Im looking to buy a Scooter in IRELAND.. hELP NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW THE ANSWER TO MY QUESTION????

Question

i Have a provisional liscence is that enough for a 50cc engine? if not what type of liscense do i need? and does anyone know any irish online websites that i can have a browse in please i be very grateful.....

Answer 1

You could try ebay uk http://motors.shop.ebay.co.uk/items/Moto...

and narrow your search down to so many miles (kilometers) in the distance box

Craiglist is also a grat place to look, http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites

Just click on you country,  find motorcycles, and click on it and you'll a find a list of motorcycles for sale in your area

Another place to look is

http://www.cycletrader.com/

Again fill in the zip code and distance and see what comes up in the locality you are searching for.

Ozraibike has a whole heap of info that will answer the question about what you can ride because looking at the 1st two sites he provided and navigating them it tells you that a provisional motorcyclist rider (or A1 license holder) can ride up to 125cc or 11kW  so yes a 50cc scooter falls into this category from the A1 you go to an A restricted which goes to approx 300cc or 25kW, then finally an A which is any sized motorcycle but only AFTER 2 YEARS ON A FULL LICENCE.

A1    Motorcycles up to 11kW or 125 cc           16 years

A (restricted)Motorcycles up to 25kW (approx. 300 cc) 18 years

A    Any size motorcycle (after 2 years on a full licence) 18 years

M    Moped with maximum speed of 45 kph and engine size up to 50 cc 16 years

This is from http://www.irishmotoring.ie/cms/publish/... and

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/catego...

Good luck in finding your new ride, and stay safe and stay upright

Answer 2

I'm guessing that you are on the A1 licence  so here are some sites that might give you a touch more knowledge about motorcycling in Ireland:

http://www.irishmotoring.ie/cms/publish/...

http://www.irishmotoring.ie/cms/publish/...

These 2 websites above are for the differences in your motorcycle licenses and what license you require for a bigger capacity motorcycle.

http://www.motorbikeireland.com/index.ph...

http://www.irishmotoring.ie/cms/publish/...

As for buying a scooter....The 1st one is ELMS Scooter Club which can give you more info like what to look for in buying a scooter (especially a second hand one)

http://www.elms-sc.com/index.php?option=...

http://www.elms-sc.com/index.php?option=...

http://www.irishbikerforum.com/adverts/s...

http://www.irishbiker.ie/

http://www.add.ie/for_sale-o14798-en.htm...

The last couple are more ads for selling 2nd hand scooters http://www.finditireland.com/links/motor...

This one is the website that has a lot of links for the motorcycling community in Ireland