There's a lot to like about this bike starting with the rare livery in the States. The year is either a 98, or 99. In 2000 Derbi went to a different livery that one usually sees with these GPRs. Also, this isn't a 50 it's the 75, which is both nice, and troublesome at the same time. Nicer to ride, because of the added performance, but harder to find top ends when it comes time for service.
And of course they had to jank up the bike. There are holes drilled in the faring—looks like they thought the factory didn't know how to properly design airflow. The bike has been repeatedly crashed creating rash, and bending up the upper fairing stay. The faux tank latch is incorrectly installed. At the very least they should have put the serrated washer on the inside instead of on the paint side. The helmet basket is missing, goofy indicators have been installed to replaced the stock ones that were probably broken in the crashes. The forks have been messed with, and it looks like it actually has the original tires.
Still it's mostly complete, and does feature the Blue on black Racing Emotion livery, and that's to be prized in these days.
The Spanish motorcycle maker Derbi (Derivative
of Bicycle) has a rich racing history with numerous 50cc class World Championships. This 245-pound, 49cc, 2-stroke is considered a "mini sportbike" by the racing community, and a moped by most legal qualifications.
What makes it an excellent driver is the liquid cooled motor and flexible 6-gear transmission. The GPR50 features a Showa inverted fork and mono-shock, front and rear disc brakes, a full fairing (showing hints of road rash), oil-injection, and an electric starter. The fuel tank is hidden beneath the pillion portion of the sub frame with a concealed and lockable compartment in front of the rider—large enough for a helmet. There is simply no sportier motorcycle at this displacement. Only 4,467 km showing.
$2,700.00
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