2017 Honda Ruckus vs. 2017 Yamaha Zuma 50 - Adventure Scooters in the Sierra! | ON TWO WHEELS
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Retro scramblers in the Rockies, ADVs at Laguna Seca, Groms in the office… Zack and Ari love taking motorcycles out of their intended environment. And in this episode of OTW, the guys haul a Yamaha Zuma and Honda Ruckus into the Sierra Nevada to compete in the Adventure Rally (www.advrally.com)-an organized off-road event for big-ass adventure bikes. Can the scooters hold their own, or will they stall out as soon as the trail gets steep? Watch the episode to find out!
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How do you measure the quality of your adventure? At organized events like the ADV Rally it’s easy-the success of your day is determined by waypoints visited and points accrued. But while most riders at this year’s Rally in the Sierra Nevada were on full-size ADVs like KTM’s 1090 Adventure R and Honda’s Africa Twin, the On Two Wheels duo opted to saddle up on something a little smaller, cheaper, and significantly less powerful.
More specifically, they entered the competition on 49cc scooters from Honda and Yamaha. Yup, Zack and Ari were the guys who showed up to a gunfight with butter knives. But after riding retro scramblers through the Rockies and ripping ADVs around Laguna Seca, the boys have learned that it's usually a lot of fun to take a motorcycle out of its element. Plus, they wanted to prove that adventure is in the throttle hand of the beholder, and that you don't need a $20,000 bike to roam off road.
And as it turns out, the scooters killed it. Sure they were slow (so slow!) and their low-slung frame rails touched down regularly, but the scooters' maneuverability, balance, and low weight meant the guys took them everywhere anyone on a “real” ADV went. And even farther, actually, thanks to the fact that Zack and Ari were able to hoist their rides over a downed tree that would have been a definite roadblock for a 600-pound bike.
Does off-road scootering have a future? If this episode of On Two Wheels is any indicator, it certainly does. And Honda seems to think the concept has legs as well, given the fact that it saw fit to mate long-travel suspension and spoke wheels to a CVT transmission and step-through chassis to make the X-ADV adventure scooter.
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Proof that as long as two wheels are involved there's fun to be had.
@AriH211
6 жыл бұрын
Truth!
@davedoe4932
2 жыл бұрын
Cannot thumbs up this comment enough.
I can vouch for the 49cc Ruckus. Did a 5,700 mile trip through the northeast USA and Canada. Most nights just bounced down a logging road to camp. The look on people’s faces when they saw a Missouri license plate on a scooter in Quebec City. Great machine.
@zamdrang
3 ай бұрын
Very cool!
"Glad here's no one to see us doing this" *proceeds to put it on the internet*
@wojobojo8020
6 жыл бұрын
😂
@MrIqbalRmd
6 жыл бұрын
😂👍
@RegulareoldNorseBoy
5 жыл бұрын
You don't have to meet the eyes ;-)
@ChoLovingVampire
4 жыл бұрын
He's obviously faking it. These scooters are not underpowered like that. Unless the camera angle was made to make it look not that bad there is no way it would not be able to take them up that hill. I've rode mine up VERY steep hills and yes it will go slower but it will go.
@Adenzel
3 жыл бұрын
@@ChoLovingVampire They're at high altitude though, also from experience my Zuma didn't climb hills as well as it did when it had a bunch of k's on it and the clutch had bedded in right.
This is like the old top gear specials on two wheels! Awesome!
@wyzzardfamily
5 жыл бұрын
Leilu Dai just told a friend of mine that yesterday!
@BikeFlips
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, but these two guys aren't dickheads!
@Atharun18999
10 ай бұрын
The Vietnam special is my favorite Top gear special. Clarkson on the Vespa was hillarious
I always get so happy when I see 'On Two Weels' in my notifications
So, basically they went to the garage to put some tape on their headlights. Cool. XD
@nategladdbach
6 жыл бұрын
Shadelz Don’t forget about the tape on the air box
@samualiam9981
6 жыл бұрын
There really isn't much you can mod on either of these...
@exothermal.sprocket
6 жыл бұрын
Ari gained significant power to weight ratio. Tape is lighter than plastic lid.
