Best used Scooter Recommendations

March 21, 2005 8:22 AM

I bought a Twist n Go scooter last year without the research and it turns out that its very hard to get parts for this scooter when repairs are necessary. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a manufacturer(honda etc...) of a scooter that if bought used could still be quickly repaired with parts that are still made or easily ordered. Or a scooter that is new, but cheap and will last long. I would like to keep my purchase under $1000...
posted by matthelm to travel & transportation (3 comments total)

You answered your own question. Honda still makes parts for nearly all of their old scooters. I've has several CT 70/Passports and parts were fabulously inexpensive. The cost of labor, on the other hand, usually ran rather high. It taught me to work on them myself, which wasn't very hard.

How powerful of a bike are you looking for? 15 - 20 year old Honda Elite 50's & 80's can be picked up really cheap, they'll last another 10 - 15 years, and parts are readily available.
posted by Item at 9:31 AM on March 21, 2005

It's definitely not in the "under $1000" category, but I used to have a Kymco People 50cc that I tooled around town on. Kymco makes great scooters, and parts should be readily available. (Just as an aside, my derestricted 50cc could hit up to 50 mph, and always cruised easily at 45 mph)

Your main consideration might need to be what you have in town as far as repair shops or dealerships, though. And stay away from the new Vespa scooters. They're too much money for too little scooter.
posted by ScottUltra at 11:04 AM on March 21, 2005

thanks for the info so far...I'm lookin at 50cc...need that top speed of 45 to 50mph...otherwise scooter gets too big for me and I'd rather buy a motorcycle if the cc's are higher...
posted by matthelm at 3:22 PM on March 21, 2005