Are Scooters Relevant for Motorcyclists?

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[CDZm]

Here in Italy you see 14 year olds in 70cc tuned boosters and nrg's and i think its beautiful

[mr.carguy]

I think all over Europe there is a huge scooter culture. It depends on countries what they favour but wherever you go there is always a big selling 50cc that people will go mad for. Here in Hungary it's the East German Simson that was the champion of the people. I have one, everyone at least knows someone who has or had one. I'm sure it's the same in Italy with the Vespa! It's the feeling of freedom that captivates you. A basic engine wrapped in functional but stylish package. When you're 14 or 15 you can't vote or drink but you can get on your 'bike' and ride into the sunset with your friends. A scooter or 50 is our first taste of freedom and the basis of our addiction to go a little faster, make a bit more noise, it teaches us the basic principles of riding and let's not forget that our saviour Rossi started out on a scooter!

[rickhibdon]

I've owned over 60 motorcycles, and been riding for well over 50 years Have ONE Harley left in the garage. (at one time, there were 5) A couple months back, I picked up a Honda PCX 150. I flat out LOVE it! Will run all day at 55-60 (bout half throttle) and return 85-95 mpg. Surprisingly quick off the line. Its just so damn easy to grab it and go!

[LetatDuPont]

Honestly, as much as I despise scooters (stupid things are so fun they invalidate my need to shill $20, 000 on a turbo'd out 1000cc crotch rocket), the US needs to see more scooters when literally everywhere else in the world agrees that small displacement motorcycles (dirt bikes, mopeds, scooters) are the quintessential means of transportation that trumps ever needing a car if you're just out buying groceries.

Especially when gas prices are stupid expensive, scooters should be more normalized and commonplace so that the next generation won't have to live to see the abomination known as electric kick scooters.

[mermaidmane]

Several of my friends and I just recently bought Honda Navis. It’s honestly been fun having to plan backroad routes cause you can’t just jump on the highway. They’re also quiet as hell so you can go places you wouldn’t typically go and do things you wouldn’t typically do on a big bike. Good cheap fun.

[enterprisejamcollective]

I was a scooter squid years before I got on a motorcycle. Never wore any gear. Yamaha Zuma 49cc. I was totally fearless until one day an ATGATT guy on a harely told me an accident on a scooter going 35mph is the same as one on a motorcycle

[ScooterintheSticks]

Each time I walk out into the garage I have the choice of scooter or motorcycle. And as Yammie said, they're both fun but the scooter is different in a way I've been trying to express for years on my blog or YouTube channel. The closest I've come is that the smooth, simple, and quiet operation of my Vespa scooter makes me feel as if I'm a bird flying along the road. On a motorcycle, I'm always aware that I'm operating a machine. I'm not a bird but rather something like a fighter pilot. Both are exhilarating but both are entirely different.

One last thing, as I get older and the years creep toward 70 I have reluctantly accepted that I'm not as strong as I once was and don't have the patience for a heavy machine anymore. I recently downsized a BMW K75C to a Royal Enfield Himalayan. But someday my hips will tell me it's time again for a step-through scooter only. The good thing is that riding a scooter is more fun that I'm entitled to have!

[Brian_Homer]

Great video. I recently spent three months in Thailand and had a 125cc Honda PCX. A lot of fun.
I'm considering getting one for tooling around town, instead of pulling out the Kawasaki Voyager just to run up to the store.
I'm fairly new to the channel. I'm enjoying the content. 👍🏻

[Johnny-]

I own a Vespa 125 to supplement my "real" bike. It's so much more convenient for city riding than a motorcycle.
During summer I hardly ever take the car.

[dm]

I sold my Ninja 650 two years ago because of back problem (I'm 63). Purchased a 2016 Burgman 400. Its more comfortable, has more storage. You have the option of moving your legs anywhere on it. Has enough power for all my needs. I do mostly touring on it. I average 100 to 120 miles each ride. Could not be happier. I've put some 14k on it in two years. With proper maintenance should last me for years to come..

[dubedube]

I'm glad you finally mentioned scooters! I've been riding my 50cc Chinese scooter since 2018. It was brand new for $750 shipped to my door.

A year later after 2000km I installed a 60cc bbk and tuned the engine and transmission to go 30+mph up most hills. Tops out at 45mph.

My scooter saves me so much in gas money during the warm seasons, and keeps miles off my new car. I want to get my motorcycle license so I can pick up a Honda Trail cub at some point

[RowbatKombat]

Finally! The Yam talks about scooters! The only thing left is for you guys to actually do a ride vlog on one!

[brunothepug]

If I take my Triumph downtown for coffee and park it on the sidewalk between the ornamental trees I am going to at least get cited and possibly towed. I take my small wheel scooter and do the same thing and it's invisible. Cops drive by and don't even blink at it. Nobody is offended by the little scooter. Once I realized that between the under seat, between feet and backpack I have a S$%T load of storage it has become my go to urban machine. I get laughed at all the time by "real" riders and I don't give two S$%Ts anymore. I get 100mpg, insurance is dirt cheap, registration in California, which is communist confiscatory, isn't a house payment, and it takes like 5 minutes to change the oil and wipe the filter screen clean. Best $2400 OTD I ever spent. BTW, I park right in front of Costco too!

[thekerbeyhouse]

Honda PCX 160 owner here. I bought it new 4 months ago and I love it. Ridiculously useful, practical, looks unlike a Vespa or cheap Chinese thing, and feels like riding a SeaDoo down the streets. Can't help but smile when using it. Bonus: Supposedly unkillable with minor maintenance. I just avoid interstates (although it can technically do them)

[jbjmoto]

I started riding on scooters for decades then dirt bikes just recently during the pandemic. When all my buddies started getting higher cc motorcycles. They kept bugging me to get one. So watching this channel a lot, I got a vitpilen 401. I use the scooter a lot still. It's faster to get around manila, cheaper to maintain, cheaper to gas up. Finally a scooter content from this channel!

[ovidiusm]

while living in phuket, thailand, I had a PCX 150 and Honda CB400 cafe racer. The cb400 was a work of art and I loved it. But I drove the scooter way more

[artwebb]

I had a Silverwing 600 for a few years
Way more practical and way more comfortable than a motorcycle, not quite as fmuch un in the twisties
So yeah, I think a scooter makes a great complement to a motorcycle, or perhaps vice versa

[GiancarloFloyd]

I’m a Harley guy but there’s nothing I love more than my ruckus and I love my custom crf50 even more. The scooter is the best for just getting around my neighborhood and sometimes I’ll even go get a few groceries on it. The cool thing about the ruckets is it’s got a good aftermarket support like my Harley.

[Gate]

I have 6 Bikes...and got a Vespa last year, it was the best summer ever, I've barely used my bikes! I'm hooked, I now sold the Vespa and now getting a BV400S

[GONAVYCHIEF]

I recently bought a Vespa GTS 300. Love it! its a great 2nd or 5th bike.