Derbi Atlantis

I'll admit to being conflicted- I'm Derbi's California sales rep. So you should know that up front. But I was working at a motorcycle shop in San Francisco (SF Moto) and they sold scooters. I didn't think much of scooters, as I'm such a tough hard-core motorcycle racer guy, with years of track and street experience on some pretty powerful, big machines. But my wife wanted a scooter so she could "wear cute shoes" and ride. My boss had a leftover 2001 with some crash damage from a test ride ("Why are dealers too cheap to give test rides?") that he gave me for almost his cost. I delivered it to Katherine, and she loved ...  Read the complete review

I have the air-cooled version of this moped and am highly impressed with its reliability and performance. The Atlantis is a 50 cc two-stroke twist and go moped. Twist and go means that there are no clutch and no gears, so it is a doddle to ride as you just twist the handle and go. The brakes are as on a conventional bicycles on the handlebars. There is disc brake to the front and drum to the rear wheel. The 7.2 litre fuel tank, (1.6 gals) will take you about 100 miles which is a good mpg for a 50 cc two stroke. Starting is either electric or kick-start and I have never had any bother starting mine. It's garaged at home but left out all ...  Read the complete review

I bought my liquid cooled Derbi Atlantis 50cc and haven?t looked back since. I initially wanted to buy a 125cc motorbike but couldn?t afford to pay the insurance (rip off ireland) so I started doing some research into scooters and was pleasantly surprised when I found reviews on the atlantis. Shortly after I spotted an ad in the paper, a brand new derbi atlantis selling for ?1200(bargin), the reason for it being so cheap was because it was won in a raffle and the winners returned it to the dealer as they had no use for it and wanted a quick sale. When I got the scooter home I was amazed at what a bargin I had got features included cigarette mobile phone charger ...  Read the complete review

i have got a derbi atlantis and i am having troubles! it just wont start.i cant even kick start it as that keeps failing to start the bike. i have checked the spark plug and charged up my battery but it is still failing to start what may this be? it sometimes does start but after walking or running with it for at least 300 yards. what ,ay this be? if anybody knows please let me know. try and email me razaj7@hotmail.com ...  Read the complete review