Scooters Vs Motorcycles & Old vs New?

[sleeqe2000]

Disagree - you're talking like it takes 6 months for someone new to get used to their bike, what goes on around them etc...

I see every day into and out of Wellington experienced 'riders' tailgating cars, overtaking on the same lane as other bikers, weaving in and out of traffic all and its down to overconfidence.

[DarkLord]

From my experience of riding both, I would say scooters are far more dangerous.

I locked up the rear wheel on a nifty 50 once, and I was on the road, with the bike on top of me.

I've locked up the rear wheel on the Hyo several times, and it just fishtails a bit. A relaxed dab of counter steering, and it's back on course.

[crazyhorse]

But..........
Scooter are dorky and Motorbikes are not.

I love it - you're not a real motorcyclist on a scooter - are you????

[skinman]

not trying hard enough, locked front wheel stopping @ light other day (in wet) yeehah. I will get license soon as want more power so can leave cars off the mark.

[allycatz]

Doing Learn to ride and BHS soon....just wondered if Im gonna find it hard getting used to braking on a bike after having both sets brakes at my fingertips on a scooter?

[aewilliam]

I ride a 125 scoot (small body UZ125 - think the size of a Jog50, Address50) and a 650 bike.
Only time i feel less safe on the scoot is trying to pass/overtake a person on the motorway who is doing 80, and the scoot struggles and may take aaaaaages to completely pass, possibly holding up traffic.
For me, going between the two-hand-braking on the scoot and the hand-foot on the bike is no problem. Just use both puppies interchangeably, and don't neglect either, and youll be able to get used to both.
The larger body scoots (including 50cc scooters with midi/maxi-scooters size...) i have ridden in the past I feel less safe on. they are often heavier on paper, and then subsequently with their heigh have a FAR higher centre of mass so constantly feel more off-balance when going at slower speeds or cornering, than say a Vespa or my UZ.
If only Suzuki would throw the Burgman250/400 engine into the UZ chassis...