haha, every one in Vietnam has one. I don't know if that's good but it's the main cause of traffic jam and pollution. And the bravest thing is that almost no one wear a helmet and drive with fast speed in crowded street. I have an Yamaha Jupiter, too
It is law to wear a helmet in the UK, so fortunately everyone wears it! I wish people in the UK would consider small-engined motorbikes or scooters instead of cars. Rob
Remember that certain people, mainly people with mental problems or elderly will not want a scooter. It is designed better for people between ages of 16-50. I have seen a woman driver on a moped in my town, she has a 20 year old Honda, it is a proper moped. She must be 50-60 years old! Rob
Here in our place we mostly use motorcyles like under bone.. scooters are for person who not much good in driving and also for womens..
I don't see any female scooter drivers, only female moped drivers. Also that statement is blunt and very sexist. Scooters are automatic, and mopeds have a manual 3 gears. Rob
Good thread Robert, I'm thinking about getting a motorbike myself & using it more than my car now that I can finally balance the damn things A typical motorbike in India (100 to 200cc) will run anywhere between 30 to 50 kilometers on 1 litre of petrol, while my car hardly does 10. It adds up & also, it goes faster through traffic. A bike is obviously not as comfortable as a car but for short runs (<than an hour) it's cheaper and faster.
Ah man...are these those LOUD scooters? I swear I can hear one coming a mile away...I never owned one but if I wasn't old enough to drive I suppose I would be riding one of these as well
The english scooters are designed for kids and are designed to hit higher speeds. Mine is 50cc, and mine tops 52-55mph (90kph) Rob
Around 20-40 kilometres a litre in the UK. In other words, not economical. Are you talking about 2 stoke or 4 stroke scooters? Or both? We mainly have 2 stroke smoke here. Rob
They are dangerous and slow... Too many idiots get on them because if they are 50cc or under, they do not need an MSF course or M class License. You find a lot of morons that have no idea how to follow basic, simple safety and traffic laws as a result. I prefer real bikes, ie., Motorcycles, or Bicycles... Scooters are for tards IMO...
You've listed some good reasons for using a scooter, but you also missed a very important bad one. It's basically a Deathmobile. One car hitting into your scooter and say bye-bye to your future wife you were going to marry in a few months; because you'll be spending the rest of your life with a lady named Nancy right next to you in the ground forever.
The fun of the scooter alone exceeds the danger factor. I have not found any weather so far i cannot drive in so far... gale force 9 winds over a open bridge chucking it down in rain is the worst i have even driven in. Rob
Weather was not what I was getting at.. These things are barely visible to motorists (cagers) who do not give a shit about motorbikes to begin with, much less little scooters.. Couple this with the large number of inexperienced riders that have never even taken an MSF class, or ridden a motorcycle. They might be fun, but they are dangerous.. I prefer my HD with loud pipes to a scooter any day!
Get a proper motorbike or a car. I own a motorbike and a car, never had any problem... when i drove a scooter i had 3 serious accidents. They're way too dengerous. I come from Italy and over there scooters are everywhere... too bad they are the cause of most road accidents and their drivers suffer the highest level of casualties (it does partially have to do with italian drivers being totally mad i have to admit)
It all depends on how much cash you have, I still prefer my car over any kind of transportation. If this is about the environment then ok, but nobody does anything about it. So why should I? I'm sticking to my BMW.
I hear you there. My grandfather before he died, as well as a lot of my family hails from [SIZE=-1]Sant’Agata de’ Goti. Man are there a lot of scooters over there.. You ain't kidding. And you are spot on about the drivers, my grandfather being no exception... [/SIZE]