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What scooter forums do you read? & for trusted reviews?
« on: December 08, 2020, 02:38:24 PM »


Me- www.kymco.com, www.modernvespa.com, www.hondapcx.orgwww.burgmanusa.com.

And my most trusted & relevant scooter reviewers are the folks at - www.justgottascoot.com

I don't do facebook, or https://advrider.com/f/, etc.

You?

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PS: if anyone has a better Piaggio forum for people who do NOT own a Vespa - I'd love to ear about it. Liberty owners don't get to sit at the big table on the modernvespa forum!
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Re: What scooter forums do you read? & for trusted reviews?
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2020, 02:47:32 PM »
My go to review site here in the UK is www.scooterlab.uk which is a pretty accurate and well written source of information for classic and modern scooters.  They also have a reasonable archive of models these days.

PS if you look, you'll find me on the PCX Forum too!
« Last Edit: December 08, 2020, 02:50:44 PM by Neil955i »
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Re: What scooter forums do you read? & for trusted reviews?
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2020, 04:25:49 PM »
This kymcoforum.com is my preferred go to slot! I do advrider.com for the huge variety of topics. I usta do the vespa thing and burgman but not so much anymore. I have tag for scooterlab.uk and enjoy their stuff. There is Motorcycle News and Reviews that can be interesting.
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Re: What scooter forums do you read? & for trusted reviews?
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2020, 04:29:03 PM »
This is it since I own Kymco's. I have visited the Yamaha Majesty forum but not a member. I have read reviews on Just Gotta Scoot for models I own. I don't do farce book either.
« Last Edit: December 08, 2020, 04:32:38 PM by Kansas kymco »
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Re: What scooter forums do you read? & for trusted reviews?
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2020, 07:48:37 PM »
for scooters this is my main one..first stop on the internet train every morning!  I also check in on modernvespa from time to time. Since I also ride a Ninja 300 I also visit the KawasakiNinja300.com forum as well as the ninja 400 forum.

ADV rider is a good one plus all the motorcycle sites (motorcyclist, cycle world) and I enjoy Revzilla's Common Tread online magazine.

All kinds of youtube motorcycle and scooter sites (motojitsu, yammie noob, Jaret Campisi, Mitch's scooter stuff, Itchy Boots, Cycle Cruza, Dan Dan the Fireman, the Missenden Flyer, Million Dollar Bogan, Ruby the Elite (old Honda scooters), Motorcycle Rescuer, Practical Enthusiast, rolling wrench, Megan Kaptein, Garret Seesing) and many more...






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Re: What scooter forums do you read? & for trusted reviews?
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2020, 03:52:22 AM »
I am on my 1st scooter, a 500. I'm getting older (72) and the big bikes are getting a little hard to manhandle. I don't care for trikes, so my boys talked me in to a scooter. I came here and see no reason to look elsewhere.

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Re: What scooter forums do you read? & for trusted reviews?
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2020, 07:35:31 AM »
I never rely too much on any “review” at forums or wherever.  There usually too much emotion behind a “good” review on the internet.

Having said that - at the moment I am a member of at least ten different scooter and motorcycle groups on Facebook. The Facebook groups offer a lot of nice photos of the different products available.
 
When I really like a certain product on Facebook I then usually start focussing on topics and discussions under the “Technical” department on the different Forums at the internet without joining any forum. It helps to find out what the most common problems on any given product are, and helps to make a decision whether I will buy the product or not.
I only join a specific forum once I’ve bought a product under discussion at the forum.  When I sell the product and it gets replaced by another brand, the process gets repeated and I just move on to another Forum.
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