Getting back on after a crash.

[PassedByAScooter]

Hey Stig, the reason I chose a scooter was for the auto transmition. I had a 1986 Nissan Hardbody P/U for 15 years with a 5 speed in it. I HATED that thing!! After I got rid of it I vowed to myself to never buy anything with a manual shift every again!! Now, I am twist and go all the way!!
    Of course, if they ever make a twist and go Indian Chief im all over it! Lol!

   Ride safe everyone and thanks again! Mscmkr

Maybe it's out of your price range, but Honda sells the NC700X which is like a light touring bike with an automatic transmission. Ultimately, today I like scooters just because they're so light. I can literally pick my wife's Agility 125 up with both arms and move it (just had to do that, as the garage is getting tight); but go with what your heart wants and enjoy the hell out of it!

[Mscmkr]

Well, I went down to Tucson Saturday and test rode a Kymco My Road 700. That's a much bigger bike then my GT was. It feels a little tippy because of the added weight. Great pickup and very smooth.
   Now for how I felt, I hit the road and went about a half mile before I took a right onto a small side road. Just a couple cars so I felt great. Zoomed right along for about 2 miles and I was loving it! I got to the light then took another right. This road was a big 4 lane road with a lot of trafic. To be honest I was pretty nervous. When I went through the intersections I was scanning back and forth like crazy looking for any cagers anywhere near me. I accidentally turned into a huge park and road at about 6 mph for about a mile. You can really feel the size difference when going slow on that big My Road. I came back out and made a huge square back to the dealer.
    All in all I was ok. Can't say I was loving it, but I was ok. I do feel if I road a while and got my confidence back I would be fine. Of course, now I'm thinking about all those great rides I never got to take because my accident stopped all that. Dumbass pizza kid!!
    I will keep everyone updated on my decision on buying another scoot. I will say I am leaning towards making the jump and buying one. I will let you guys know.

   Ride safe and have a great week, mscmkr

[PassedByAScooter]

Good to hear that you gave it another shot and were able to do so via a test ride. Sounds like you did great, too.

I really like the MyRoad, but at over 600lbs I don't want anything to do with it. I usually do a mix of local, low speed riding mixed with some higher speed highway riding; however, I it's lilke an 80/20 mix in favor of the local riding. I just wouldn't want to deal with the weight at a stop light every 5 seconds. I did that with a Harley and was fine with it, but I still prefer lighter rides.

Thanks for reporting back, and definitely keep me informed of what you plan on doing.