MOPED ARMY

Of all the mopeds I've ridden the Gilera Citta was by far the most uncomfortable, but that's mainly because of the loose suspension. I get seasick on those things.

Riding an Italjet Kit-Kat is probably less comfortable than riding a large wooden block on 2 wheels. But Kit-Kats are a blast so it makes up for the pain endured

I wouldn't say they are uncomfortable, but typical Maxi frames and equipment are especially confidence shaking in their feel.

yeah AMF or solex for sure, the amf has some kind of subpar 10 speed bike seat thing that is total murder. I've rode solexs with different seats on them so hard to say but the original suspension seats can be pretty good like a brooks saddle.

somehow full rigid ciaos are not bad.

Completely disagree ^ depends on the model and maintenance performed, a maxi sport MKII like this type one blows away the stock suspension on a moby, forks are better and coil over shocks are pretty good too, stock bars are very good on your back after seat is set right,

It’s got over 10 years polini kitted and goes 57 on the flat and over 60mph downhill with my 200 lb but I changed the fork bushings, regreased them, tightening every bolt improving loose feel of forks when I first got it, kept the forkbrace and fender,

The rack and other side bars I kept on which strengthens/locks together and improves the frame feel as well as even plastic chain covers add a bid of strength, The turn signals even help hold the bars a little bit firmer,

I modded/lowered the very comfortable 1.5 seat and always check the headstock/tree/fork tube bolts are kept tight because occasionally they will loosen, it also has the greatest brakes, capable of skidding, it’s almost a mini motorcycle

cimatti city bikes are uncomfortable to me. ive got two. i use them for smaller person loaners.

Cosmo colt 3 and 4 models were nice when you got on, but after a ride around the block, your nuts will have been squashed between your body and the tank because of the seat angle.

Pretty much anything that came with a saddle seat sucks. Callifos come to mind being sketchy, towny, yamahopper feel shaky too

Grande seats are too wide for me and my legs numb after about 20 minutes.

Pinto 2 my center of gravity is too high and free spirits give me wedgies.

I know there are lots of fans, but I think a Vespa ciao, any trim level, is the most uncomfortable I’ve ever ridden. I’ve never not been nervous on a ciao.

saddle seats arent all bad; any time people use a bicycle saddle like a brooks or whatever, or definitely skateboard seats - no thanky. but talkin pure stock, i could go a long time on the generic cushy stock solo seats like a hobbit, moby, pug, sachs whatever. any thinner ones, pinto (not the foam ones, the springs with thin rubber) and moby cheap solo's are pretty awful, jawa solo saddle is fucking total garbage, and even the good AMF's with the minarelli had horrible seats.

as far as bad suspension, well anything rigid is about as bad as it gets, and that seems pretty well agreed upon

Tomos streetmates/racing TT are the only thing that come to mind when I think of uncomfortable mopeds.

The width of the seat, combined with its stiff foam, hard angles, and forward tilt with the usual low bars, and the super bulky nature of the whole bike with all the plastics combined with it's overall lightweight makes it borderline disorienting, and the most uncomfortable moped I've ever sat on.

2nd place has to go to the standard Puch Maxi. A quality saddle seat and high bars in my opinion feels the most stable, but I've never felt really stable in general doing over 40 on one. And I've tried every combination of seat and bars there is. I can't fault the moped, seeing as it was never designed to do more than 30..but by comparison my tomos LX feels solid over 50mph, like I could easily take my hands off the bars without worry. My LX specifically at least..A55, beefy forks, shocks, tight swingarm, good tires, etc...I've ridden older a35's that felt rickety.

Full rigid kit kat is by far the most uncomfortable thing I've ever ridden considering the geometry doesn't allow you to stand up like at all...

^is that able to be carried on? Haha

Honestly I find comfort in stock trim- ‘riding position’ modified bikes I find to be most uncomfortable, a lot of times unrideable

I have made this very mistake myself