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From: howard@sfmag.UUCP (H.M.Moskovitz)
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Subject: Re: requesting advice about motorscooters for 16 yr. old daughter
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Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 10:26:23 EDT
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> 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.


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