About that legroom subject: I also want room to stretch out being 6'3" tall. When I compared seating positions on the various stock cruiser-scooters, I found the Xciting most comfortable, however, still short of what I wanted. Still, it seemed to fit the best. I can tuck my feet up in the corner and it's like hiway bars.
Over the first 18 months of riding I made a few adjustments to fit me. I have never found a stock motorcycle or scooter that fit just the way I like to ride. And I do like to ride. In the first two and a half years of riding my first Xciting, an '07 model, the odomoter read a little over 37,000 miles when I sold it. And it was still running fine. I did send it to the shop to get everything fixed beforehand.
Now my '09, purchased in spring of 2010, has almost 30,000 miles. I stayed home last summer to take care of my wife who was having some medical problems. She's fine now. And the season has just begun.
Spring Break weekend was the great North Texas Lakes Rally. Four days on the road and speedo registered 705 miles. Lots of fun.
And to top it off, in my experience, maintenance is less expensive. Mostly it's just oil change, clean air filter, new belt and tires and go off smiling in the wind.
I will be posting a youtube video of my packing arrangement soon. I mostly go s'camping - scooter-camping, so I take stove, tent, bedroll and food. Sometimes have to carry my own water.
