Hi Guys, I have not had much experience to talk of with a scooter, other than stealing the oldman’s vespa when I was a kid for joyriding. This is the first scooter I have ever owned and in spite of being a part of that attitude about scooters that many bikers have, I am not ashamed to shout I really enjoy and love this scooter. I just love the look on their faces when I pass them on my scooter sitting up straight like a gentleman especially those HD riders. Yes I ride it hard and I also ride my GSX and the BMW hard, (except when the wife is along) but I believe I’m not a reckless rider. I am a certificated advanced skills rider and I choose the time and place and consider the risks, make sure the bike is checked before every ride and safe, and always wear full kit whenever I ride. I’ve had some strange looks but even on the scooter it’s boots, riding jeans, riding jacket, gloves, helmet everything, always. I certainly don’t think it’s anything sub-standard on the scooter that’s caused the resonance and in well over 40 years on bikes, I have seen quiet a few tank slappers on different kinds of bikes caused by resonance. I think it’s not really meant to be ridden at the extreme limit like that. It’s a scooter designed for luxury commuting. In my normal commute I cruise at 120km/h with the traffic flow (that’s our legal limit) and do push it to 140 when passing, and even to 150 occasionally and it is stable and sweet handling. It’s just when it’s at that extreme limit that the suspension etc is not quiet adequate and I understand this. Anyway I can’t see any thing obviously wrong and don’t want to start opening things up because the local dudes are very quick to cancel the warranty if they see any signs that someone else worked on it so at the 4000km service I’ll get the wheels re-balanced and the shocks checked and all the rest but until then I’ll be careful but will still ride it hard, I just love this scoot. Regards from Durban RSA.
