I was looking for a cheap 2nd hand 50cc scooter preferably 2 stroke for ease of maintenance and tuning potential so I scoured ebay , gumtree etc and found a non runner 2001 that had been 90% restored (no expense spared) being sold on ebay , I decided I`d go to £300 on it and won the bidding at £280 , best money I have spent for years , well made , stylish , reliable , (non starting was just a blocked jet in carburettor) , I derestricted it at 1st and it would zoom up to around 45mph so fine for town riding not stuck in the gutter as with 30mph restricted scoots then decided to go for a 70cc cylinder kit and 17.5mm carb and wow ! it now shoots along at 55mph no problem and is away from the lights like a rocket. The Malaguti Firefox in my opinion is one of the best liquid cooled 50cc scooters ever made along with the Gilera Runner , very easy to work on , parts are readily available and the sweet little Minarelli engine is a peach , very reliable (my friend`s one has done 55000 kms !!) and easy to tune if you want a bit more oomph . Front and rear disc brakes make stopping very safe , electric start is good as is auto choke and Malaguti had the foresight to weld a loop on to the frame on right side so a security chain can be used , under seat storage is pretty good too . All in all it`s a joy to own and I doubt I will ever part from it , highly recommended .

bought my son one of these scooters with 4000 miles on the clock on a 56 plate great looking bike restricted it done 30 but when derestricted 55 was no proplem all went well until rectifier broke down and battery went dead it was then i found out it had ducati electrics fitted and you cant get them in this country (britain)had to find a second hand one on ebay then the front wheel bearings collapsed also cdi unit packed up and because its a ducati part i couldnt get it new so that was sourced of ebay also things were going ok for a while then bike started cutting out when it rained then bike cut out altogether so went to bike shop they found crank shaft seals had blown but when repaired bike would run but not tick over traced this to generator fault but then back to same proplem of no parts avialable in this country been told part will cost £190 if i could get so gave up on bike and scraped it NEVER AGAIN

Never had a bike below 750, apart from a Suzuki 200 I borrowed to take my test back in 71. I sold my 750 bonny to my mate and he gave me this F15 to make room in his garage, I've had so much fun on this scoot, its been so reliable despite being thrown down the road several times by its first spotty owner, and done 11,500 miles now. I went out and bought a Phantom max 125, much less fussy being a four stroke but the build quality is every bit as good will do 85 no problem, but I do miss that light fussy go anywhere F15. Ho hum

Very good bike to ride, good suspension, brakes, etc.