Honda metropolitan how many miles

Log into your account. Forgot your password? Password recovery. Recover your password. Thursday, November 11, Get help. Ultimate Motorcycling. Right-way-up, telescopic forks float the front end on 2. Definitely a compact ride, the Curiously, Honda added a combined-brake feature that applies a bit of front brake when you actuate the rear brakes for a more-balanced braking effort. Another big change with this generation lies in the powerplant— namely that Honda dropped the old, air-cooled AF70E mill in favor of the liquid-cooled AF74E engine.

The new plant keeps the fuel injection from the previous gen, and comes with a flywheel-driven fan and radiator incorporated into the engine. Honda addressed that, too.

The new mill actually puts out a little less power at 4. Pearl Soft Beige makes a comeback, but in , Honda dropped the dark blue and offered a light Coastal Blue instead that carries over into Aesthetics are subjective, but I gotta say I prefer the looks of the Metropolitan to those of the Primavera.

Size-wise the Metropolitan is a little too far on the small side with its Predictably, seat height is also lower on the Metropolitan at only Both run four-stroke mills in the traditional swing-mount configuration with twist-and-go transmissions with little to choose between the two save the 40 mph top speed on the Vespa versus 42 mph on the Metropolitan. A not-so-insignificant difference comes to light at checkout. Both offer accessory luggage racks and trunk boxes, but Vespa takes it a step further with a windshield kit for a more comfortable commute.

Read our full review of the Vespa Primavera As an around-campus ride or in an urban setting where parking can be a challenge, the Metropolitan would be affordable and economical transportation. Read more Honda news. All images featured on this website are copyrighted to their respective rightful owners. No infringement is intended. Image Source: honda. They are simply not designed for that. These bikes are fun in town, but are really out of their depth in other situations. There's simply no power to get out of the way of errant cages and hill climbing can be tedious.

I've owned several 50cc bikes and all of them managed 25k miles plus. Would really advise getting a bigger bike for your own safety, and to achieve a more comfortable country road ride.

Especially as money it not a big issue. Good luck! Joined: 14 Aug Posts: Location: Bermuda. The two-stroke, fuel-injected Kymco Super 9 came in a liquid-cooled version that is a real collector's item if you can find one I agree with the other posters.

I think that if you use a good synthetic oil and change it every 3K miles, 40K miles isn't unreasonable. There is a lot to like about the new Metropolitan compared to the Chinese one it replaced, and the Taiwanese one before that. The crankcase and cylinder are now two parts, so you can more easily do upgrades, if you feel the need to, and in general it's a lot easier to re-ring than before. Now that Honda is assembling Yamaha's 50cc scooters in Japan, and this one is made in Japan, not China or Taiwan, it might be that a little of Yamaha design has influenced this new model.

It would be hard to find a small scooter in the United States that is going to be more reliable and last longer than the Metropolitan. A friend has a Honda Metropolitan. His only transport. A first gen Metro 2, the sloooow one. We de-restricted it so it hits around 40mph. He has around 40, miles on it easily, maybe more.

It has never missed a beat. Fuel pump died a few years ago and he wore the clutch completely out. He does some of the service work. Oil once in awhile, never changed the anti-freeze, valves? Quality little tanks. I love the Ruckus version myself. But you cant go wrong with either Honda 50cc. Home to the Internet.

Fri Mar 20, am link quote. Two general pieces of advice I can give to anyone looking for a reliable used 50cc scooter, who wants the ownership experience to be as much like owning a car as it can be, are: Buy a brand name scooter that really has a dealership network in the US. Unless you want to learn to work on it and hopefully buy all the right parts on the internet, there is a lot to be said for being able to take it somewhere to be maintained and fixed right with the correct parts.

A used Met wtih 10k miles will more than likely give you a better and more satisfying ownership experience than the brand new TaoTao someone leaves in a crate in your driveway.

Don't buy a used 50cc scooter from anyone that tried to make it go faster. Most of the time, you're getting a mechanical nightmare. Joined: 01 Feb Posts: Location: London. Fri Mar 20, pm link quote.

I like a 50cc me. Had a few and would still get one. The Vespa 50 S is one of my favourite bikes. Joined: 27 Jul Posts: Location: Denver. Sat Mar 21, pm link quote. I have a Yamaha C3. Just about to hit 33, miles. Runs like a bat out of hell. Outside of regular maintenance I've only had to replace the fuel pump, fuel pump relay and coolant temperature sensor.

I've never had a 50cc, but if I was in the market for one, I'd make sure it was either a 4-stroke if I was looking at used or look into electrical for buying new.

For ICE scooting, I wouldn't be surprised to see 2-stroke disappearing soon in all engine incarnations. It seems to handle WOT better and for longer than 2T. You only have one tank you have to remember to fill fuel instead of fuel AND oil. All of the new sparkly that is happening is coming to the 50cc market first, then working its way out from there. Might be worth looking at what's available to see how it fits your desired usage?

Sun Mar 22, am link quote. Two-strokes like the Buddy have since the s run close to miles on a tank of 2T oil. Their demise has been predicted for decades but the small ones persist because nothing else can deliver the same power to weight ratio at similar cost.

I suppose it's debatable whether adding 2T oil to a tank every miles when a dash oil light comes in with multiple gas refills' worth of warning is easier or harder than changing 4T oil and filter every miles and checking it every few hundred miles to make sure the level is OK or risking catastrophic engine damage.

And eventually keeping up with the valve clearances. Owning both I know which side of that debate I fall on. Lots of reasons exist to appreciate 4T engines but lower maintenance isn't one of them. There are plenty of examples of basic air cooled 2Ts like the Buddy going 20k miles with reasonably attentive owners, but I would definitely agree with Abner that a more sophisticated fuel-injected, water-cooled little 4T like the C3 has can more easily go for 50k with a similarly attentive owner.

Mon Mar 23, am link quote. If you are going to get a 50cc go 2-stroke for the acceleration otherwise get a bigger 4-stroke bike. The Genuine RoughHouse sport is a good little 50cc bike. We picked this one up for my son to use on campus. They can be found pretty cheap around campus. Derestricted they perform well for 50cc IMO.

We bought it with just under 2, miles. I think it should go at least 5, before needing rings. We use full synthetic 2 stroke oil. Mon Mar 23, pm link quote. Mon Mar 30, am link quote.

I ride a stock Yamaha Vino 50 with 34k miles on it! That said, the engine was replaced at around 30k miles. As one previous poster stated, one of the big problems with high mileage 50cc bikes is that after a point, the types of regular scheduled repairs they need cost more than the cost of a new bike. Bob Copeland. I have always posted previously that the smaller the scooter, the more fun it was. The Honda is a super reliable pick.

I do need the larger Vespa GTS to get across town on the freeway. I also second previous input: I like riding a larger displacement machine slow on beautiful back country paved roads. If I impede traffic, I pull over and let them pass. As a group ride leader the call me "Slow-Ski".

Tue Mar 31, am link quote. I like the size and weight of a 50cc bike too and that it is easy to load into a pickup truck. My wife has about 15, trouble free miles on her Honda Metro.

But I bought a Genuine Buddy cc to get the same size and weight but run up to about 60 mph when needed. Post Reply. All Content Copyright by Modern Vespa. All Rights Reserved. Haramassive Member Honda Metropolitan Soon! Thu Mar 19, am link quote Hello Everyone!