People are frequently uncertain on the subject of buying a moped whether to choose a 50cc or a 125cc, which will be cheaper to run? Is one much safer compared to the other? Those are the type of questions often asked especially by younger people who have just received their licence.
The key difference here is engine size and power, 'cc' is the engines capacity, the larger the number, the more powerful it should be. For anyone who is 16 you will only be qualified to ride a 50cc before you are 17, nevertheless once you are 17 and over you can actually ride a 125cc moped along with your CBT certificate using L plates.
What licence do you possess?
When you have a full UK driving licence, issued previous to 01/02/01 then you don't need to take any kind of extra tests to ride a 50cc moped, you just need the bike, insurance, a helmet as well as some 'L' plates.
If you don't have a licence or it was issued after that date, you will need to have a CBT test, to ride a 50cc or a 125cc moped, this can be achieved on a provisional licence, but will also mean doing your theory test as well, any local CBT or bike training centre will supply you more details on this.
The place you will be riding it?
50cc mopeds being limited to 30mph ensures that zipping around town and housing estates is really a joy and you will probably keep up with the flow of traffic, even so the moped will struggle when it comes to dual carriageways and open roads. You will not be allowed on the motorway with a 50cc moped, and also you wont be permitted to ride on the motorway without having a full licence so keep this in mind too.
A 125cc moped will reach speeds as high as around 60mph, enabling you even more freedom in choosing your route and will be superior for any longer journeys, it will also allow you to keep up with the traffic far more freely too.
You may have 50cc mopeds de-restricted, this means a garage removes the restrictors and it will allow you to go about 10-20mph faster, you are able to only accomplish this if you are over 17 and it will also no longer be classed as a moped, you'll have to tell your insurance provider of the modification which will certainly increase your insurance, it will likely invalidate any warranties on the scooter, and may also make it much harder to trade on.
How do you wish it to sound?
50cc mopeds are infamously noisy and high pitched, often compared to a lawn strimmer sounding like it is going to explode.
125cc mopeds are still noisy but as a result of much larger engine capacity have a much deeper note coming from the exhaust
How much do you wish to pay to operate it?
Whilst 125cc mopeds offer more power and independence, they will cost more to own, petrol costs may be more pricey, as will insurance cover, please keep in mind a regular moped will burn 55%-88% less fuel than a car. Whilst a 50cc moped is somewhat cheaper to operate, you might find that the cost of running a 125cc isn't very much more and that slight bit extra may be worth the power and flexibility.
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