im thinkin bout gettin one at least for work and school

Weasel, My opinion was from my perspective which excludes city use, instead for suburban areas and 37 mile commutes each way. Smaller scooters are of course more city-friendly.

You dont see how they have clearance?
My educated guess is that they use and air bag system or some lowering device to drop it when parked instead of a kickstand.

Well folks, GTwildfire is correct that 2 wheels are going to dominate out of necessity. Everyone will still love to look at their cars and trucks, but in the garage more I suspect. The eco2 movement is coming = Economically intelligent, Ecologically responsible–there’s no way around it.

What he discounted on the high-end scooters is two things: 1. you don’t have to go with a Honda, Yamaha, Vespa, etc in order to get a good working commuter in most cases. 2. You don’t frequently need 75mph through the city in stop-and-go traffic. Judge your needs and see what you can do with.

The scooter revolution is here. Jump on and ride.

This might sound like blasphamy but I just purchased a motorcycle last week as my new daily commuter. I got a 2007 GS500F that guys around 65 mpg. I will be going from $50.00 dollars a week in gas to $20.00 and will be able to go 100 miles further in the bike per week than I can in my car.
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Im not abandoning my cars… but Im being realistic about cutting back on my gas consumption.

On a related note, WHEN gas goes to $4.50 or $5.00 a gallon, regardless of what my wife thinks (or even myself) about the danger… I will get on a motorcycle (most likely) again.

I’ve looked at high-end scooters in the past, but the one I would have made the leap for was too expensive, the Honda Silver Wing. 50cc’s is too small, would have to be 250cc.

Scooters definitely will be making a greater showing on the streets. I paid $3.85 for gas this morning and only an idiot believes that price will go down and stay down.

Also, I feel it’s a kind of an insult to call a ride as shown above a “scooter”. It’s not a minimalist person-mover, that’s for sure and larger scooters are anything but small, comparing in size with motorcycles and all the amenities if not more than your average cycle.

Scuners?