Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sfmag.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!dual!qantel!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxm!sftig!sfmag!howard From: howard@sfmag.UUCP (H.M.Moskovitz) Newsgroups: net.bicycle,net.cycle Subject: Re: requesting advice about motorscooters for 16 yr. old daughter Message-ID: <654@sfmag.UUCP> Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 10:26:23 EDT Article-I.D.: sfmag.654 Posted: Fri Aug 9 10:26:23 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 13-Aug-85 02:49:23 EDT References: <2036T3B@psuvm> Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Summit, NJ Lines: 34 Xref: linus net.bicycle:1213 net.cycle:808 > I am requesting advice about safety, utility, and models of motorscooters. > My 16 year old daughter wants a motor scooter, and I have typical middle-ager's > worries about its safety. She is a competent bicyclist and will have > (auto) driver's license within about a month. I am an experienced bicyclist, > but have never owned a motorcycle or scooter. Are these things reasonably > safe transportation? She is especially interested in a Vespa--any comments > on this? > Motorscooters seem to be an alternative to mopeds. They are somewhere in between a moped and a motorcycle in terms of speed and weight. They are less fuss than a moped for service but a little more than a late-model motorcycle. They are reasonably safe. They are safer than a motorcycle (a little easier to ride) since they can't go as fast and have a very lowww center of gravity. Vespa is the oldest maker of scooters that I know of but be warned: they are dying out and finding a place to repair them ( and even worse, parts) may be very hard. I reccomend that you look at the scooters that Honda makes. They are attractive and practically maintainance-free, but most importantly, they are service by any of thousands of Honda dealers. Yamaha also makes a line of scooters but they are not as popular or as widely stocked as the Hondas. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard Moskovitz AT&T Info. Systems attunix!howard