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MP3 500 ranked #1 Touring Scooter on Motorcycle.com for 2009
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http://www.motorcycle.com/specs/touring-scooter/2009.html
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I'm all for tooting the horn of our 500s, Clown emoticon Clown emoticon , and I DO LOVE MINE, but....

Why is the Kymco #4 when it has a perfect score? I guess the overall customer ratings aren't the only factor the judges used...dunno..
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That's what I thought. Nothing is more fun than touring on your MP3 500.
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luthorhuss wrote:
I'm all for tooting the horn of our 500s, Clown emoticon Clown emoticon , and I DO LOVE MINE, but....

Why is the Kymco #4 when it has a perfect score? I guess the overall customer ratings aren't the only factor the judges used...dunno..
You have to look at the reviews, the MP3 got 3 reviews, two were perfect score of 5 while the third was 4.5 and the Kymco only had 1 review and it was a 5

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The MP3 400 came in #6.
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ramblerdan wrote:
The MP3 400 came in #6.
And in my (admittedly biased) opinion the 400 makes a better touring machine than the 500. More storage, better windscreen options. The only negative is slightly less power (approx. 13%).

The problem with this poll is that it is based on far too few responses to be seen as anything other than the opinions of a few people, none of whom, I am sure, have even test ridden all of the machines.

Nice to see one of our favorites at the top, though!
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The MP3 400 came in #6.
Those people sold theirs and got 500s.
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mpfrank wrote:
The problem with this poll is that it is based on far too few responses to be seen as anything other than the opinions of a few people, none of whom, I am sure, have even test ridden all of the machines.

Right. And some people don't understand the rating system. One guy rating the TMAX gave it 1/5 stars, but in his review he said 10/10. Another guy gave it 3/5, but compared it to his VStrom 1000, not other scooters. So take these results with a grain of salt.
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mjm50cal wrote:
ramblerdan wrote:
The MP3 400 came in #6.
Those people sold theirs and got 500s.
LOL :)
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mpfrank wrote:
The problem with this poll is that it is based on far too few responses to be seen as anything other than the opinions of a few people, none of whom, I am sure, have even test ridden all of the machines.

Right. And some people don't understand the rating system. One guy rating the TMAX gave it 1/5 stars, but in his review he said 10/10. Another guy gave it 3/5, but compared it to his VStrom 1000, not other scooters. So take these results with a grain of salt.
Considering my ride came out on top, I find the whole thing very scientific and completely infallible . Hooray for perfect surveys! Lol
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luthorhuss wrote:
keith_benedict wrote:
mpfrank wrote:
The problem with this poll is that it is based on far too few responses to be seen as anything other than the opinions of a few people, none of whom, I am sure, have even test ridden all of the machines.

Right. And some people don't understand the rating system. One guy rating the TMAX gave it 1/5 stars, but in his review he said 10/10. Another guy gave it 3/5, but compared it to his VStrom 1000, not other scooters. So take these results with a grain of salt.
Considering my ride came out on top, I find the whole thing very scientific and completely infallible . Hooray for perfect surveys! Lol
Laughing emoticon but no mention of the 250...
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