My New Wheels

[Sistermadly]

I bought a scooter today! It's a Honda Jazz (called the Honda Metropolitan I in the US):



Mine isn't yellow and white - it's orange and white. Sure, it can't go faster than 40 MPH, but it gets about 80 miles to the gallon, and it only costs about $4 to fill up the tank.

I *love* my new scooter!

[Tom Earp]

WOW, Hot Wheels and an H Scooter too!

Dont Ya Love $4.00 fills!

Hope it will go faster than My old Vespa-45 mph!

[Kevin]

I'm moving downtown and am seriously considering one of those bad boys.

Just to preserve any last ounce of my post-25 rico-suavéness though, I'd probably have to go to a full blown motorcycle.

[Sistermadly]

ktsnake -if you want a more "butch" scooter, consider a Honda Silver Wing, Reflex, or Helix. The Helix is the least expensive of the three, but it has an 244cc engine - plenty powerful for long trips, and small enough not to be a huge P.I.T.A. for in-town living. http://powersports.honda.com/scooters/

You might also look at some of the larger Vespas or Piaggios.

Tom - nope, she won't go any faster than 40 MPH, but that's just fine by me. I wanted a Vespa, but it was $1500 more than what I paid for the Honda. My dream would have been a Stella though - those are beautiful machines: http://www.genuinescooters.com/

[Tom Earp]

sistermadly, I was more adventuere some in the younger days!

Ah, no more!!!!!!

Two things wrong with these types of vehicles, only 2 tires on the road and not enuff metal around it!

Hell, used to drive it to work @ 15 miles each way and go see my future ex-wife and did the Intersate @ 25 Miles! Stupid, Yes! Da!

Oh, this was through Kansas City Traffic!

[KillarneyRose]

Sistermadly, that is sharp! Does it come in pink by any chance?

[Sistermadly]

No pink, but you can get a blue and white flowered version. Some people have painted theirs as well.

[Munchkin03]

I always wanted a pink Vespa.

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally posted by Munchkin03
I always wanted a pink Vespa.

You and me both

[Cluey]

I've always wanted a red Vespa, if only to wave at people as I pass them and yell, "Ciao!"

I would settle for one of the little Honda scooters in Kiwi, but somehow, I think it would fit in more at home in Florida than it would in Texas...

[mu_agd]

Originally posted by Munchkin03
I always wanted a pink Vespa.

me too! there's a vespa store on my corner and i always like to look in the windows at the pink ones!

[Sistermadly]

They just opened a Vespa store in Vancouver. I didn't even want to go by there, because I knew I'd want one too badly. The only drawback of Vespas is that they still use 2 stroke engines. You don't have to mix the gas and oil anymore, but it still pollutes more than the 4 stroke engine (a 4 stroke engine is more like a car's engine). My little Honda runs clean. I can put my hand down by the tailpipe while it's running and it won't smell like exhaust.

[Sistermadly]

Originally posted by Munchkin03
I always wanted a pink Vespa.

There's a woman in my neighborhood who has a two-tone custom pink paint job. It's pale pink/Pepto pink. I think her scooter's about 40 years old too, by the sound of it.

[LeslieAGD]

Cool! Enjoy!

[Sistermadly]

Correction: it's available in pink in Japan. Maybe if they become more popular, they'll make it available in North America!