I miss this scooter

[Stig / Major Tom]

and it's dual running headlights - for my dark daily rides!



Final interation ....with decals, adjustable gold levers from Japan, longer mirrors from CBX500, reflective NSS300 logo'd wheel trim, tailblazer pulsing brake bulbs and blacked out screen (as used in Europe).

Stig

[Iahawk]

please remind us again why you got rid of a beautiful machine like that?? That sure seems like a keeper.

[Snorvey]

Even for a scooter, it's got tinges of the Honda NR750 oval piston road bike.

[Neil955i]

Even for a scooter, it's got tinges of the Honda NR750 oval piston road bike.

Always thought that NR750 was a looker!

Stig, you need an Xciting 400i (or is it the 500 in the USA?) with its dual LED headlamps for your dark morning runs I reckon.

[Stig / Major Tom]

please remind us again why you got rid of a beautiful machine like that?? That sure seems like a keeper.

A case of wishful thinking on my part - sold the Forza and moved up to a new 2yr old, "left-over" Burgman 400 for its carrying capacity - but my wife decided she wouldn't be comfortable on two wheels.
For a very few days my garage looked like this. (before the trucking co. came - Burgman went 2,700 miles to new owner!)
Really good lighting with these twin running lights!

Added 3M reflective pin-striping to the body - mirror extenders from UK cycle shop, adjustable levers and removed the horribly turbulent stock screen for short sport Ermax's. (much better ride!), Tailblazer pulsing brake bulbs.




This was a nice scooter!


Stig

[Stig / Major Tom]

Always thought that NR750 was a looker!

Stig, you need an Xciting 400i (or is it the 500 in the USA?) with its dual LED headlamps for your dark morning runs I reckon.

Well, I'm finished buying and selling scooters (unless Honda brings back a nice 250>300 bigwheel scooter, and it would have to be RED!)
The Liberty 150i has a very, very nice headlight - its 55W60 headlight is SO much better than the 35W35 LIKE's headlight!
Probably not many other riders going from a perfectly good Burgman 400 to a Piaggio150 ! (if the Suzuki had been red - but I was lucky that the dealer had two colors to chose from : all-black ,or this grey-and-black. All black would have been given a pass.

Stig

[Viper254]

Well, I'm finished buying and selling scooters (unless Honda brings back a nice 250>300 bigwheel scooter, and it would have to be RED!)

No Honda SH300 in your country? It's a not-uncommon beast here!

I rode a ker-nacked Lexmoto Gladiator for about 18 months before the top end went (it cost me £180, I wouldn't say it was a reflection the quality of the bike) and I sold it again for £40. That bike was great - kept me afloat in a financial hole when I couldn't afford anything else - and I remember that the lights were great.

[Neil955i]

Those Lexmotos sell well over here don't they?  Follow a young lass on Twitter who bought a 125 one to pass her test on and she loved it!

[Viper254]

Those Lexmotos sell well over here don't they?  Follow a young lass on Twitter who bought a 125 one to pass her test and she loved it!

Pre-declared interest - I worked for Lexmoto for a few years and am a fervent advocate of Chinese scooters and bikes, whilst being realistic about their issues.

Consistently the 2nd biggest selling marque in the country, behind Honda.

They were hit and miss for a lot of years but have really sorted their act out now along with Sinnis, their only real competition.

If I were in the market for a new, cheap commuter I'd have real trouble justifying another Suzuki (or a Honda) £2200 base model (Address/Vision) over the £1300 Lexmoto Titan.

They've just started selling a 300 scooter as well.

[Neil955i]

Can't disagree with you Viper, there's far too much 2-wheel snobbery around. 

Continuing the spirit full disclosure I should just say that, as a real Team Green fan and previous Kawasaki owner, I went out to buy a J300 last year.  The dealer then asked me why, given that they were selling the X-Town 300i (basically an updated J300 which is a re-badged DownTown 300) for roughly £1,100 less.  To quote our American cousins, I decided this was a no brainer, the XT300 is was then. 

Great price, brilliant scooter.

[Stig / Major Tom]

Can't disagree with you Viper, there's far too much 2-wheel snobbery around. 

Continuing the spirit full disclosure I should just say that, as a real Team Green fan and previous Kawasaki owner, I went out to buy a J300 last year.  The dealer then asked me why, given that they were selling the X-Town 300i (basically an updated J300 which is a re-badged DownTown 300) for roughly £1,100 less.  To quote our American cousins, I decided this was a no brainer, the XT300 is was then. 

Great price, brilliant scooter.

K doesn't sell that scoot here in the Colonies.
As for that price difference ......well, have you priced a can of lime green paint recently!?
Stig

[Neil955i]

Actually Stig, the J300 only had a flash of green. For the most part, the colour is remarkably similar to my XT300!  😁

[pttdds]

Isn't my 2016 Downtown 300i the same as the Kawasaki J300?
Don

[leomagnus]

Yes it is. The motor is sourced out by Kawasaki to Kymco

[leomagnus]

Stig,

Here is the place in Rome where I bought all of my scooters. The website is in Italian, but I think you can get the gist of it. The images download a little slowly, but under Honda scooters, they still sell the Forza 300. It still is a great looking scooter. just FYI

Dean