2005 Peugeot Ludix Blaster from Croatia - Comments

Hi, I bought my 2008 Blaster RS12 in May, did the 500 miles in 3 days, had it restricted and did a round trip of 320 miles the next day.

Seized up at 2,600 klm and had a new barrel and piston under warranty... seized again at 3,600 klm, main bearings on crank changed under warranty...

Now on 6,600 klm, been fine, few water in petrol issues, but OK now?... on sat nav... flat out 47 mph... that's over 100 klm on clock... so no way 55-60 mph, in your dreams...

I will do the full works soon; 70 kit, variator, rollers, carb, exhaust, gear up kit and we will see what speed it does then, should cost around £500... but a good scooter, fun to ride, bad suspension, bottoms out easily, good headlight, and brakes, can do 120 miles on £5 petrol. Uses 1 litre 2 stroke oil every 1,000 klms...

I would buy another 50...

Peter, Southampton.

Hi there, I'm 15 YEARS OLD and I'm 16 in a few months. I don't know what 50cc to get. Anyone got any recommendations? Not something too expensive though.

And what is fastest at setting off and top speed. Speedfight 2 or Ludix Blaster???

Which one will last without breaking.

Thanks, Josh.

Hi, I've owned the Blaster RS-12 for 1000km now, taking it to just over 5000km.

Great fast little bike, easily beats other standard de-restricted scooters at acceleration and top speed. Up hills can keep speed very well in comparison to others. Suspension is extremely stiff. Had a few problems that have been resolved with the bike, but now I am onto the current problem.

I have had a leaking hot water pipe coming from the left radiator at the top end. But not only was there leaking, the pipe had ballooned and expanded in diameter and become very soft. Peugeot had never experienced anything like this and I had to wait 5 weeks before the part came from France (I live in the UK) which was under warranty, but was terrible service to say it was down as urgent. I continued to use the bike with the ballooned pipe, but very modestly as I needed to for work.

Eventually after 4 weeks and 6 days, I went into a shop, came out about a minute later and the water pipe had burst and made a huge mess, leaving me stranded. Luckily for me, the engine had not seized because it was turned off at the time the pipe had burst. Also the pipe arrived the next day which was fitted and all seemed well.

Now, after re-filling with coolant and topping up when the air has come out of the system, I have come across a strange problem. When I come to use the bike, the coolant it at the correct level, but after using the bike for a while and coming back home, the coolant is half empty. I left the bike until the next day, and the coolant was still half empty with no signs of leaking, so where has the coolant gone? I decided to slowly take off the coolant tank lid and there was a hissing sound as if the engine/coolant was still hot, and the coolant level returned to normal. This has happened 2 days in a row now. I will check in at my dealer tomorrow because it seems that the lid is not releasing pressure when it should be and may be forcing the pressure elsewhere, which may be the cause of expanding pipes. Hopefully this will be sorted with a change of lid for the coolant tank. If this does not solve it, then there is a serious problem with the bike.

Also, one other question: Is the left radiator meant to be noticeably hotter than the right radiator? I have only recently noticed this, so do not know if this is normal.

I will update tomorrow after checking in at my dealer.

Thanks in advance, Stu.

Hi, I have a 57 plate Ludix Blaster RS12 R Cup.

It had done about 4500km when I bought it and I have covered about 1000km on it. I have to date not had any problems with it at all apart from the little pipe coming off the exhaust keeps blowing.

I've read reviews saying you can get extra performance out of the scoot if you crimp the pipe. Am I best doing this, keeping on replacing the pipe or just getting a sports exhaust? If my best bet is a sports exhaust, which one do people recommend and what weight rollers should I use? My ped is derestricted I believe as it sits easily at 45, and pushes up and over 50 when it wants to.

Any response would be appreciated.

Cheers.

Hi my little brother has this moped, when we purchased it, it worked fine, but now all it will do is tick over. I think it's the spark plugs, but I don't know where they are, what they look like or how to get to them. Any help would be appreciated greatly, as he needs it for college tomorrow.

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