@awsombuttfacemonkey
6 жыл бұрын
Samual Iam No there is so much mods for these bikes the zuma has so much engine mods since its actually usedx for racing in south east asia. the honda usually gets a gy6 enginemod to bring it from 50cc to 180cc. they are great bikes for mods
@fatcatscooter2584
6 жыл бұрын
LOL, you must not know some of these Rucks club guys. Here in Phoenix they have put nitro kits on them, cut them and added a few feet, extra fuel tanks and on and on. One of them can do almost 100mph. Ruckus was made to Mod. :-)
On Two Wheels is my favorite series on youtube. It is essentially 'Top Gear' for Motocycles, and I wish the episodes were longer and more frequent!
@AriH211
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Andrew. Appreciate the compliment. We're making episodes as fast as we can!
This is about to be the best 17 minutes of my day!
@damasovi_travels1244
6 жыл бұрын
I will second this!!
@mr7wi
6 жыл бұрын
Came here to say ^this^! Leaving satisfied.
@chadhelvey7827
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this was awesome. Makes me want to take an adventure like this.
@kanishka.b8550
6 жыл бұрын
Agreed bro😂😍
What a torture hahaha great video and trip guys!
@Abdal-RahmanI
2 жыл бұрын
Vamos Majeeees
Because of you two I also bought a Honda Ruckus. And made last year a mega awesome, 2000 km long trip through the Alps.
Looks like my normal 50cc fuckarounds on a new level.
I have a Yamaha Booster 50cc from 1999 in italy with 20k miles on it, and its still working in good condition, every time i visit i pick it up from my brothers garage and i have allots of fun riding that little monster! But the old school isn’t limited with speed like these 2, it can reach a top speed of 50 mph full power with no mods, and i get a 90miles per tank (1.5 gals)... great video it brings memories back!
@bikegunexpert6010
6 жыл бұрын
is ita jog?i had a yamaha jog in the late 90's and that scooter was seriously fast for a 50cc
I had a Kymco Super 8 150 that i bought brand new in 2012. I loved that scooter. I eventually removed the side stand and moved the battery into the under seat compartment. Even with the tires from the factory it was a beast in the mud and dirt. It was so light that I could just pick it up over trees or rocks and with the battery moved it had plenty of ground clearance. It was even better than my DRZ400s and much more fun. Scooters are the way to go if you never want to go over 55 mph.
50cc X 2, stoppies, backing it in, water crossings, downed trees...what's not to love. Great video guys, one of my favs for sure.
Love the BatMan voice INTRO . . . ROTFLMAO. After having watched the whole thing: GIVE US MOAR OF THIS ! The Kei truck was a cool touch too ! You guys are CRAZY, 50cc ? ! WTH is wrong with you guys ? LMAO. At least spring for the Zuma 125 next time. EFI is KING, death to the Carbonator ! LOL Kudos to the guy giving you a TOW.
@T0BBi94
6 жыл бұрын
I thought I came to the wrong channel at first.. :)
@GIGABACHI
6 жыл бұрын
Yah, it was a term I heard from a fellow student('Tater, cool guy) during my stay at MMI Orlando and since then it stuck to me, fun times . . . fun times.
This is nothing. In '86 I rode a Honda Spree from S.L.C., Utah to Paradise, CA... on the highway! Saw only one cop the entire distance. He stopped me, said I was nutz and let me continue. The cop took a photo for me. If I could post it here I would as proof. I sold the Spree and got a Honda MB 5 which I drove, also on hwy, from Paradise down to Ensenada, Baja, Mexico. 33 years later I'm now on another Honda. A Shadow Sabre 1100! Lots quicker! ;)
@joelcastellanos7224
4 жыл бұрын
That's awsome. Laughed out loud when I read this!
@mellonman9299
4 жыл бұрын
Epic
@JerryJonathan
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@IosuamacaMhadaidh
4 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@vonxazi
4 жыл бұрын
@Jose Romo-Puerta It went faster down hill thru the Feather River Valley. :)
I've got a 2008 Zuma (2 stroke!). Don't ride it often but when I do it's a blast. Also broke my collarbone horsing around on it. Good memories, cool xrays.
