Used scooter

[Musashi Maru]

How much should I expect to pay for a used scooter. I remember buying one about 5 years ago for 60,000 Yen. Have they gone up in price?

 

[Mike Cash]

What size and how old?

 

[Musashi Maru]

5o cc...I think I only need a car license for that don't I? Age is not important.

 

[Davey]

i found this on The Yamasa Institute - Study Japanese in Japan

Scooters (gendoukitsukidensha - or gentsuki for short) , are the preferred mode of transport for many young Japanese because they are cheap to run, and often more convenient than a car to use. You can buy a second hand scooter cheaply (from 30,000-70,000 Yen depending on the year and type of model) and if you already have an International Drivers License or a Japanese Driving License then you're ready to go. No special insurance is needed for a scooter up to 50cc.

 

[Musashi Maru]

Thanks Dutch Baka. The price tag is comforting to know.

 

[Ewok85]

50cc? I can get a pushbike going quicker than one of them....

 

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

50ccﾂ scooter
A used motor scooter seems to be sold from 40000 yen in the Kanto neighborhood.
http://www.daikichiya.jp/

 

[Davey]

damm still pretty expensive i think those things, i can get one here second hands for 20 or 30.000 yen

 

[RockLee]

50ccﾂ scooter
A used motor scooter seems to be sold from 40000 yen in the Kanto neighborhood.
http://www.daikichiya.jp/

omg, those things are ugly and STILL that expensive ?

 

[Davey]

neee there not so bad david

 

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

The selling price is a 100,000 or less yen scooter with a new car.

Japanese car
http://www.bikebros.co.jp/A1421.doit
foreign car
http://www.bikebros.co.jp/A1421.doit

 

[Musashi Maru]

Thanks for the info.
I must admit I'm not a regular user of this forum but whenever I post anything I seem to recieve genuinely altruistic responses from Dutch Baka and Hiroyuki Nagashima. Thanks guys

 

[Windy]

Actually, you still need insurance for 50 cc bikes. It costs 7000 and change for one year, or 12000+ for 3 years. Also, if you want to cash it back in and cancel, you get refunded for the leftover days, making the 3 year deal cheaper even if you don't plan to use it that long. The insurance can be had at most motorbike or car dealers.

Happy riding.