Have you made a long trip on your Kymco scooter?

[Tromper]

Don't think I would use a gti300 for southern Mexico, need something with better fuel range or at least storage

Get a peg packer for one side https://bestrestproducts.com/shop/pegpacker/peg-packer-2-gallon-unit/, & an auxiliary fuel tank for the back http://californiascooterco.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/650_DSC4952.jpg

[ole two wheels]

1st choice: Honda Silver Wing. 2nd choice Kymco DT300i



Mac

[Stig / Major Tom]

I remember the morning I took a snap of the odometer on my LIKE200i when it clicked over to 4000 miles. I got tears in my eyes, thinking: "I could have just ridden from Boston to San Diego on this little plastic scooter! This thing is no toy!"

Stig

[Scooter Dan]

Anyone else done long trips?
Looking for a scooter for my wife (she has a yager now) that she can ride from Colorado to California and also down to Southern Mexico. Need a solution for 3000-5000 mile trips.

Those are big rides and I've done them on a Burgman 650 and any large Maxiscooter will work like the Burgman, Honda Silverwing, BMW and the Kymco 700. One needs the extra weight for all day riding comfort, better wind handling capability and the larger engine for passing and riding all day long at interstate speeds if needed.

I am tempted though to ride my little Kymco 250 BW on a long trip sometime. Gotta do something with that seat though.

BTW, the B400 is also a capable tourer as I took mine on a multi thousand mile trip to Big Bend and rode with 2 other B650's and hung with them all day long. I think I had heard good things about the 400cc Majesty as a worthy tourer too.

Perhaps the gals would like the 100 pound plus weight difference between the 400 and 600+cc class. Deb and I also rode our B400 2 up all over the country; in California, Arizona and Colorado. The B400 is perhaps more popular on the Burgman forum than the 650. If I were to get another Burgman it would be the 400.

[Redk]

IMO, south of the border, larger diameter wheels just gotta be superior to smaller wheels.
Wear full body armor, cuz you Are gonna go down.
Jerry cans have got to be the best way to carry extra fuel...  Stig has recently posted a pic of a YL fully packed and carrying extra fuel.
I would advise travelling with at least a small group.
Safety first !
redk

[gregspeople250]

The Piaggio BV350 is a very nice highway ride. It easily cruises at an indicated 75 MPH and is pretty okay in windy conditions.

[de dee]

  Longest trip so far is 450 miles to east coast  Mancherster N.H.    next ride I hope is to the west coast   8,000 Km.  round trip,   2011 downtown 300i  85,000 Km.  got to do this before I get to old,. 

[rocketmannn]

Just completed a 3,516 mile trip from Columbus, Ohio to Texas. There were 2 Kymco scooters on the trip : GTI 300 and a People S250. We all had a great time ! This is one of our shorter scooter trips. The longest was 6,344 miles and 28 days. I broke a cvt belt last year coming back from Yellowstone N P. No problem, I had a spare with me. The break occurred in Iowa and I was back on the road in 1 1/2 hours. A group of us have traveled from Maine to Washington on 250 cc scooters. I also have 7 motorcycles including a BMW 1200 GS. The scooters are great fun for traveling. We take 2 lane back roads and the most common question is : "How did you get your scooters here ?". We answer, "We started them up and headed this direction !"

[gregspeople250]

Envy!!

[ole two wheels]

Not trying to be cute rocketmannn, but how did make a 35 hundred mile trip, going from Ohio to Texas? You could have gone from DC to LA and not have gone that far.? Welcome to the forum.

[rocketmannn]

It's easy. First you visit the Civil War battlefields in Kentucky,such as Perrysville, then you ride part of the Natchez TrailParkway. Now it's time to head to Hot Springs AK for a few days of exploring the area, then on to Texas to ride the Hill Country. A bit of wandering around Jefferson and Nacodoches before heading to Austin for two days. Into the Hill Country with stops in Fredericksburg, didn't miss the National Pacific War Museum, Llano and San Saba, home of Tommy Lee Jones, and then north to Clebourn to visit family and explore the Dallas, Ft Worth for three days. Headed north east into Oklahoma, thru Broken Bow taking 259 north to highway 1 east. This is the Talimena Scenic Drive, great views in the mountains !! Across Arkansas through Mountain View to Mamouth Springs at the border and into Missouri and a tour through the Mark Twain National Forest. We then crossed the Mississippi River and Ohio River into Kentucky. With a stop in Paducah and Louisville we headed home !! That is how you get that many miles from Columbus Ohio to Texas and back !

[rocketmannn]

Just for reference, DC to La roundtrip is 5,336 miles if you never get off the freeway.Columbus Ohio to Austin Texas roundtrip is 2,548 miles on the freeways. So 3,516 miles is easy on all back roads with plentyof exploring. Remember it's not the destination but the journey !!!!

[ole two wheels]

Well that certainly explains all of that. I didn't doubt you at all. I was thinking of DC to LA one way, via the most direct route at approx. 2578 miles. You guys are certainly racking up the miles on those 250's. The longest trip I ever made on a scooter, a 600cc SW was from Memphis, Tn to Robbinsville NC
and spent 5 days riding thru the Smokies and the Dragon's Tail, with a group of other Silver Wing riders. We had a great time. In 2004 I rode my Harley from Memphis to Sturgis South Dakota. 1361 miles one way. Two days up and two days back, or nearly 700 miles a day. Always wanted to ride to Alaska, but don't guess I will. While the miles don't bother me, the years do Good to share some fond memories with you.

[rocketmannn]

We do a long distance scooter trip once a year plus many shorter rides. On the 24th we will head to Oshkosh for the EAA fly in. In late September we will make the yearly pilgrimage down the Blue Ridge Parkway, always fun. I had 53,000 miles on my People 250 when I sold it, after purchasing an S250. I sold the S250 to a friend at 32,000 miles. It was the 250 on the Texas trip. It still runs like a clock. I still like my 2 BMW's but I think the Kymco GTi300 is great fun.

[ole two wheels]

Are the BMW's scooters or m/c's? If they are scooters, then they have Kymco engines in them.