Looking to get a scooter, but what?

[HungusMaximist]

Yea I am sure threads like these has been done to death however I just like to add my own personal one.

The only scooter that I've ridden is the Advertising trailer laden Piaggio Vespa LX 125/150cc scooters. Good shit those, take a hiding however I want one of my one and aren't prepared to pay premium.

Want some something that is reliable as a corolla and can take a bit of a hiding.

Heard some good shit about the Suzuki 125ccs, something 40km to a litre of petrol.

I really don't know much about scooters but hoping to learn as much as possible. The most brilliant idea is to go and ride heaps and heaps of scooters at the shops to get a feel for all of em.

Budget 2k, chur, chur.

[AllanB]

At 2k I'd stick to the name brand Jap ones as they have a proven record of surviving constant full throttle running!!!!!!!

However


I have also heard good things about V-Moto scooters (huge in Aussie apparently) and parts are cheap.

[klingon]

...Budget 2k, chur, chur.

Hmmm... well that might be the limiting factor...

My partner has the Piaggio Hexagon (4 stroke) 180cc and absolutely adores it. This is his first ever scooter, despite having ridden bikes for [ahem... many] years. His current weekend bike is an SV1000S which he still enjoys blatting around on, but I think he grins just as much when riding the Hexi.

A friend has the 2-stroke Hexi and also loves it.

If I hadn't just had to do some expensive repairs to my bike, I would be getting the Piaggio Fly. It's now available in 150cc, but anything more than about 6 to 8 months old is 125cc. I took one on a test ride and it holds motorway speeds well and IMO would make a fantastic commuter.

[Squiggles]

Take it on a club ride bro.... Have you seen me mums one? Suzuki AN125... goes alright, good economy, cost 2100 from memory, new from colemans

[Del Fuego]

Suzuki UZ125! better performance than the UZ and I believe if you have a look in the scooter section I think a bloke had one for sale for 2k with 2k kms on it... bloody bargain! go buy it... stop talking... go now!

[HungusMaximist]

Selling off my CBR929, and in the market for anything to be honest, gotta be smaller than a 600cc though. Dual purpose, 250s, scooters, possible at 600cc or 650 but prefer something small to jump on.

Love those cafe racer style bikes, old thought, and can't be assed with maintenance...

[R6_kid:Me]

Go for an old beat up Vespa 150 - pre 1990. I had a super 150. Same setup as the LML/PX150/Belladona, but much simpler. Cheap to run, cheap to maintain, reliable as, easy to rebuild when it needs doing, can also buy larger barrel/piston kits to get a bit more pep out of them.

I had a 1976 Bajaj Super 150 (Indian made Vespa), was good for 110kmh at a push, cost around $6 to fill up (when gas was $1.20), and ran a couple of hundred km's on that.

[MisterD]

Go for an old beat up Vespa 150 - pre 1990. I had a super 150. Same setup as the LML/PX150/Belladona, but much simpler. Cheap to run, cheap to maintain, reliable as, easy to rebuild when it needs doing, can also buy larger barrel/piston kits to get a bit more pep out of them.

I had a 1976 Bajaj Super 150 (Indian made Vespa), was good for 110kmh at a push, cost around $6 to fill up (when gas was $1.20), and ran a couple of hundred km's on that.

Here you go:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-201432948.htm

The owner is a serious scooterist - it's old, but will have been well looked after by someone who really knows what's what.

[HungusMaximist]

Go for an old beat up Vespa 150 - pre 1990. I had a super 150. Same setup as the LML/PX150/Belladona, but much simpler. Cheap to run, cheap to maintain, reliable as, easy to rebuild when it needs doing, can also buy larger barrel/piston kits to get a bit more pep out of them.

I had a 1976 Bajaj Super 150 (Indian made Vespa), was good for 110kmh at a push, cost around $6 to fill up (when gas was $1.20), and ran a couple of hundred km's on that.

Hey thanks for that idea bro.

I am ant too clued up on the older styled scooters or the new ones. But I am leaning against the newer ones, pre 90's would be considerably more reliable or am I wrong?

I do really like rustic look of those older style scooters, and some of the ones I've heard are extremely loud. Haven't ridden one with gears and clutch, but guessing it's just like riding a motorbike.

[MisterD]

Haven't ridden one with gears and clutch, but guessing it's just like riding a motorbike.

No, gear change is a twist on the left hand grip. Your left foot does nothing except hold the bike up whilst you're stationary...makes hillstarts much, much simpler.

[mattian]

No, gear change is a twist on the left hand grip. Your left foot does nothing except hold the bike up whilst you're stationary...makes hillstarts much, much simpler.

Another reason why the scooter is really a bike for ladies.

[klingon]

No, gear change is a twist on the left hand grip. Your left foot does nothing except hold the bike up whilst you're stationary...makes hillstarts much, much simpler.

I test rode a Belladonna and I can't imagine ever getting used to that system!

[MisterD]

Another reason why the scooter is really a bike for ladies.

There's a reason why Lambrettas and Vespas are icons of style and design and it's because they're not just engines lashed into modified bicycle frames with a fuel tank and a seat plonked on top and random pieces of plastic occasionally nailed to the sides...

[Dave Lobster]

There's a reason why Lambrettas and Vespas are icons of style and design and it's because they're not just engines lashed into modified bicycle frames with a fuel tank and a seat plonked on top and random pieces of plastic occasionally nailed to the sides...

Yours might not be.. Mine is..

[mattian]

There's a reason why Lambrettas and Vespas are icons of style and design and it's because they're not just engines lashed into modified bicycle frames with a fuel tank and a seat plonked on top and random pieces of plastic occasionally nailed to the sides...

Icons of style you say..... you mean like dolce and gabanna handbags. Scooters were invented for women. I'm sorry if you find it offensive, its just a fact.