Thinking about buying a new scooter - need opinions!

[amac1680]

Guys arguably the Burgman is the king of scoots.

That being said its also big, very big. You get an outstanding ride on the open road but there's a trade off. City driving can be a bear on a scoot that big.

I simply can't hold up that much bike anymore . just my .02 but if extended highway speeds aren't need then a maxi is overkill. There a lot of nice mid sized scoots.

Again just my .02

Be Big,
AMAC

[sbcwinn]

How about going Chinese??

I would consider LINHAI. Quality controlled by Yamaha, good build quality, and affordability.

First there is the Turin which is 178cc but a very ridable scoot for a reaonable price. It is air cooled and not everything that you are looking for, but its a really nice scoot.

But I did a little research for you. You can get a LINHAI Aeolus 260 apparently brand new. They are 2008s! For some reason they were found in a warehous??? Anyway check this out.....

http://www.hammerheadbuggy.com/linhai-scooters.html

This scoot seems to be everything you are looking for.

I do NOT know if these are still available but it looks like they are.... $2,699

Good Luck!

[scootnwinn]

Too bad its so ugly...

[shapiror06]

Thanks gys, but I ordered a motorcycle! I have a brand new 2014 Honda CTX700N on order for the end ofthe month ffrom my local dealer.

[scootnwinn]

Sweet that is a nice bike. Good choice

[spandi]

Originally Posted by shapiror06

Thanks gys, but I ordered a motorcycle! I have a brand new 2014 Honda CTX700N on order for the end ofthe month ffrom my local dealer.

At least you won't have any trouble keeping up with highway traffic riding that!

[prodigit]

I have both, motorcycle and scooter.
Believe me or not, but I prefer a scooter. Small and nimble, excellent to go through traffic.
In fact,
If I ever go and buy another high priced scoot, it will probably be a 100-125cc fuel injected 4 stroke scooter, that's regular sized. Not midsized or maxi scooter.
I like all scooters, but I generally don't need the large size, as it's just as heavy as a motorcycle, and has less power too.
I tend to agree with amac, that a small scooter is so much more fun to ride than a big one, and I generally don't ride my VT750 anymore, unless I need to on long distances (like 100+ mile tours).

For anything upto 150 miles my 150cc scoot is more than enough!
And for the regular day to day travel (usually <50 miles per day), I take the 50cc scooter, which I hope to retire soon...

Really, a scoot should be as small as possible in my opinion. Those maxi scooters are great if you live in the suburbs or outside of town areas. In the city and suburbs the regular sized scoots are really great!
Mid sized scoots are harder to maneuver through traffic, than regular sized scoots, and a motorcycle is not fun at all in traffic!

[spandi]

Give this a look. (just in case you want a scoot in the future )

[thumper650]

Originally Posted by prodigit

I have both, motorcycle and scooter.
Believe me or not, but I prefer a scooter. Small and nimble, excellent to go through traffic.

I believe it. I'm in the same situation but my scooter is a 50. I use it to get to work, and for other rides in the city. When I want to leave the city, I use my Pacific Coast.
Both are great for their intended purposes.