[Closed] Knowing what's coming....Tell me about scooters.

I used to ride around on this (ride on a car licence)

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a really silly way to get around but I liked it

I'm 32 and last year bought a Peugeot speed fight 2 50cc. It's a fantastically cheap way to get around. The scooter cost me £400 for a 2003 reg with 4000 miles on the clock. Insurance was just over £100 and road tax was a snip at £16 per year. It averages around 90mpg and it tops out at around 45mph. It's a bit slow really but great fun. I bought it as an alternative to a second car which is necessary for us but used rarely. The only problem I have had with it is due to lack of use. The battery has died so it needs kick starting but normally starts on about the 3rd kick.
Overall I would highly recommend trying a scooter whatever model you choose.
Andy

Scooters are excellent commuting vehicles, I used various ones for years, classic Vespas and Lambrettas and also modern twist and goes like the Gilera Runner, Piaggio Typhoon, Peugeot Speedfight. The modern autos are so easy to ride and so reliable and economical I'm surprised there aren't loads more of the on the road.

If I were you I'd be looking at a 100cc or 125cc twist and go, avoid anything Chinese though, poor quality and poor dealer network. If you're looking 2nd hand then out of all the ones I had I'd recommend the Typhoon, not sure what age/condition/cost you'd be looking at as I've been a company car driver now for ten years and don't know the current market! (Scootering and Twist and Go magazines would be a good source of info, lots of Scooter specific dealerships out there)
Don't be seduced by the though of getting a 'proper bike', an auto scooter is the ideal urban/comuting vehicle, so easy to ride it leaves you free to concentrate on everything else that's going on.
I had an 80cc Typhoon for two years, 80mpg, 55ph top speed, could beat cars away from lights, squeezed through the narrowest gaps in traffic, never broke.

FWIW I'd steer clear of those three wheelers, expensive, expensive to fix, no traffic splitting ability, ugly as sin.

Any excuse to show off my latest one....

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