Electric Scooters

[dxp4acu]

Anyone use electric scooters to commute to work? I am thinking about it. I have 4 miles to go to work, and I would rather not be as sweaty as from riding a bike.

as for why - i'm tired of my car acting up getting there, and it is rough for a car's only responsibility to be 8 miles a day in traffic. i would rather be a 1 car family and save $2k on gas, insurance, etc.

Anyone heard of any good ones?

[virividox]

how about public transpo?
you could get a gas scooter like a vespa
sorry i dont know any electric scoots, but i am also interested in one

[poopyhead]

Ive never used an electric scooter so I cant really respond intelligentlly
however
giant makes some really good bikes and they do make an electric assist bicycle which is fairly affordable
http://www.giant-bicycle.com/us/030.000.000/030.000.000.asp?model=11002

[wdlove]

I agree with you, also prefer not to travel by car. Such a waste of money. Of course my option here in Boston is to walk and rise the MBTA.

http://www.currietech.com/html/CTI_homepage.html

If I had the money in you situation, that is no public transportation. This would be my choice.

http://segway.com/

[MrMacMan]

how about public transpo?
you could get a gas scooter like a vespa
sorry i dont know any electric scoots, but i am also interested in one

Wow what a huge slap in the face to Vespa fans like myself.

A 'gas scooter?' are you kidding?

Like saying a Harley is a gas powered unicycle.


I would suggest a Vespa anyway, nice ride, pretty good mileage, and it has a much longer range then 4 Mi.

[virividox]

vespas are scooters arent they
i dont think they qualify as motorbikes

[gwuMACaddict]

well... do you mean a scooter? like a device that you need to stand to ride? or a moped?

i'd reccomend an old motorcycle- an old honda or yamaha. early 80's. you can find 'em for about a grand. easy to maintain, fun in the summer.

[poopyhead]

Wow what a huge slap in the face to Vespa fans like myself.

A 'gas scooter?' are you kidding?

Like saying a Harley is a gas powered unicycle.


I would suggest a Vespa anyway, nice ride, pretty good mileage, and it has a much longer range then 4 Mi.

Ive had my eye on one of these for a long time

http://www.genuinescooters.com/scooters.html

same body as a vespa px and 2 stroke to boot
great gas milage

[poopyhead]

vespas are scooters arent they
i dont think they qualify as motorbikes

if they go over 25mph then here in georgia they are motorbikes

[jayscheuerle]

Vespas are crazy expensive, but they are in a class by themselves (in price AND nostalgic quality).

Yamaha Vinos and Honda Metropolitans are nice choices for a lot less...

And Pep boys sells crappy knock-offs for under a grand...

I think you need a motorcycle license for anything over 50ccs.

Sounds like your commute distance may push the electric scooter's limits?

How about one of those Segway things? :p

[virividox]

if they go over 25mph then here in georgia they are motorbikes

well i guess they are cute motor bikes then :)

[Lord Blackadder]

well... do you mean a scooter? like a device that you need to stand to ride? or a moped?

I'd reccomend an old motorcycle- an old honda or yamaha. early 80's. you can find 'em for about a grand. easy to maintain, fun in the summer.

Ha, a friend of mine needed to replace his daily transportation, a beat to DEATH mercury cougar. He was looking at scooters and old 80's japanese bikes. So what did he end up getting? a used Harley, of course. :eek:

I'm not into motorcycles so much, but after fooling around on his dirt bike a bit he let me ride the Harley - what a rush! It almost beats that time we went mountainbiking down a ski slope at Alpine Valley (48mph downhill on a cheap hardtail Trek is nuts).

Those vespa's are nice, but not at all cheap if you buy new or nearly new.