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Undertoad · 04-05-2001, 01:36 PM

I don't know if scooters like this would be allowed in bike lanes!

The Elite 50, which is the baby scooter, definitely isn't safe in traffic. It isn't stable enough at 30-40 mph, and if you hit a bad bump or some stones, you're history.

The 250 coming out soon will be something like $5000, and it surely will do highway speeds. But the fun of a scooter would be buzzing around the side streets to pick up chinese food. You just have the satisfaction of knowing that you could hit the highway if you wanted to or needed to.

The 250 looks a lot like this one. The exhaust is smaller and I don't think it's set up for two passengers.

I'm guessing that Honda doesn't make any money on this line in the US but is hedging its bets. In Europe where fuel is more expensive, they are much more common. The other advantage is parking; in Europe they are generally more densely crowded than we are, believe it or not.

04-05-2001, 01:36 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I don't know if scooters like this would be allowed in bike lanes! The Elite 50, which is the baby scooter, definitely isn't safe in traffic. It isn't stable enough at 30-40 mph, and if you hit a bad bump or some stones, you're history. The 250 coming out soon will be something like $5000, and it surely will do highway speeds. But the fun of a scooter would be buzzing around the side streets to pick up chinese food. You just have the satisfaction of knowing that you could hit the highway if you wanted to or needed to. The 250 looks a lot like this one. The exhaust is smaller and I don't think it's set up for two passengers. I'm guessing that Honda doesn't make any money on this line in the US but is hedging its bets. In Europe where fuel is more expensive, they are much more common. The other advantage is parking; in Europe they are generally more densely crowded than we are, believe it or not.