• Looking for advice here as I’m a total beginner, I’ve not ridden motorized bikes of any kind, only bicycles.

    I’m looking at getting into the 49cc world, specifically Honda Giorno here in Canada. All in a new one is about 4300 CAD, whereas there’s a 2003 Honda Jazz that’s apparently been well tuned available for 2275 CAD. The guy seems to be well regarded around here as someone who does good work for a fair price.

    Which one is the better choice?
    I should add that the only specialist shop in my city is apparently a joke and most local riders stay away.

    https://scooterdoc.ca/scooter/2003-honda-jazz-49cc-yellow/

    https://motorcycle.honda.ca/model/minimoto/giorno

  • Do you wish to progress to something bigger? If so look at potential resale value and buy what you want if you're not keeping it for too long. Canadia is going to be pretty miserable for (motor)biking of any sort pretty soon, I suspect, so there may be some good pre-owned deals to be made before the weather improves. Buy it, ride it, get some experience, get something bigger.

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