Certainly rider weight will have an effect. If you, for instance, read some scooter reviews at justgottascoot.com, he often has a lighter rider do a top speed run.Most of them seem to gain 3-4 mph top speed with the lighter rider.How much is due to weight, and how much is due to the lighter one having less wind resistance (smaller outline or cross section) is a good question.
The more I read and research the People 150, the more interested I am becoming. Almost everyone loves them-even after owning them for years. A dealer not too far away has new ones for $2399.00 plus fees, which sounds pretty good.However, another dealer has a new,leftover 2009 Yamaha Vino 125 for $1699.00 plus fees. The Vino is normally about $2800.00 I think.
Where I will end up living in a year or two there is both a Yamaha and Kymco dealer about 120 miles away.The only nearby dealer is Suzuki, and I'm not interested in the SuZuki scooters. So I will need to pretty much do any maintenance myself. Kymco has a two year warranty, while the Yamaha has a one year.
My wife will be taking her SYM, and there are no SYM dealers in Hawaii.
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