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To be fair there should be a photo of one after an accident. Mileage is great until they have to pry a mangled carcass out from the wheel well of an Escalade who’s driver was momentarily distracted.
A set of highway pegs would top those machines off.Figure we’ll be seeing a few here in Alabama.
My son drove one the other day and loved it. I guess it would be fine for tooling around locally. And, until the weather gets bad again, you know, 8 months out of the year! lol j/k, winter isn’t that long but it seemed that way this year.
The new Vespas are rather nifty. Piaggio also has a three wheel model with two wheel up front (independent suspension for each front wheel) and one in the back.
I drove a Honda Spree during the First Gulf War, and for a few years after. It was 7 miles to work. I loved it. However, my sense of balance became so bad and I turned it over a few times (scraped knees were the worst injury but I didn’t want to push my luck) and finally sold it. If I get another scooter it will have 3 or 4 wheels on it. Maybe a Zap.
You really have to watch the condition of the road in front of you-especially broken glass and other clutter, and storm drains that you can drop your wheels into. The second big concern is for decent review mirrors to keep a close eye on traffic getting too close to your rear.
My wife works at a hospital. All the nurses and doctors there call you guys who ride scooters and motorcycles ORGAN DONORS
because unfortunately, quite a few of you end up that way.
Guess the family can put on your headstone, “He saved a coupla bucks on gas”
They are okay for in town, but I’d probably get killed on the way to work by a Flying J fuel delivery truck doing 70 MPH...
Scooters are like fat chicks: they’re fun to ride, but you wouldn’t want your friends to see you on one.
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“I have one that gets 80 MPG and tops out at 45 MPH. It cost less than $1500”
Groanup, could you please say what model you use?
Just like dating a fat girl.........
I own 2 Harley’s. A 2000 Ultra Classic (black and green) and a 2002 Road King Classic (pearl white). I will never get the mileage that you will, BUT...... I am will always look a lot better than you when I thunder past you on the road. ;>)
Now I have one more reason for my loud pipes...that’s so folks on those things can’t hear me laughing as I fly by and rack my pipes. ;>)
I mean no disrespect, they seem to be growing in popularity in places like Seattle....but I am always going to laugh whenever I see one....ok, except at the gas station of course.
Please though, for your own good... do not try to brag about your scoot at a gas station where other bikers are present, and for God’s sake, stay at least 5 miles away from any biker bar. ;>) ;>) ;>)
If it get’s so bad that I can’t ride a Harley, I am going to buy a horse....I know, I know, but I will still look cooler than you. ;>)
Oh, one more thing. John Wayne would have never ridden one of those. ;>)
I bought a Yamaha Vino 125 in October ‘06 and I’m hooked. 61,000km (38,000 miles) with just one major repair, 100mpg, top speed 85-100 km/h (52-62mph), and even with the insurance it’s still cheaper than taking the bus to work. IMNSHO the 50cc scooters, especially the 4-stroke models, do not have enough power to be safe in traffic. Something in the 125-200cc range only costs a few hundred more and has *just* enough power to get out of town if you so desire (I rode mine around Lake Erie last weekend on a charity ride).
Some of the best values for the money in the small-displacement range:
Yamaha Vino 125
Piaggio Fly 150
Kymco Bet & Win 150, Bet & Win 250
Kymco People 200
You can find more info from the board operated by my club in Toronto: http://scooter.meetup.com/232
My wheels: 1978 Lambretta GP200 (Indian)
How are they in snow?
I drive 40 miles one way to work with other people on the road who are 3/4 nuts!! Thanks, but no thanks.