Wife wants a large cc SCOOTER. Suggestions?

The Burgman scooters are good bike. I had a 650 and it would eat most cruisers for lunch. :lol: Here is an excellent forum for the Burgman scooters.
BurgmanUSA

 

Pretty slick! You mind me asking what you paid for it?

 

Looks like you made a nice choice

 

You want the good news or the bad news?

OK, bad news first: The valves need to be adjusted periodically, and I believe even more frequently than an airhead XJ.

The good news: It has screw-type valve adjusters; no shims.

I was poking in the fiche. Interesting design, a watercooled SOHC single with a four-valve head. Cylinder mounted horizontally, facing forward; belt final drive from what I can tell.

Neat piece.

 

Thers a couple of them running around here really neat looking. What did you pay for it Metal_Bob?

 

I have a 2013 Kymco Super 8 150
and I love it
it weighs about 370
goes about 60
is great on hills, how I did not get speeding tickets I don't
know
it is fun and easy to drive
also the helmet hooks up front are great for grocery bags
it gets about 75mph
I paid 2500 new.. and it came with a 2 yr warranty
not shabby

I am keeping it, and upgrading to the 82 xj

Kevin

 

My dad was looking at burgman's (burgmen? lol_) a few years ago, they're lovely for a twist n rip but they were a bit out of his budget. He ended up with a brand new Gilera Runner 125, one of the last of the stinkwheels & it was actually great.

Smooth ride, decent acceleration (with the CVT pulleys weighted right they're always in the peak powerband) a lot faster than you'd expect for a 125, pulled 70-75 easily enough two up when we commuted on it & from a pillion's point of view felt like a lot bigger than 1/8th litre Must have been OK to ride solo too because for a while he used to go out for weekend rides on it & was even considering a return to bikes...