Went to Ultimate Cycle which is located on the Midlothian Turnpike just outside of Richmond, Va. Nice bike shop with friendly people. Found out some things about this Aprilia RS125. It is not street legal in the US I believe; it is overseas though. The engine is by Rotax. They make a number of motorcycle engines as well as aircraft engines, and this one is a water-cooled 124.8 cc single. I used to ride two-cycles in my early motorcycle days, and I loved them. Not sure about that not street legal, there is a guy at work who has one, and he got it licensed, though I think that (according to what I was told) that he had to make a few mods to make it so.Bike in the photos below is a Schwinn Scooter. Apparently in doing the research, Schwinn makes four 50cc scooters, three 150cc scooters, one 200cc scooter, and one 300cc scooter. Doubt it is the original bicycle company, which I believe went out of business. I do know that original company was the owner of the Excelsior-Henderson company. I had seen in a show that the day after what became known as the Great Depression, they shut the company down. Interested in these bikes, and am sure with the rising price of fuel that they and other such vehicles will be a whole lot more popular. Liked the look of this model, and also the neat (for a moped) gauges on the machine.
Finally at the very bottom is the reason I came by Ultimate Cycle. Really liked this Eddie Lawson Replica Kawasaki, also known by its fan as "Z-Rex". Officially they were the ZRX-1200R (earlier versions had engines growing from 1000cc-1100, and finally the 1200). Kawasaki ended production of this bike a few years ago, but good models can still be found. The bike has a big fan following, and was a popular bike in its day. One of what came to be known among the type as "Universal Japanese Motorcycles" with an upright sitting position and really good power, plus with out fairings easy access to the engine and other important parts.
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