How The Other Half Lives By kz1000st (Read 553 times)

[kz1000st]

www.motorcycle-usa.com/644/14441/Motorcycle-Article/2013-Vespa-Scooters-First-Look.aspx

Hmm, let's see. $4500 for a 150 Vespa or $2000 for a 250cc Chinese scooter? $6000 for a 300cc or $3800 for a CF Moto 250 Jetmax?

I know like I'm knocking Vespa, but Piaggios with the same engines cost $1000 or more less.

[ridecheap]

Its all about quality and long miles in the end. It depends on how much you want to work on your scooter going forward also IMHO>

[helix803]

I've been seeing some good deals on Craig's List lately. There is a Silver Wing near Macon, GA for $1500 in rough shape and Reflexes can often be found cheap.

[Alleyoop]

Yea but it could get expensive really fast, the ECU alone runs $1,000.00 installed. And forget if something goes in the CVT, it is not like the CVTs on our cheap scoots. The instrument panel forget about it(HAHA).
Alleyoop

[jct842]

Small scooters are different but the over 250 ones are really not very economical compared to a motor cycle. I just can't imagine why some one would spend $10k on some of the high end "scooters".

[helix803]

Nov 20, 2012 13:30:36 GMT -6 jct842 said:

Small scooters are different but the over 250 ones are really not very economical compared to a motor cycle. I just can't imagine why some one would spend $10k on some of the high end "scooters".

I hear what you are saying. I pretty much lucked into a cheap Helix. I was looking at various, old-school standard, motorcycles. I like the ease of scooter riding and some of the built-in storage capabilities. I also like a manual shift car, but a twist-n-go two-wheeler. That being said, I'll take an Aprilia Mana 850GT or a Honda NC700X.