Author Topic: Best Scoot for the City? (Read 6019 times)

Cool Runnings · « **on:** May 05, 2016, 05:51:50 PM »

Vespa, hands down, period!

vstevens · « **Reply #1 on:** May 05, 2016, 05:53:02 PM »

Quote from: Cool Runnings on May 05, 2016, 05:51:50 PM

Vespa, hands down, period!

Gotta agree

Cool Runnings · « **Reply #2 on:** May 05, 2016, 06:01:17 PM »

Was thinking about listing the Vespa on craigslist, been running around town with the Norge (new toy). Got back on the Wasp today, nothing better in stop and go traffic, I'm keeping her (300 GTS Super).

Antietam Classic Cycle · « **Reply #3 on:** May 05, 2016, 06:35:38 PM »

If sticking with a Guzzi, a ratty Convert would be my choice.

Wildguzzi.com · « **Reply #3 on:** May 05, 2016, 06:35:38 PM »

rodekyll · « **Reply #4 on:** May 05, 2016, 06:44:54 PM »

Quote from: Antietam Classic Cycle on May 05, 2016, 06:35:38 PM

If sticking with a Guzzi, a ratty Convert would be my choice.

+1

Doesn't have to be ratty though.

atavar · « **Reply #5 on:** May 05, 2016, 06:50:23 PM »

Love my wifes baby Breva in the city. Nimble, quick, light, easy and enough guts to be safe in traffic. And that's with a 300 pound walrus in the saddle.

Antietam Classic Cycle · « **Reply #6 on:** May 05, 2016, 06:52:49 PM »

Quote from: rodekyll on May 05, 2016, 06:44:54 PM

+1

Doesn't have to be ratty though.

True. But if it was going to be parked on the street as well, then it might end up that way anyway.

fotoguzzi · « **Reply #7 on:** May 05, 2016, 09:13:31 PM »

Madass 125 !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF3Loc0q-J4

old as dirt 2 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 05, 2016, 09:57:51 PM »

Piaggio

old as dirt 2 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 05, 2016, 09:58:20 PM »

aprilia

chuck peterson · « **Reply #10 on:** May 05, 2016, 10:53:29 PM »

BV250....16 inch wheels, disc front and rear, cruises 75-80, four valve

So there...pfaft!

Triple Jim · « **Reply #11 on:** May 05, 2016, 10:59:05 PM »

My naked Ninja 250 is pretty good around town. 1st gear is so low a person can walk next to the bike and talk to the rider, and it keeps getting 65-70 mpg.

oldbike54 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 05, 2016, 10:59:37 PM »

Triumph Tina

Dusty

JeffOlson · « **Reply #13 on:** May 06, 2016, 12:01:21 AM »

I agree about the Vespa. I also have a GTS 300 ABS, and it is tremendous fun to ride! My Norge is great, too, and it far surpasses the Vespa on the highway, but the Vespa is king around town. Plus, the Vespa makes people smile, myself included.

PeteS · « **Reply #14 on:** May 06, 2016, 06:26:46 AM »

My KLR. A Vespa would get lost in the first pot hole it hit around here.

Pete

blackcat · « **Reply #15 on:** May 06, 2016, 06:37:37 AM »

I see plenty of Vespas in the city but they don't hold up well against braille parking New Yorkers. My CX is just fine for city riding but I could see a Convert as a good option.

ogsurf · « **Reply #16 on:** May 06, 2016, 06:44:26 AM »

Honda CH80 Elite. They made them from 1984 - 2007. They run forever and are on Craigs lis all of the time form $5-600.
They never changed the style and parts are cheap. No one wants to steal them. Look for old ads with Lou Reed, Devo, Grace Jones and
Adam Ant.

JeffOlson · « **Reply #17 on:** May 06, 2016, 06:53:28 AM »

I guess it depends upon the city.

Vespas are great for normal cities with decent roads. However, they are a very poor choice for a person living in London. Theft of Vespas is rampant in London, in broad daylight, and no one does anything about it. No one has a gun (except perhaps the perps), and the police will not chase riding perps because the perps might crash and sue. Vespas are also a poor choice for pot-holed, rutted, rubble-strewn streets, you know, like in war-torn areas and some US cities... And then there are as someone has mentioned the cagers who park by feel...

Cool Runnings · « **Reply #18 on:** May 06, 2016, 07:45:42 AM »

His horn went beep, beep beep.

chuck peterson · « **Reply #19 on:** May 06, 2016, 07:52:19 AM »

beepbeep...actually, its more like meepmeep

not bad for 19k miles

rocker59 · « **Reply #20 on:** May 06, 2016, 07:55:31 AM »

MuZ Baghira Black Panther...

Beerman · « **Reply #21 on:** May 06, 2016, 07:56:59 AM »

Mines a Vespa Sprint 125 (2014) - amazingly, with ABS & traction control(!). I average around 80mpg (UK) in city riding. If I was the 8 stone Italian girl they use in their calculations, I'd get 110mpg apparently. Fun machine, very manoeuvrable, I've had it up to a (claimed) 60mph.

Beerman

Tobit · « **Reply #22 on:** May 06, 2016, 08:30:58 AM »

Quote from: fotoguzzi on May 05, 2016, 09:13:31 PM

Madass 125 !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF3Loc0q-J4

That's cool! I was going to say an old enduro bike but the Madass looks like a lot of fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehdnNMxnHwM

Tobit

old as dirt 2 · « **Reply #23 on:** May 06, 2016, 08:43:11 AM »

Quote from: chuck peterson on May 06, 2016, 07:52:19 AM

beepbeep...actually, its more like meepmeep

not bad for 19k miles

are you sure? all my rides have stebel air horns and they are loud

Adan · « **Reply #24 on:** May 06, 2016, 02:29:00 PM »

Vespa's are hard to beat, but once you go electric . . .

John Ulrich · « **Reply #25 on:** May 06, 2016, 09:17:12 PM »

I'd do a Burgman 400 or 650

jdgretz · « **Reply #26 on:** May 06, 2016, 10:51:56 PM »

We have both a Helix 250 and a Piaggio BV 350. Both are excellent and fun around town, but for the occasional freeway romp, it's definitely the 350 as the small tires start to feel slightly unstable at 70MPH.

Pia.jpg by John, on Flickr

IMG_0234.jpg by John, on Flickr

And yes, that is the diner from the Glock commercial --> https://youtu.be/vsVCHE7ayPE

jdg

Jim Rich · « **Reply #27 on:** May 07, 2016, 05:39:31 AM »

I use a Breva 750 with Givi top box. It is just about perfect for the Houston terrain and speeds. Sometimes I wish I had more dual sport type suspension for some of the bumpy roads. But overall I love it.

Perazzimx14 · « **Reply #28 on:** May 07, 2016, 07:43:14 AM »

My vote world be for a Motard. Long travel suspension for riding over curbs and obstacles. Light and manageable for darting around traffic.

Darren Williams · « **Reply #29 on:** May 07, 2016, 10:20:15 AM »

Quote from: Perazzimx14 on May 07, 2016, 07:43:14 AM

My vote world be for a Motard. Long travel suspension for riding over curbs and obstacles. Light and manageable for darting around traffic.

WR250X, but it would be gone in about 30 seconds after parked in many cities. Have to carry a bicycle chain and insurance.

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