I've never seen anyone take a 50cc scooter thru the eastern sierra's on purpose. I'm really surprised they can even start at that altitude
@612minigun
6 жыл бұрын
Both have efi
@abbaby555
6 жыл бұрын
BlooJay really? Cool I never knew they were equipped like that with such small displacement motors. Thanks for the info
@612minigun
6 жыл бұрын
They do it for the efficiency. Not sure about the Ruckus but the Zuma gets 125 mpg
@abbaby555
6 жыл бұрын
+aluisious I love that saying, makes me want to take an adventure! thanks for the inspiration
@jonathandyer9643
6 жыл бұрын
BlooJay 8:33
A few years back I rode a bone stock 50cc Ruckus 7,330 miles across the US and Mexico. Solo. It took me three months and was the adventure of a lifetime. I camped most of the way. The Ruckus was bomb-proof. I started in Pennsylvania and rode into Mexico...then from Mexico to California. The goal was a 10,000 mile heart shaped route spanning Canada, US, and Mexico. I got hit by an RV in California and broke my arm...then proceeded to ride for 3 more days with the broken bone. In the end, the pain was so intense I rode myself to an ER and the x-ray confirmed the Journey was over. Was it worth the broken arm? HELL YES.
@zamdrang
3 ай бұрын
Very cool! I can't imagine a cooler two wheeled adventure. Bummer about the accident
Smiles per mile, that's what it's about.
It would be cool to see them on a pair of TW 200s, super fun little bike.
@HooDRidEWhiteY
6 жыл бұрын
Tw200 is on my bucket list of bikes
@mohammadnoor8429
4 жыл бұрын
I know I'm replying to am old as hell comment but same. Or put one on a van van and the other on a tw
@MarkHicks326
2 жыл бұрын
@Michael Mckenna Rich, much?
I would love to see them do that on 150-250cc scooters. It would be kinda interesting to see how much that would change. I have a 220cc PGO and that challenge actually looks like fun.
You guys were riding in my backyard. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve been on the same trails you were on. Good for you taking them on, on scooters.
This is one of the best episodes yet, great series made by a great cast!
I could watch this every day of the week! Me and a friend did a 2000mi trip on honda groms in Norway. Best trip ever!
I am curious what the camera guy rides
@Dowent
6 жыл бұрын
Probably a 4WD
@guiltygearcore
4 жыл бұрын
15:53 or maybe the 4wd mini cab hehe.
@TriumphAventura
4 жыл бұрын
he is just rollerblading
@zcadventures2785
4 жыл бұрын
Bmx bike
@danielwagner630
4 жыл бұрын
He actually just runs besides them.
One of my favorite videos from you guys. Had a grin on my face the whole time. Keep 'em coming!
another excellent vid fellas!!! i appreciate you making these for us
This brought back some great memories- I rocked a Yamaha C3 for a couple of years. I’m 6’ 3”, 240lb, which made it even more sketchy, but it turned out to be a great day tripper. Stay off major roads, and you can have a blast. Slowly...
i really loved last years vide o with scramblers but i fell totally in love with this one
That intro. Oh man. I love you guys so much, so so much. Never change.
@AriH211
6 жыл бұрын
Haha, thanks MN. Love you too.
This video brought back cool memories from the 70's! We had Honda Trail 90's and 70's and rode around the Sierra's as well.
One of the best Motorcyclist video's ever. Great guys! Thanks for making this
This was absolutely awesome, incredible, really loved it. Thanks guys!
One of the most perfect machines ever built! Been riding for 50 years had Harley’s, motocross bikes, Rupp mini bikes, you name it. This bike is fun easy to ride hop on and go when you get where you’re going be ready for people to ask questions about it. My 2011 has 6000 miles on it with zero problems.
Cool episode. Thanks for so many of them, kudos guys!
This is really well done. Thanks for all the great videography and creative thinking. You consistently do well capturing the spirit of motorcycling. (Yes, I laughed out loud many times!)
Watched twice ...and still enjoying it...you guys are great
Always fun to watch your video's! You two are so full of life! Keep up the good work
Honestly one of the best series and channels on youtube! Keep doing what you do!
This show deserves an academy awards based on this episode alone. You guys deserve millions upon millions of views.
That looked an absolute ball. Well done guys, loved every minute.
Now that was a fun video ! I’ll be hopping on my Zuma and heading into town in a few minutes, I can’t ride any of my full size bikes yet because of recent shoulder surgery but riding this just makes me happy 😆
Loved this! Makes me want to re-watch your Grom/Z125 video again too.
That intro was Awesome!!!
The 1960s Honda Trail bikes were 55, 90 and 120 CC with super low gearing and light weight. Far more fun anything available now.
