Check out this scooter.

[porsche930dude]

Grom clones are about that price and very good not girly. But I think they are hard to get now. I had a yamaha champ i rode for 2 or 3 years and put a few thousand miles on it. I really liked exploring backroads and going offroad with it was way too sketchy in town with traffic around. As long as he uses it regularly and doesnt let it sit or leave it outside it will last just fine. I have a honda spree in the shed but it has no papers and its pretty unreliable

[asphaltgambler]

My wife wants one but with enough power to ride into town. So 150CC at least seems to be the requirement. We looked into several of the vintage Vespa 'look-a-like' machines and they are not only pricey new, seem to command more than a few dollars used for a good unit.

We put that toy on hold until Spring...……..

[javadog]

Originally Posted by Ziggythecat

Where I am now is dead flat, all smooth , and straight.

I just ordered one.

You go girl!

[ckelly78z]

I would ride a Honda Ruckus any day over the OP's suggestion, it has to do with retaining my man card. In the meantime, I will continue to ride my Kawasaki KLR 250 !

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by asphaltgambler

My wife wants one but with enough power to ride into town. So 150CC at least seems to be the requirement.

This is the honder PCX150 I mentioned earlier. I think she spends $3 a week on fuel. Haha, it actually handles quite well having it's weight down low.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by javadog

you go girl!

roflmao!

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

This is the honder PCX150 I mentioned earlier. I think she spends $3 a week on fuel. Haha, it actually handles quite well having it's weight down low.

I used to work with a guy that commuted on something that looked a lot like that. The crazy thing is that we worked on the "beltway" in Houston, so he was riding on a tollway with cars going 70-90mph.

[porsche930dude]

yeah my boss has a yamaha majesty 400cc looks like that its fast he raced my freinds ninja 250 and smoked him and he weighs 100 pounds more

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by masraum

I used to work with a guy that commuted on something that looked a lot like that. The crazy thing is that we worked on the "beltway" in Houston, so he was riding on a tollway with cars going 70-90mph.

Haha, nothing like living dangerously. I had her scooter on the motorway and I thought it would do it good to have some sustained high rev's so I had it full on the gas. It sounded just like an idling Honda generator mentioned in the other thread "doof doof doof" but it was doing 75mph. And sounded exactly what it did idling around town.

Another cool thing about scooters is if you temporarily park it on the footpath people don't mind/seem to ignore it. But if you parked a motorbike on the footpath...

[Ziggythecat]

Originally Posted by varmint

good looking. but i worry that a lot of these chinese bikes are non repairable and essentialy cheap throw away machines.

It is a disposable , but it’s 1499, delivered.
I might use it a 100 miles a year, so I think it’s a deal

People actually respect bikes and whatever, and do their best to avoid killing anyone, for the most part.

Duh..As I am typing this, I realized I can ride it along the beach..3 blocks away.
Styling

[Ziggythecat]

Originally Posted by javadog

You go girl!

I could not agree more
It’s gayer than gay

some guys need Yellow Lamborghini’s or something to make up for their stuff

I’m good with a small tight snazzy two tone

[island911]

[Ziggythecat]

Originally Posted by vash

scooters can be fun, but no thanks. the tiny diameter tires are a nightmare around bumpy corners..and it feel really odd riding with my feet together like that. probably very handy to keep your skirt from blowing up and showing the world your "hay-nanu-nanu"

I had not thought of that
The feet together is the girlie part

I bought the dark blue to try and man up

[varmint]

Originally Posted by Ziggythecat

It is a disposable , but it’s 1499, delivered.
I might use it a 100 miles a year, so I think it’s a deal

People actually respect bikes and whatever, and do their best to avoid killing anyone, for the most part.

Duh..As I am typing this, I realized I can ride it along the beach..3 blocks away.
Styling

You deserve better.

Also, buying disposable crap encourages them to make more disposable crap.

[look 171]

I have been looking at those Honda Ruckus. My plan is to put one at my job site. We do a bit in the city and for the guys to drive out and get screw(s) (ha?) or small items to finish the job so that they don't take an hour sitting in traffic then spend another looking for parking. They look sturdy enough to have a steel rack welded to the back or a girly basket for construction goods. My jobs now are normally no longer then 15 miles from my house. I may end up riding it myself. Why don't they put a bigger engine in that damn thing? 50 cc is too small and slow to get our of trouble, 100 or 150 would be best. When I was in China, I saw these scooters that are long and they actually use it like a small truck to transport goods around. All electric too. That's when I came up with the idea of having one at the job site.

This thing https://mdsscooter.en.made-in-china.com/product/tXJEBAuGuVpq/China-Adult-Electric-Scooter-for-Food-Delivery.html GAs engine would be better in N America

[look 171]

Ziggy, get this and shut them up from calling you girly

[Bigtoe32067]

I personally don’t think it’s girly. I spent 2 months in the summer of 2014 in Italy with a bunch of Italian friends and they all rode scooters and in fact the girl I was seeings ex boyfriend owned a dealership for scooters and whatever those tiny little microcars built by Mercedes were called and believed it or not he loaned me a scooter for the two months while I was there and beyond being super fun they’re very necessary for getting between traffic and navigating tiny streets.
I’d only get one here if I lived in a congested downtown area and it would be a Ruckus.
I had one as a pit bike years ago when I was racing motorcycles and it was a blast.

[varmint]

https://youtu.be/nHIq0QepVHU

The 2021 grom

[asphaltgambler]

So Mrs Gambler really likes the vintage / retro look - of course then limits the choices considerably.

[flatbutt]

https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2020/08/09/2021-honda-adv150-review-19-fast-facts-adventure-scooter/

It runs around $4K , yeesh

https://www.topgear.com.ph/moto-sapiens/motorcycle-review/review-2020-honda-adv-150-a959-20200122-lfrm