Motorcycle & Scooter
Related: About this forumAny scooter riders here?
I've been contemplating buying a Vespa 300 GTX for awhile now.
Just wondering if there are any other scooter riders here.
Melissa G
(10,170 posts)A Vespa Grande and a Suzuki express. Have not been riding lately but will again this spring.
tammywammy
(26,582 posts)And actually BUY a scooter.
I live only 5 miles from work and the university I'm going to start my MBA at next all is only a couple miles from my house the other direction. I'd just been thinking a scooter would totally make sense to drive around when the weather cooperates.
Any tips?
Melissa G
(10,170 posts)and since mine are 1980 and 1984...obviously, I like vintage. IMO, large wheel scooters are more stable than those little wheels on lots of the newer ones.
Do you know the site http://www.mopedarmy.com/
Lots of good info and maybe riders in your area to hook up with.
If you get a 49cc you need less of a license in Texas.
tammywammy
(26,582 posts)I'll check it out. I've been lurking on a Vespa forum a bit.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,738 posts)for your raingear, lunch, computer, books, all the stuff you need for a day at work and at school.
And, post a picture of it when you buy it.
DrDan
(20,411 posts)I have had one for several years and love it.
Good storage - which I thik you would need going to school
Great gas mileage - I get well over 100 mpg
Good range
Easily goes 35-39 mph
49 cc - so no motorcycle license needed for Florida
and just plain fun
tammywammy
(26,582 posts)Even going around the small distance between my house and school, I think I'd get pushed off the road.
DrDan
(20,411 posts)Traded a Harley for the Burgman about 6 months back - and have never regreted it.
Great gas mileage - and just a lot of fun.
We are Devo
(193 posts)Ganja Ninja
(15,953 posts)They are a Vespa up date made in India now with a new modern 4 stroke engine.
veggiterry
(1 post)I have rode it one time so far but I am going to ride it again tomorrow I just now bought it late so it is cold and dark right now but I am thinking of taking it for a long distance ride just for the fun and experience I am doing some research right now though(:
shenmue
(38,537 posts)TBF
(34,133 posts)they were all the rage with the kids whose parents would buy them. But I was in Madison, Wi where drivers were more courteous and used to the scooters and bike lanes. No way would I ride it here in Houston. If you are in a neighborhood and mostly on campus you might be ok.
shenmue
(38,537 posts)Because of the good mileage, and I can use it to make short trips.