Advantages: Cheap to buy, easy to ride, bigger than some scooters
Disadvantages: small petrol tank, no rear brake power
I was reduced to getting the cheapest bike I could as I was broke. Cheap not only to buy but also run. I live in the London Brough of Southwark which is a very congested place so performance is not important. On ebay I noticed the Jonway. It had a start price of £300 even though it was only two years and had only covered 3500 kilometers about 2300 miles. I bid £325 for it as it looked good and I liked the name Jonway as my name is Jon. I was very pleased to win the auction for this lightly used bike as £315 is cheap.
I picked up the bike a few days later and was quite happy as it is a big bike for a 125cc and so quite comfortable for me to ride as I weight in at 19 stone over the weight limit on many scooters. My Jonway has automatic transmission. My Jonway is easy to ride and has a top speed of 80kph. Fuel consumption is 140 kilometers per tank full. The tank is very small as it only holds 6 liters. That is then 50mph top speed and 63mpg fuel consumption is not to high really but all of my driving is in town. There is no rear brake to speak of but the front brake is very strong.
My Jonway has a big top box on it which is handy for me as it can be used for shopping or deliveries. There is also a handy storage space under the twin seat where I can put my padlock and chain. My Jonway has a rev counter and fuel dial which shows empty after 100 kilometers. I have topped up the oil up once and that is all I have done to it except replaced the rear indicator covers for £10 as they were missing when I bought the Jonway. Jonway parts are avalible on line so easily purchased.
My Jonway has now covered about 5500 kilometers the only problem is the top speed has reduced to 65 kph about 40 mph. Insurance is only avalible from a few specialist companys and is expensive at £175 third party only for such a slow vehicle. Rampdale were the only company that would insure me.
So far so good as these Jonway bikes only cost £750 new on ebay so they are well worth looking at if your in the market for a big slow scooter which is easy to ride and good around town that is well made.
Summary: offers lots of scooter for the money