Modern Vespa

Do you think more people would ride small motorcycles and especially scooters if THEY KNEW HOW INCREDIBLY EASY THEY ARE TO RIDE???

Yes!

If I'd purchased my Vespa first, I never would have gotten my Moto Guzzi. The evidence is in the miles I've put on each since purchase. Anni broke 2,500 just yesterday on a 200+ mile scooter/motorcycle group ride (purchased 09/2017). Gigi has around 10,700, of which 7000 or so are mine (purchased 03/2018).

Shhhh….

We don't want everyone to be riding them.

Bill

Easy to do, but hard to do well.

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I was at a dealer the other day. Moto Guzzi bikes are very cool looking. I'm a sucker for the old BMW bikes too.

Exactly right. It is easy to hop on a CVT scooter and make it go. But when you jam it into a corner too fast and lose control, you go down just as hard as any motorcycle.

I think it's risky to think about riding a scooter as easier as any other powered two wheeler. Yes, there's no clutch or shifting on most, though at the end of the day the same laws of physics apply and falling off a scooter hurts exactly as much as falling off any other motorcycle.

nope

Exceeding your limits on a bike is painful 🤕

nope

A scooter is easy to operate, but traffic is still the real challenge.
Asphalt is very hard.

Good thing commercial airline pilots don't generally operate under that slogan.

I wouldn't be too surprised if they do...in a simulator.

I know I now understand it now.

I had a Land Rover 2000. Guzzled premium gas.

I live in a major urban setting so one morning I woke up and bought my et4 and then a few months later bought a 1985 Honda Sabre. That was about a year ago and I only miss a car when it rains a lot .

I learned this many years ago.

Scooters aren't only easy to ride, they are a blast to ride.

I never tire of riding mine.

I ride every day, and, on average, ride them 13,000 to 20,000 miles per year.

Between my truck, Miata and wife's Subaru, I drive only around 5,000 miles.

Any time, unless it is pouring rain outside, I will take a scooter.

Bill

They may be easy, but they're not cheap.

They are worth every penny to me.

Bill