Honda grom+gravel tires( maybe little suspensionupgrade, skidplate and a smaller gearratio)= maybe even more fun? you basically have miniadventure/pitbikes then
@anusman005
6 жыл бұрын
You are already my hero
@devinnice2409
2 жыл бұрын
or just get a trail 125….?
the best 17 minutes of my day GREAT video guys!!!
Bruh this makes me so happy. Me & my boys all have rucks and we off road like this all the time. Some of the most fun u can have on 2 wheels is on a ruckus.
Another video that brings a great big smile to my face. Super job guys.
Yes yes! Finally! Another episode!
What an awesome idea, By far one of my favorite videos from this channel!
Always fun to see you guys.. ;)
This looks like so much fun! I think it's really cool to be riding little scooters and dirt bikes on trails.
This is by far my favorite KZread show, please keep it up
And yet another great video. Awesome!
i enjoyed every second in this video . thnx guys .
Great vid guys your unique have great chemistry and fresh ideas. Keep em coming
Awesome production glad they let you guys roam free creatively
We have both of these scooters and will be doing some adventures in 2021. Can’t wait. Great little bikes.
This was genius
You guys had so much fun it's not even fair!
This reminds me of my childhood. Running alongside my moped while climbing mountains. Good times!
It looks like a wicked ride. Glad to see you have a laugh and show how to do it simply and fun.
You guys made me miss my 2008 zuma. I would have made it to Nevada if it weren't for my county popo's (West Lafayette). I used the zuma all year round, even in the icy or 6inch snow roads. The best scoot I had forever, period
Nice to see Ari finally gets scooters. 😂 It's all about smiles per gallon!
used to do all my adv riding on my ybr125 with some touring mods, after that i got a middle weight adv machine and while it was alot of fun i miss touring on my ybr, it seriously lacked power but the suspension and weight really made it fun off road.
This is th best series love it amazing cheers
U guys are great! Best two rider journalists, great video-editing crew always cool landscapes and places and above all: great rider spirit! None bike needs to be new, best of the class, 'edgy', laser-led-gps-auto-electric everything to have fun with it. I watch every series, garage, releases, everyday commute, adventures/trip and folding knife ;). Keep the great job.
@insideout2600
5 жыл бұрын
Well said
Oh boys, that was one of the best episodes ever!
This is the best channel on KZread, like Top Gear for bikes and 2 goons with an on camera chemistry that almost never happens, These two had better not lose funding again,
Love it! More like this, MOAR!
Yall are awesome!! Can't wait to see more of your adventures in 2018! PS. you guys deserve more subs!
Cool adventure!!! Love your sense of etiquette!!! Truly inspiring!!! 🇨🇦 👍
Love it. Thank you!
Looks like an awesome adventure, great content guys!
Why yes, you can back a Zuma in. Excellent episode, such a delight.
Enjoyed this episode a bunch!! Funny, Keep up the great work.
This is one of the best video of Motorcycle KZreads.
Awsome video. From bald mountain to dinkey creek. Then to China peak. That a crazy long loop. Bald mountain watch tower is alway a plus.
This was soo fun to watch!
Such a fun adventure. Well done.
Your videos are so intertaing! Keep up the good work!
Omg ari got the scooter clap hope that wasn't broke back mountain you guy's were on 😂😂😂😂that was the best 17:11 of my week thanks guys
Superb, guys!!!
That was a damn fun episode. Lifting the scoots over the first log but getting defeated by the second log, so much unexpected drama :P
Im hooked after watching this episode! Subscribed!
Awesome video guys! the intro was hilarious :)
What a great video guys!
That's the coolest, most appropriate little JDM support/transport truck at the end of the video. It looks like it's got good ground clearance, too...
I love you guys as much as i loved top gear for cars as a kid...just keep at it
Fantastic episode!
😂 this was awesome! Damn, this channel makes my day. I will continue to subscribe to Motorcyclist so long as you guys keep making these inspiring videos 👏👏👏
This is legendary!
Totally awesome guys!!
Love watching these videos (multiple times even). I would love to see you guys visit Vax Moto in Brooklyn. I’m sure that would make for a great video!
Looks like a great couple of days. 👍🏻👍🏻
Really enjoyed this one!
That was awesome to see, and definitely have to put that on the bucket list. I have a vstrom and a grom, looks like I could use either one lol. Great video!!
You guys are awesome!