help me.....i wanna scooter, but my choices are limited.

[Lisa Dunn]

Can any of you help me choose a scooter?  I live in a rural area of Ohio. I need to use the scooter to get to town about 10 miles away.  I need to travel at about 55-60MPH and of course get as many miles to the gallon as possible.  I am 5'7" tall and weigh no more than 150#.  We do not have any other dealers than Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha anywhere nearby.  And...I'm on a fairly tight budget. HELP!!!!!!!

[Ron Stewart]

I won't presume to pick out a scooter for you, and I have had no experience in Chinese scooters. I have had Honda, Yamaha, and Burgman (Suzuki) scooters, and if you have 10 miles to ride to work each day, I'd suggest you get a fuel injected engine. The 50 cc scooters all seem to be governed at about 40-45 MPH, and get around 100 MPG. I currently ride a Burgman 650 - and it weighs about 650 lb. About the weight of a Harley Sportster. I think Yamaha has the fullest line of models. A warning - if you will ride on busy highways, get something that can keep up with traffic. That will probably require that you have an M license. Good Luck.  Rron from Rockton.

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[Scott Reynolds]

I have a 2009 SYM Citycom 300i that I purchased almost 4 years ago. It
has a 263cc fuel injected engine and can easily reach 80mph. It has been
my main mode of transportation in both hot climates and cold ones, at
near sea level and at 4500ft elevation, and it has done fabulously well.
I ride it at least 40 miles per day commuting to and from work on
highways with traffic that go at least 70mph. The Citycom has no trouble
at all keeping up with and navigating that traffic. I also get 70mpg out
of it with over 16,000+ miles on it. And that is with a nearly 400lb
scooter carrying about 230lbs of passenger and gear.

Not that I am suggesting you look at the SYM Citycom, it should give you
an idea of what maxi-scooters with 250cc and higher engines can do.


Scott R.

Ron Stewart wrote:
> I won't presume to pick out a scooter for you, and I have had no
> experience in Chinese scooters. I have had Honda, Yamaha, and Burgman
> (Suzuki) scooters, and if you have 10 miles to ride to work each day,
> I'd suggest you get a fuel injected engine. The 50 cc scooters all
> seem to be governed at about 40-45 MPH, and get around 100 MPG. I
> currently ride a Burgman 650 - and it weighs about 650 lb. About the
> weight of a Harley Sportster. I think Yamaha has the fullest line of
> models. A warning - if you will ride on busy highways, get something
> that can keep up with traffic. That will probably require that you
> have an M license. Good Luck. Rron from Rockton.
>

> *From:* Lisa Dunn <lisa...@gmail.com>
> *To:* justgot...@googlegroups.com
> *Sent:* Sunday, September 1, 2013 6:25 AM
> *Subject:* help me.....i wanna scooter, but my choices are limited.