at 20:27

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Is it a PT Cruiser, Aztek, or Murano CrossCabriolet?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > macanamera 09/08/2014 at 20:32

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I would consider it in that category, yes

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/08/2014 at 20:37

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I need one. BUT I am a Pshycopath.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 09/08/2014 at 20:38

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Better a Psychopath than a Hipster

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/08/2014 at 20:42

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I was going to buy one but my crazy kicked in and voilà

It is less efficient, practical, and fast.

E92M3 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/08/2014 at 20:44

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They're good pit bikes, but are too low IMO. They also cost $2k+ which is enough for a used Ninja 250.

McMike > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/08/2014 at 20:46

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Too expensive.

I like them, I think they're pretty neat, and have a decent aftermarket. Then I look at prices and see how much they are.

Brian, The Life of > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 09/08/2014 at 20:55

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I want to build one of those. I don't care how slow, they look like fun!

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Brian, The Life of 09/08/2014 at 20:57

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I caould probably make you one. I can get around 40 mph with mine.

Brian, The Life of > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 09/08/2014 at 21:00

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That's fast enough on a crappy bike that wasn't supposed to be motorized :)

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/08/2014 at 21:02

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How has no one posted this yet? I will do it for the Wu!

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Brian, The Life of 09/08/2014 at 21:02

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Yeah. But I will just let you know a few things.

1 You need to work on it almost every other night.

2 when building one go to the local dump they will have 90% of what you need.

Also here http://pull-start-my-heart.kinja.com/weed-eater-bik…

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > leicester 09/08/2014 at 21:06

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35MPH? I've gone faster than that on my bicycle:

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 09/08/2014 at 21:07

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That sounds terrifying. I wanna do it to my banana bike. My butt might get a little warm tho, And I'd want to keep the fender. Just cut out a little notch for the drive wheel/peg.

Yes I know it's ugly. I found it while helping my Father in law clean out one of his rentals after some one moved out. I'm probly going to take the cool parts and throw them on a more attractive frame. Hopefully this frame, but only if I can get it straightened. I paid 5 bucks for it a few years ago, and had given up on it. The previous owner left it outside in the winter, and it got hit by a plow. the handle bars and forks are junk, but I didn't notice the rear end was bent until after I stripped it.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/08/2014 at 21:09

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That is awesome. Since your in WI I could help you out with it. I usually find motors at my dump if you want one I could get it running good or you.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 09/08/2014 at 22:16

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Neat thing about that other bike is that it has a "skip tooth" drive train. Which means it's probly from the 30's. I think it's a Hiawatha. Which were biult in Wisconsin, and had some relationship with Schwinn but I don't remember the detains. I know for a fact that the front sprocket is a Schwinn part tho.

right now that bike looks like this tho. Actually I'm using that rack on my other bike :)

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/08/2014 at 22:20

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Well it looks like a pretty nice bike and a semi easy fix.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 09/08/2014 at 22:22

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I really do want to bring it back to life, have myself a sweet rat rod bike.

grahamrh808 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/09/2014 at 00:03

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Slightly less degrading to ride than a regular moped or scooter. Still not anywhere close to a proper motorcycle. I do like the looks though.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/09/2014 at 04:05

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that has a shwinn sweetheart sprocket. Dont do anything to it, it May be valuable if it's original

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/09/2014 at 10:55

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its more valuable to me if I have it. I know i could part out the "drive train" for about 150 bucks, but i don't want to sell it. I doubt the frame is worth anything.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/09/2014 at 12:12

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I'd look into it before you do anything

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/09/2014 at 14:06

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I like the Ruckus I just don't understand why it's so expensive. They start at $2800, when a Grom is only $400 more and a full size CBR250 is only $4200. For a little city scooter or something I think they're cool, but I would probably pony up a little more cash and get the Grom

Camry-Into-Canyon > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/09/2014 at 20:06

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A grom's less than 600 smacks more. Do it.