Picked up a good deal.

DeeDee · Post by **DeeDee** » Wed May 09, 2018 2:18 am

My daughter gets her license next month. I just picked this up for her. 2,500 miles. Needs a gas tank. $450.

sc00ter · Post by **sc00ter** » Wed May 09, 2018 3:37 am

Nice! What year and how many miles? Looks clean and straight from here.

k1dude · Post by **k1dude** » Wed May 09, 2018 7:34 am

What happened to the gas tank?

DeeDee · Post by **DeeDee** » Wed May 09, 2018 1:13 pm

Petcock sheared off.

Stanza · Post by **Stanza** » Wed May 09, 2018 1:37 pm

looks like a 2006, which means plastic fuel tank. Replace it with an iron tank and enjoy.

Point37 · Post by **Point37** » Wed May 09, 2018 2:00 pm

Stanza wrote:looks like a 2006, which means plastic fuel tank. Replace it with an iron tank and enjoy.

congrats!

also why is a iron tank better?...in case of a crash?...just curious...a plastic tank is lighter and you could also empty it in the winter if you wanted and not have to worry about old fuel or corrosion...metal tanks you typically top it off and put fuel treatment in it so there is no air for moisture/corrosion to take place

skipper20 · Post by **skipper20** » Wed May 09, 2018 3:32 pm

DeeDee wrote:My daughter gets her license next month. I just picked this up for her. 2,500 miles. Needs a gas tank. $450.

I like your trailer. Custom built? Is there a place on it where you could secure a loading ramp?

Bill in Seattle

ucandoit · Post by **ucandoit** » Wed May 09, 2018 3:33 pm

Is it a Buddy 50 or 125? The trailer is very nice. Did you make it?

Christophers · Post by **Christophers** » Wed May 09, 2018 3:46 pm

Stanza wrote:looks like a 2006, which means plastic fuel tank. Replace it with an iron tank and enjoy.

Interesting. Why do you say that?
I ask because the color looks exactly like our 2006 125 - Sunset orange.
Is this a 2006 specific color?

BUT... large headlight look like post-2006/2007 and later

ucandoit wrote:Is it a Buddy 50 or 125? The trailer is very nice. Did you make it?

My guess would be a 50 based on the front wheel.
(Also kind of looks like it says 50 when you blow up the pic ;)

Christophers · Post by **Christophers** » Wed May 09, 2018 3:53 pm

Christophers wrote: Interesting. Why do you say that?
I ask because the color looks exactly like our 2006 125 - Sunset orange.
Is this a 2006 specific color?

BUT... large headlight look like post-2006/2007 and later

I take it back. I does look like the smaller 2006 headlight.
(Had to double check what the 2006 vs 2007+ headlights look like in profile on our own scoots :)

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Wed May 09, 2018 5:21 pm

Nice score!

2006 Sunset vintage Buddy! My 06 is still kicking ass and taking names!

babblefish · Post by **babblefish** » Wed May 09, 2018 6:05 pm

Nice score. Looks like a 50 due to the engines lack of a cooling fan opening plus the exhaust looks like a 2-stroke system.

Christophers · Post by **Christophers** » Wed May 09, 2018 7:05 pm

babblefish wrote:Nice score. Looks like a 50 due to the engines lack of a cooling fan opening plus the exhaust looks like a 2-stroke system.

Yeah - I noticed that too!

I couldn't quite tell from the low res pic if that was a lack of an exhaust fan or if it was just missing the fan cover.

I also thought it looked like the 50cc exhaust system with the plastic heat shield, but the Buddy 150s also had a plastic cover heat shield whereas the 125 have the metalize plastic heat shield.

How could you tell it was a Buddy 50 exhaust?

babblefish · Post by **babblefish** » Wed May 09, 2018 7:57 pm

Christophers wrote:
babblefish wrote:Nice score. Looks like a 50 due to the engines lack of a cooling fan opening plus the exhaust looks like a 2-stroke system.
Yeah - I noticed that too!

I couldn't quite tell from the low res pic if that was a lack of an exhaust fan or if it was just missing the fan cover.

I also thought it looked like the 50cc exhaust system with the plastic heat shield, but the Buddy 150s also had a plastic cover heat shield whereas the 125 have the metalize plastic heat shield.

How could you tell it was a Buddy 50 exhaust?

Looks like it has a canister and pipe going into the muffler - above the muffler at the leading edge of the heat shield.
Besides that, it says "50" right under the "Buddy" signiture.

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Wed May 09, 2018 8:12 pm

Nothing wrong with a Buddy 50! At that price and stick a tank in it it's a cheap scooter that will serve someone well!

(I would slap a kit on it!)

DeeDee · Post by **DeeDee** » Wed May 09, 2018 10:09 pm

ucandoit wrote:Is it a Buddy 50 or 125? The trailer is very nice. Did you make it?

It's 50. In Colorado you don't need an endorsement to ride. She'll still take the 2 day MSF course.

I bought the trailer for $90 of CL. It was a cargo pod. I stripped it down and rewired it. I bought a pair of motorcycle rails for $35.00. I sold the extra one for $30.00

DeeDee · Post by **DeeDee** » Wed May 09, 2018 10:16 pm

skipper20 wrote:
DeeDee wrote:My daughter gets her license next month. I just picked this up for her. 2,500 miles. Needs a gas tank. $450.
I like your trailer. Custom built? Is there a place on it where you could secure a loading ramp?

Bill in Seattle

I bought the trailer for $90 off CL. It was a cargo pod. I stripped it down and rewired it. I bought a pair of motorcycle rails for $35.00. I sold the extra one for $30.00

Modern Buddy

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