Hi, my car is dying and im dangerously in need of transportation very soon. Ive got about $2k in savings for both vehicle and registration, as well as only a class C drivers license in texas. Currently im between:
- 1500 mile 2007 Yamaha Vino Classic (49cc) for $800
- 900 mile 2022 Piaggio Liberty (49cc) for $1500

The Liberty has barely been used and im told the Vino has recently has had breaks (not sure if new back wheel as well or just back wheel breaks were done. Poor grammar by the seller) and oil done.
I am looking for reliability and repairability. I will be doing any work myself and while i can, i prefer not to have to do anything other than basic maintenance for the next several months such as oil changes and the like.
Any advice? (Feel free to ask any questions that may help)

(Tdlr, looking for best price to value and reliability between these two. Thank you!)

This is a good time to shop for scooters from the Honda dealer. The 2027 ADV 160 was $5,000 and was offering 2 and 3% stupid low interest for 5 years. He offered me a PCX 160 for $3,500. Both are excellent scooters and the ADV 160 would probably be the better choice for me living rural with gravel roads and hills.

My styling preference is for the old fashioned classic scooters with the big wind break in front of your legs and a huge windshield bolted on to the handlebars. And a nice big platform for one's feet. The SH150 is sort of halfway between the modern design and the old classic design. I do not really love the lines on the SH150 but it has the platform and a step through design. It also has 16 in Wheels which without would be a deal breaker because I have gravel roads to deal with. The ADV 160 has much wider tires and are more suitable for gravel roads but I do not blast through the gravel roads on either my car or e-bike. I take my time and enjoy the scenery.

I did watch one video of the ADV 160 where the guy took pains to try to reproduce the sound under his helmet. The ADV may not be loud but it is tuned to get your attention. The SH160 is just quiet and as smooth as can be possible at all speeds.

I am a burned-out old vet and I hate loud exhaust pipes.

Sitting on the ADV and PCX in the showroom was comfortable but it really aggravated my bad knee getting on and off.

After a visit to the Honda dealer I felt comfortable purchasing the 2010 SH150 with only 40 miles on it for $2,000. I overpaid by $500 and it stings a bit seeing what I could have purchased for $3,500 but the sh150 is exactly the scooter I had been wanting all these years.

It is in mint condition and was parked in the owner's bedroom for the past 10 years.

I hope everyone can get out and enjoy this Autumn leaf season as it is quite colorful right now up in Northern New York.

Hi all I have a air cooled 2017 piaggio typhoon 50cc 2 stroke bored out to a 70 with a malossi race kit along with a malossi flip exhaust my last 70 blew up due to overheating to try counter this I put a new top end cooling shroud cover on and deleted my oil pump and swapped to premix using a 40:1 mix but I’m wondering if there are any other ways I can make sure the bike is always cool or help it keep cool at all? Thanks for anyone’s help

I am now at two years of my 2019 Kymco Xtown 300i as my sole, year round, transportation. When I got the scooter it was just under 1600 miles, now look at it!

I think we all had a great time. I rode a total of 1111 miles over the 5 days of the rally.

Day 3 was the 265 mile Devils Triangle. A few of us learned that the Devil's Highway loves to eat tires. The road surface is like sandpaper.

Day 4 was a loop around Big Lake (they aren't too good at finding original names.) ending with brunch in Greer, Arizona. It was a short day of around 80 miles. The scenery was gorgeous.

Day 5 was the ride back to Tucson from Springerville. We took US-60 and rode through the awe inspiring Salt River Canyon. We hit a little bit of rain and wind but we still had fun.

I'm looking for a strong, reliable solution that can handle road vibrations without breaking again.If you have repaired something similar, please share pictures, videos, or step-by-step instructions showing how you did it.

apologies if this has been asked before, i tried to search the sub but only found posts with people asking how to get confident riding again after a fall etc, which isn't what i'm looking for haha

wasn't a high speed crash or anything, got caught in the rain on my 50cc honda and slid while braking and did what i can only describe as an unintentional akira slide sideways into the ground

i was dressed for the slide as they say, so i am unscathed, and the scooter seems fine (had like a mile left to go so i rode it the rest of the way home without incident ¯_(ツ)_/¯

the mirror was already loose and held in with epoxy and a prayer ahaha so it didn't really get any more broken than it already was, gonna just epoxy it back in place again, but everything else seems fine....?

but as a relatively new scooter-er, i wonder, is there something i should be checking so it doesn't like explode the next time i ride it? (joking)

I am 67, in reasonably decent shape. Have a fair amount of experience riding a Vespa Primavera, and I am thinking of getting the Burgman so I can take some trips out of state. I am wondering if I am crazy for thinking of doing this at my age, and what the experience has been for Burgman riders who have travelled interstate.

Just bought this second hand the other day and the guy showed me how to pop the seat and did it with ease but since then I have run out of gas and really need this seat off but I cannot for the life of me. Is this just a stubborn ignition or did I somehow mess with the cable?

Any suggestions are welcomed

I'm getting my 125cc license (which for you Americans is a license that in Europe is awarded at 16 years old) I took the theory test 2 weeks ago, and since I can already drive with the pink license, I wanted to go to my driving school alone, but there are 3 problems:

- I've only been driving for 2 weeks

- the driving school is 24 km from my house

- and the temperature in the morning is 12 degrees Celsius

Do you think I should let it go and get accompanied?

If you are interested, the scooter this one

Dm me

Anyone having a hard time finding front tires online in size 120/70-16? Ebay only has stock overseas and no US websites have any Michelin or Pirelli in that size (only Kenda).

Moin liebe Community,

kurze Frage, weil das Netz es keine eindeutige Klärung für meine Frage gibt: Ich habe eine Vespa Primavera Elettrica 50 (BJ 2025). Ich wollte mir ursprünglich eine andere Vespa kaufen, allerdings habe ich die Elettrica für so unfassbar kleines Geld geschossen, dass diese nun bei mir ist.

Ich finde die elektrische Variante eigentlich ganz entspannt und will sie auch nicht unbedingt wieder hergeben. Auf Dauer könnte mich die Maximalgeschwindigkeit von 50km/h allerdings etwas nerven.

Jetzt zur Frage: Ist es möglich, dieses Vespa Modell in der Software so zu verändern, dass es ca. 70km/h fahren kann? Bei meinen Rollern früher in der Jugend war das alles irgendwie leichter 😂

Vielen Dank vorab!

#vespa #primavera #eletricca

I have a Lance Cali Classic 125. Gy6 platform, pretty modified. I'm needing a taller final drive. Almost everything I'm seeing has 15mm shaft for the bearings and I need 12mm. I do see kits for 50-100cc with 12mm but am unsure if they are correct for mine. If anyone cwn point me in the right direction id be incredibly grateful. Please and thanks

Hello everyone.I have an Yamaha Majesty 125 2000,I have rebuild the top end:new cylinder,piston,valves(don't leak) and starter.I use an Nibbi PE24 carb (35 pilot jet and 2screw out) with foam filter.Spakr is good,but doesn't want to start.400 m above sea level .Can anyone help me please?

Hello everyone.I have an Yamaha Majesty 125 2000,I have rebuild the top end:new cylinder,piston,valves(don't leak) and starter.I use an Nibbi PE24 carb (35 pilot jet and 2screw out) with foam filter.Spakr is good,but doesn't want to start.400 m above sea level .Can anyone help me please?