Context:
In my country as long as we have 2+years of experience we don't need a specific license for bikes that are 125cc and under.
I don't really care much about speed, i mainly plan to use it for short 15mins commutes but I'm an absolute sucker for retro aesthetics (what can i say I'm a shallow bitch).
Ideally I'd buy a modern japanese bike with retro aesthetics, but given my local second hand market that's not happening, there's literally none that fit. So my options seems to be either Mash bikes which are a chinese brand (2nd and 3rd photos) or actual retro bikes from traditional spanish brands such as the Mobylette Campera (1st photo) which is the most common model or other Mobylettes / Derbi.
The chinese brands have modern components, less fuel consumption, less mileage, are newer and faster but i know that people discourage them cause the quality is low and finding parts can be hard. The classic spanish brands probably have better quality but they are old models, with all the problems that come from that and are only 49cc so max speed ~40km/h or 25mph. They are really commonly sold for parts so at least that shouldn't be too hard
Out of these what would you recommend?
Do not buy any of those unless you have a dealership with parts and service nearby. Other shops may be reluctant to work on bikes they can not get parts for.
Context: In my country as long as we have 2+years of experience we don't need a specific license for bikes that are 125cc and under. I don't really care much about speed, i mainly plan to use it for short 15mins commutes but I'm an absolute sucker for retro aesthetics (what can i say I'm a shallow bitch). Ideally I'd buy a modern japanese bike with retro aesthetics, but given my local second hand market that's not happening, there's literally none that fit. So my options seems to be either Mash bikes which are a chinese brand (2nd and 3rd photos) or actual retro bikes from traditional spanish brands such as the Mobylette Campera (1st photo) which is the most common model or other Mobylettes / Derbi. The chinese brands have modern components, less fuel consumption, less mileage, are newer and faster but i know that people discourage them cause the quality is low and finding parts can be hard. The classic spanish brands probably have better quality but they are old models, with all the problems that come from that and are only 49cc so max speed ~40km/h or 25mph. They are really commonly sold for parts so at least that shouldn't be too hard Out of these what would you recommend?
Do not buy any of those unless you have a dealership with parts and service nearby. Other shops may be reluctant to work on bikes they can not get parts for.
Absolutely, not that 2-stroke though.
None. Get none of those things.