gas scooters? anyone have one?

[Voiceontapex]

Im looking at getting 150cc scooter i bought a 50 cc a year ago but the roads on my way to work reach 35 to 40 and i would barley hit 30, so it felt dangerous when cars would speed past me, so i want something quicker so i sold it,

just wondering what scooters you guys have, where you bought it, how much, and if youve had any problems

ive been looking at the lance powersports either the f4 interceptor, or the gsr150

not looking to pay more than 1800 with shipping

[m11]

  Voiceontapex said:

Im looking at getting 150cc scooter i bought a 50 cc a year ago but the roads on my way to work reach 35 to 40 and i would barley hit 30, so it felt dangerous when cars would speed past me, so i want something quicker so i sold it,

I've had a Kymco People S200 (

http://www.kymcousa.com/showroom/sco...200/index.html ) that i've gone about 3000 miles on. I've had absolutely no problems and it holds up very well with traffic. This particular scooter has a top speed of about 70mph but goes 65 comfortably. I've had a few scooters before this Kymco one and my advice is to absolutely stay way from Chinese manufacturers. Nearly all of them mix and match their parts and the scooters generally have terrible worksmanship. Moreso, if any parts need to be replaced, it becomes ridiculously difficult to find the proper replacement parts. The companies that make reliable scooters are Yamaha, Honda, Vespa, and Kymco. Although other riders may talk about how their chinese made scooter is holding up, i'd highly recommend sticking with those companies. However, the Chinese scooters are about half the price and therefore they are very enticing. So I recommend that if you do go with any of the off-brand companies, be sure to purchase it from a location that will be willing to honor the warranty on it.

[GaijinGolfer]

Id suggest spending a little more money and buying a Yamaha or Honda. Those little Korean/Chinese scooters are cheap and wont hold up nearly as well as a Yamaha/Honda will.
Id strongly recommend the Yamaha Vino 125 or Zuma 125.

[Jay-Bird]

  Voiceontapex said:

gas scooters?

I just ate tacos for dinner, does that count?

[Voiceontapex]

apparently that lance power sports company is from california, tried to look up if thats where they make them or not but couldnt find anything

[MI Rob]

I too would go with a bigger company along the lines of Yamaha and Honda, Suzuki might even have a gas scooter. But I havent personally had any experience with scooters but have had 13 years of dirtbikes.

[m11]

  TitleistWI said:

Id suggest spending a little more money and buying a Yamaha or Honda. Those little Korean/Chinese scooters are cheap and wont hold up nearly as well as a Yamaha/Honda will.

Those are both definitely solid scooters.

I also did a little looking around and I believe that those "Lance" scooters are made buy a Chinese company that goes by the name Znen ( http://znenusa.com/ ). A typical thing that companies do in America is import the scooters for a cheap price, and then just slap on whatever name they want. You can go with that company...the scooter will technically work. However, it will likely be prone to breaking down. Also, finding parts for them will likely be very difficult. If you are in need of a scooter and purchasing a $3200 scooter is out of the question, be sure that the seller will honor the warranty for both parts and labor.

[Voiceontapex]

yea the only problem i have with paying almost 4k for a scooter is that youre not far off from a good used motorcycle, seen some go for around 6kish? know what i mean? makes me wonder if i should just save up and buy a real bike, my uncle has 3 motorcycles im sure he would teach me, he taught his wife how to ride,so im sure he can teach me

[m11]

  Voiceontapex said:

yea the only problem i have with paying almost 4k for a scooter is that youre not far off from a good used motorcycle, seen some go for around 6kish? know what i mean? makes me wonder if i should just save up and buy a real bike, my uncle has 3 motorcycles im sure he would teach me, he taught his wife how to ride,so im sure he can teach me

Yea definitely. At least in Florida, you need a motorcycle endorsement to ride anything over 50cc anyways. But if buying a motorcycle isn't out of the question and you have some time to save up...you'd have much better time with the better motorcycle. A scooter certainly isn't just a smaller version of a motorcycle. Aside from speed and acceleration, there are very clear handling and other performance features that'll make the riding experience notably safer and more fun.

[Voiceontapex]

yea i was looking online and saw yamaha has a street bike for about 7k brand new, its a "starter bike" i might check into something like that lol we will see, ill keep lookin around

[m11]

  Voiceontapex said:

yea i was looking online and saw yamaha has a street bike for about 7k brand new, its a "starter bike" i might check into something like that lol we will see, ill keep lookin around

I think you're talking about the FZ6R....either way...i'd take any new starter bike over any scooter.

[Voiceontapex]

ya thats the one im talkin about the fz6r, id rather spend that, that buy a 150cc scooter for 3k lol

[m11]

  Voiceontapex said:

ya thats the one im talkin about the fz6r, id rather spend that, that buy a 150cc scooter for 3k lol

yea i agree.

[Voiceontapex]

ya i think im gonna go look into them at the yamaha place near me, go get a permit, learn how to ride, the gears is the only thing i need to learn, i have a good understanding of how to do it, just need to really practice it before i go all out on a street with it lol, my uncle rides motorcycles so he will help me out

thanks for all the responses