topic approved.

Thanks Sunil

Guys - Lets discuss about mopeds here

Have attached the Kinetic Safari which was abandoned

I used to own a Kinetic Spark....75cc with 3 gears......The Safar wheels are not Alloy but pressed steel frame and has the same Morini of Italy engine.I think this one has a Veriomatic drive.Good reliable engine,and pickup.Parts are no longer available...If you want to resurrect this moped PowerTwin of Coimbatore will be able to help...He had resurrected and brought to showroom condition many 2 wheelers ...including Raleigh and Humber bi-cycles.....He has The most amazing and BEST collection.....see his posts in "who are you".

Ys sir I agree with u, have discussed with him some time back, also have gone through his entire collection / Thread. this bike is just abandoned and looks like I can try my hands on it. maybe by this sunday I should spend time on this bike, though dont have a right place for me (My apartment guys look as if am a mad man with already 4 bikes parked in my space and everytime they see me cleaning or fixing smthg on my bike)...including my wife

Ha ha ...same reason I had to part with most of my collection....First kick and see if the engine has any life....then bargain for 500/-..tell the owner you are doing the guy a favor( you are.... judging by the way he had kept it).Ensure papers are there....will not be current but the RC is important...Have a happy hunting.

Ys sir as you said will try it out, sir can u also tell me if its possible to get a Hero Puch, saw one some time back and the guy is asking for 4K without books which I have denied to take. If it would ve been with books may be I would have

Ramesh I am not into resurrection except my KB100...if i run into any old bike I will definitely keep you informed...Don't go for bikes without paper ...if it happens to be a stolen or involved in some shady activity,you will have a very bad time...

Mopeds....means MI

Thank you guys for starting this thread on Mopeds, which came, ruled & left green memories.
For more " Mileage" concerned Indian public, Mopeds was the best commuter for both urban & suburban .
I am proud to say A Industrialist from my place ( Coimbatore) took up the challenge of setting up a Mopeds Production unit at " Trupathi" ( AP) way back at mid '60s, in technical collaboration with MOTOBECANE of France.
& that was SUVEGA, later came Suvega deluxe, Suvega samrat etc.,
Here is a pic of early Suvega ( ckd built unit)

'am happy Till now( for past 10 months) have sourced plenty of Mopeds like Suvega s, Mofa s, TVS Expresses s, for our friends
But nothing is available for throw away prices like 1 K or 2 K, as that was the trend couple of years before from now!!
One of our Tbhpian has bought a Mofa for 25K ( just few hours before had a call from him).......but this is totally ridiculous & one guy asking 50K for a TVS Express mini ped at Kerala ( people are too greedy at times)

Muthu - I envy your collections and I appreciate your effort

I still remember those machines used by few of my known people

One of our college professors was using a Suvega (Military Green) his name was Reddy, we were used to pass comments when ever he crosses us and an other prof N Veluchamy had a Lambretta (Sky Blue / Navy). Both these bikes were in pristine conditions

Never seen them kick twice to start

Now I know the value of those machines

My dad too had a Hero Majestic for some time as a 2nd bike apart from the CL2

I've got a kinetic honda, inherited it from my father who barely used it. Clocked 14000 true kilometers, cosmetic condition isn't anything to write about but there isn't any mechanical thing which isn't working on it, right from fuel meter to high/low beam indicator, the oil pump too is working. I run it on kinetic 2 stroke oil from the pump. It delivers about 30 kms to a liter if ridden at 45-50kmph. Top end is about 80kmph, I was able to touch 90 while being fully crouched and was on a downhill.

The only gripe I have from this machine is it's poor shock absorbing capabilities. Every bump in the road is felt deep inside your spine . I don't use it often but will never sell it.

There are two things broken on it, 1 is the seat. I will explain it a little better. The seat on this vehicle is locked with the a latch which is connected to the seat with 2 screws. One of those screws' head has broken off and the remaining part of the screw is lodged inside the seat. Hence I'm unable to lock the seat. The other thing broken is the mainstand. That is due to my mistake, I enjoy scraping the mainstand while leaning to the left and one day the stand couldn't take it no more and broke away. I might weld it back but I'm not getting much time off to look after it.

I've lost it's RC and any pointers to help me get it from RTO will be appreciated.

The kinetic will get a paintjob and a cosmetic makeover once I get the RC made.

If anyone wants pics, I could click some and post.

Oh and one thing I forgot to mention, the mid range pull of this thing is awesome, from 25kmphr to 50kmphr this old 2stroke will eat up any of the new age 4strokes.

Thats nice Parth

But this thread is all about Mopeds, I believe your post should appear in the scooterette thread...

Moped mileage

Does anyone having mopeds know how much mileage one can get at best? also mostly people prefer 100cc bikes as they give good mileage,so do these mopeds give better mileage then 100cc bikes like spendour or discover 100 etc?

SUVEGA spotted near my location, unable to locate the owner, so didnt get much details about this moped. It looked pretty with almost originals. Is this good for grabs?

Experts any info about this suvega, model, year of production would be helpful?

Nostalgia. My Grandfather had this model and the picture invoked old memories of him dropping me to the school on this moped. This is most likely the Suvega Super 50. Production year might mostly be around early 1970. The plant for manufacturing Suvega mopeds was set up in 60s if I remember history well. This is a copy of the French moped, the Motobecane Mobylette.