Riding the Madass 50--and it is Chinese this time
 

Here is me riding the Sach's Madass 50 moped; while its 50cc 4-stroke was down on power compared to the TGB X-Race and Key West 2-stroke scooters (duh!), I have to say this scooter felt very solid overall, well-built, and I liked the seating better than the scooters because it is built like an enduro motorcycle vs. well, a scooter!

The other advantage of this bike is the ease of upgrading parts, such as the handlebars, which can be replaced with most any MX motorcycle handlebars, as well as the ease of engine swapping with, say, a 125cc LIfan or even 140cc high output engine, or even bigger!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkZ3sJKjm0M

That's a good looking moped. :tup: Thanks for posting the nice review and the video, Culcune. :)

Cool video. I've always liked the looks of the Madass bike. Like a modern, street-oriented Trail 90. It would make a great city cruiser!

Cheers!

Excalibur had tried to make a deal with the company that has the rights to the 125cc version--but the company was playing hardball (and are not importing the 125cc bike themselves!). Moto Scoot of Milwaukee have wanted the moped version of this bike, and convinced Wade (others, too) that this bike would be a good seller.

The last time we had a 50cc, some were manual 4-speeds, so were technically not legal as mopeds in those states that still allow for different licensing (or no licensing) for 49.9cc and under 'scooter/mopeds.'

Keeping it stock would make for a great around town cruiser, with style, but modifying it, especially with a larger crate or donor engine is easy and doable which is why I would buy one of these. No, it wouldn't be modified right away (heck, by the time I was even close to doing so, we would probably have 125cc's again), but once the engine was tired and showing its age would be a good time!