![]() 09/01/2017 at 12:14 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
PFA. How do you like it? Do you commute with it? Do you lock it up outside at work or something? Curious how practical these are for a ~1mi commute. They’re curious little buggers just with the 50cc watercooled engine, CVT, ECU, electric fuel pump, etc. totally different than the old Rebel I’m used to working on.
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A 1 mile commute is comfortable walking distance IMO A bicycle would get you a mile in 5 minutes at a relaxed pace. Even a little 50cc Ruckus would barely get warmed up on such a short trip.
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I had rukuses at work for runabouts. Fun little bastards. Slow though
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I agree. For one mile, I’d bike or walk.
Unless that Ruckus is free.
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Ruckii?
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35mph feels like hyperspeed when you’re that low, though.
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I have disabilities that prevent me from walking much more than a quarter mile in a day. And since I live in the middle of downtown 99% of my driving doesn’t require anything other than 30mph surface streets so a small runabout would be ideal.
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I do!
‘07 urban camo (factory color)
Great little bike, meant to just use it as a store runner, but been using it as my main city bike more and more. I usually park on bike racks
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I’d go with a grom although im pretty sure you wouldn’t want that I’d you have a pre-existing leg condition
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So just, bike chain, lock, and a sturdy object?
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Groms are great but they can’t be tagged as a moped in Kansas, so I’d need a full m endorsement and insurance to ride one. Do they not have electric start?
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Tbh I’m not sure about newer ones having electric start. For some reason I thought and seemed sure that they didn’t but Google has led me to believe otherwise.
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Yep, that’s what I do.
Best thing about the ruckus right now is that all the modders are getting out of them and getting in to groms, good parts are cheap. Just last week I scored two spare motors with full bolt ons for $200 apiece
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I see that as far back as 2013s have electric start. Sorry for misleading you, seems im thinking about another bike
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Get crutches. Or a wheelchair
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No, but I like to try and start them.
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Late to the party here, but I ride a Ruckus 2.5 miles to work every day. Ive done some modifications to it to get over 45 (intake, exhaust, rejet, etc). But I would reccomend it to anyone.
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thats a lot of parts for not a lot of cash.
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Funny you just bump this. I just put in that motor tonight, and with a little cvt tuning was able to hit 50+ on a flat. 60 or so at physical rev limit
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GY6 motor I assume? With all my bolt-ons and tuning ive done to the GET, I can hit 45 on flats. I impressed myself because im over 250lbs
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Nope GET!
Real kicker was the PE20 carb and the CDI. The PE20 gives lots of power above 8500rpm, so I put in 5g sliders to move the shift start point to right around 8300 or so. CVT is active till a little over 9k rpm and then it keeps crawling up to about 10krpm on a flat. According to speed signs in on my tuning roads, this ends up being low 50s (both ways)
On a down hill, letting off at around 10,500rpm I’m deep in the temperature symbol on the speedo.
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My next move was to upgrade the carb. Have you done any big bore upgrades?
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No, too cost prohibitive. There is no removable jug on the ruckus, so you have to send the whole motor case off to a machine shop. Even then you can’t do much more than 65cc. For the cost and effort involved I’d probably to a 2 stroke zuma swap instead.
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That is a good point. Did you swap for MET gears? I’ve heard mixed reviews on whether its worth the $100-$120
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Nope, Ruckus Gears, Michelin Bopper Tires (A little taller than stock tires), Polini Variator, Polini Kevlar Belt, Dr. Pulley Sliders