Any other scooterists here?

[Shardik]

I recently returned to the world of two wheels when I purchased a scoot online and have enjoyed the heck out of it. Great storage, no probs with highway speeds and the mileage is phenomenal.

I hadn't been on a bike for over 30 years and now am considering going to a larger vehicle when the economy gets back to normal. But, the new 500cc Suzuki scoot looks great as well.

[matcom]

1. Upgraded this year from a Honda Reflex

LOVED my Reflex but upgraded to a Yamaha Silverado 650 in April. LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

The Scoot was great but the bike is 100 times better. And the full saddle bags give me twice the storage.

[Shardik]

2. Sweet motorcycle!

I'm to the point of understanding how one would want the increase in power.

[qnr]

3. I am. I spent many years with my BMWs and Laverdas, but I actually prefer

my scooter now. I've thought of moving up to a Majesty or a TMAX, but the 50cc really works well for me. I like pulling over and taking photographs, and the Zuma handles beautifully offroad (plus I like getting almost 100 miles per gallon). I'll probably be picking up a performance exhaust for it, to up the top end speed a bit, and possibly a 70cc kit, to give myself a little more torque, but that's about it. That's not some spur-of-the-moment decision, it's a 2003 Zuma heheh.

Here's mine, next to a fish done in by HAB (harmful algae bloom/red tide) on the beach at Padre Island National Seashore:

[DrDan]

4. Yamaha C3 here - love it

mileage around 120 mpg. Good cargo space for quick trips to the store or the Y.

Just a lot of fun.

Rarely does my 8-year old Granddaughter come over when she not ask for a "scoot ride". We take off for 3-4 miles around the neighborhood.

Harley for longer Sunday afternoon rides. But . . . during the week and need to go to the store, out comes the scoot.

[qnr]

5. I'm a bit different, if I don't put 50-100 miles in in an average day, I feel like I'm

slacking :)

[DrDan]

6. I have a Sportster for those longer rides - but just for running 2 milles to the store for a gallon

of milk - or to the Y 3 miles away -hard to beat the scoot.

[Ganja Ninja]

9. I wouldn't mind having one of those.

They seem really practical for short trips around the neighborhood. Lots of built-in storage too.

[DrDan]

10. great storage - for a scooter

and 120 mpg to boot . . .

Great little bikes.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

7. Moved recently from a Honda Reflex to a Shadow 600.

Plan to store the Reflex over the winter and sell it in the Spring. I love the automatic trans and have had great fun with it but it was time for me to move to a regular motorcycle. On a scooter you can't fantasize about being Fonzie or Jim Bronson or Johnny Strabler or (now) even Matcom.

[david13]

8. Once a month the South Bay Scooter club meets and has a run

from Torrance Crossroads. They get a good handful of scooters, a lot of the Italian ones.
Sometimes I am bicycling past their meetup spot, so I stop and talk about 2 wheels.
dc

[doc03]

11. I got me a Suzuki Burgman 400 3 years ago, it will do 90+

and averages around 65 mpg. I am 61 years old now and hadn't rode a bike for over 40 years. You didn't say what your ride is? I wasn't aware Suzuki had a new 500 cc scooter, I will have to check it out. If I would go to a bigger bike I would go for the Burgman 650 or the Honda Silver Wing
I like the storage space on a scooter and I don't feel I need to shift gears after all how many people actually drive a stick in their car anymore.

[DrDan]

12. if the 400 will do 90+, why would you ever need a 650

I guess to carry passengers. But any reason other than that?

I have a Harley, but I think my wife would enjoy a 400 - and have been somewhat seeking one.

I also have a Yamaha scooter which I love to ride.

[doc03]

13. The 400 is a single cylinder and at

60MPH the RPMs are around 6k. The 650 is twin cylinder, has much better acceleration and runs at much lower RPMs. I saw a video on youtube of a 650 doing 108 MPH. Another nice thing about the 650 the transmission works fully automatic or you can shift manually by just tapping up or down on a lever.

[haele]

14. Got a Genuine Buddy 125cc in Feb of this year as a "second vehicle"

Takes me to and from work, up and down the hills no problem. It's probably saved us over $300 in gas prices alone so far this year; I'm already at 2500 miles.

Haele

[sofa king]

15. I commute 3 hours a day on a 50cc moped.

And today was the first day I froze my ass off for the whole hour and a half, 35-mile ride there.

Six months to go, then it will start getting warmer again.

[DrDan]

16. you are one brave soul

[sofa king]

17. I finally gave up.

It wasn't the cold that did me in, though it certainly plays a part. It was this crappy other scooter I have. The throttle stuck open on it and before I knew it I was rolling through someone's yard. I literally rode away from it seconds later, but it got to me, and I eventually lost my nerve. I started having nightmares and finding any excuse not to make the ride, and had a short temper and was generally being a jerk about the whole thing. So I joined a carpool.

I still drop my girlfriend off at work on the good scoot every day, and then ride across town to the guy with whom I now carpool in warmth, safety, and comfort. That twenty minutes each sub-freezing morning is definitely the hardest thing I have to do every day, and thanks to all those countless freezing hours last winter, I can do it standing on my head. So it wasn't for nothing.

Edit: I should add that the "good" bike is a 2007 Hyosung SF50. I've racked up nearly 25,000 km with virtually no mechanical problems, except that it eventually clogged the ports shut and needed cleaning out.

[DrDan]

18. 500 cc's qualifies as a scooter?

But I love my Yamaha C3. Great gas mileage - lots of storage - quick. Lot of fun!