A Small Scooter? By kz1000st (Read 232 times)

[kz1000st]

www.usatoday.com/story/driveon/2014/02/02/motorcycle-review-welch/5076669/

The Suzuki Burgman 650 is both a scooter and a motorcycle – offering the convenience and economy of a small scooter that can carry a commuter's briefcase and even light groceries

Yes, I know it goes on to describe it as powerful, but a small scooter. What does it weigh? About 600 pounds? I'm glad to see USA Today review a scooter but I'd prefer someone who doesn't think the new Burgman 200 is a 250cc.

[cyborg]

Is it still a scooter at 600 pounds? thats pretty hefty,,,how"d you like to push that baby home 5 miles??,,,kind of defeating the purpose in my opinion,but to each his own

[jct842]

The guy has to be a real bean head, he says some thing about an auto trans and you can go back to the 70's to find them. I had a wards/mitsubishi silver pigeon in 1958 and the first cvt was the salsbury in some thing like 1936! No research, just mouth off.

[kz1000st]

Actually it's 613 pounds Borg.

www.suzukicycles.com/Product%20Lines/Scooters/Products/Burgman%20650/2014/AN650A.aspx#Specs

I always think the bigger question is whether you could call an eleven grand anything a scooter. The 650 even has a thumb shifter to mimic a bike. You can buy a Honda NC 700 with DCT for less than eleven grand.

[cyborg]

pure craziness