Burgy and tmax riders
Burgy and tmax riders
Big scooters are rare, at least I see hardly any around Wellington anyway. Are you trying to be an exclusive group for large scooter owners only or would you consider riding along with motorcycles with similar performance to boost numbers?
Last edited by WristTwister; 3rd January 2016 at 01:46. Reason: (edited because brain tired)
Tell me about it! I stand by my bike strapping my helmet, zipping up and strapping gloves on and in that time I see 3 scooter riders just walk up, slip on their helmets, jump on their scoots and zip off. I don't know how they don't get a chill either, I can feel the cold even through my leather.
I'd agree that scooters can handle a bit of gravel just fine:
Mind you, I owned the Burgman 400 when I was living in Auckland and it was a really good city commuter. I only had the one bike though and so I used it to go camping and for motorcycle rallies and whatever else, I even rode in one day from Auckland to Christchurch - that was a long day!
But now I've moved and am not commuting around a city so I've sold the Burgman and my camping vehicle is quite a bit better suited to the task:
I can understand using the scooter for the gravel roads if it is the only vehicle you have, but I couldn't imagine choosing the scooter for gravel riding, a DR650 or KL650 would be so much more suited to that sort of riding.
When I had the 400 I regularly traveled at an indicated 120kph for hours at a time, it read high though and 120 indicated was more like 108kph actual. Faster than that would only be inviting a ticket.
I liked the Burgman 400 for being able to handle the 50kph zones easily but also being fine to jump on the motorway and move with the traffic (or when traffic slowed it worked fine lane splitting). It was an incredibly easy vehicle to ride with no gears to worry about you can focus on the traffic.
Back when I was in Auckland and riding the Burg I went on one ride with the scooter club, but I went on a whole bunch of rides organised through Kiwibiker, I figured that if I could keep up with the bikes then why not? I also took it to several Cold Kiwi Rallies, a Magpie Madness rally and a One Night Stand rally. While not the perfect open road tourer it is certainly capable of getting the job done. To me the big scooters are great commuters and usable for so much more, a lot of bigger bikes are great for other stuff and usable as commuters, for those that are primarily using a bike for commuting then a maxi scooter is a great choice IMO.
That,s correct . i could cruise all day at 140 plus but thats not what its about.
I do how evever have the power to pass or get out of trouble. 105 -110 is a good speed.
I average 23km per litre in nanna mode maybe more if i want but no wind and no cold
What one fails to take on board is we carry all the toys and kitchen sink to boot.
When we arrive at a destination we have all things we need for a overnight stay.
Other guys need to go home
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