Posted on 11/21/2011 2:03:12 PM PST by WOBBLY BOB
scooter ratings...looking for something showing cost per mile to own/operate various scooters (50-125cc)
IIRC, MCN (Motorcycle Consumer News) had/has something like this for cycles,but none for scooters that I could recall.
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Just don’t buy one of those little crappers that can only go 25 mph so a license isn’t required.
All I know is, there are a lot of brand new scooters with fifty miles on them for sale on craigslist.
Scooter? Subtract 2 man points for every mile driven.
Per vehicle mile traveled, motorcyclists’ risk of a fatal crash is 35 times greater than a passenger car.
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/810990.PDF
I’d factor that into the decision.
I’m not sure if it’s similar for scooters
Pls tell us this is for your daughter in college.
nope, for me. (but I also have a V-max and another scooter.)
I want something cheap and reliable with high MPG
I had one, after it is paid for the total cost of ownership is less than $500 per year
If I lived in Tucson and lived near my work I would use it 100% of the time
I had a motorcycle there and never even bothered to get a car
Something like a 250 Ninja gets pretty good gas mileage, though not as good as a scooter’s, and is far more useful. Reliability is also ridiculously high.
The low curb weight, though, is a major issue.
There is a reason why so many are for sale.
Get a decent little 125cc Dirt/Street.
I’ve never had a problem.
But I also drive very defensively when I ride my scooter.
Want to hear a good one.
A lady I work with (40ish) decided to get a motorcycle. She had one in her 20’s. She went to cycle school. 3 weeks ago she took delivery of her 883cc Sportster. She no sooner took delivery of it before she lost control in her driveway, crossed the street and hit a chain link fence shattering her right hand and wrist.
Just stay away from anything made in China.
My nephew didn’t heed this...and his machine lasted around 8 months.
We have a little Metropolitan. Boy, is that fun to drive! I love it for short errands in the community. It goes up to about 42 miles an hour. Obviously we don’t go on any roads with trucks and fast cars; it’s mostly for going a few miles for a gallon of milk or something, in warm weather. In our state you can have one if you just have a regular driver’s license. It never needs gas. But fixing it keeps my son and ex-husband busy on many Sunday afternoons. That’s fine; boy-dad bonding is a good thing.
49cc and under here in MN= no cycle tabs/taxes + super cheap insurance.
I always figured you for a burly Harley dude.
What city/state do you ride your scooters? Austin, TX ??
Chinese scooters are basically throw away junk.
MN-can only ride 7-8 months a year.(comfortablbly, any way)
Fullsize Yamaha cruiser(V-max)
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