Learn about Vespa’s, Honda’s, Kymco and Burgmans… oh hell you can learn about all scooters here.
I August of 2006 I bought my wife a new Burgman 400 with the idea that she would be able to keep up with me on my Goldwing. She was a very inexperienced rider and found even the relatively small mass of the Burgman 400 intimidating. I started riding the Burgman and bought her an [...]
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The many practical uses for a GPS device have been expanded even further than the average consumer may expect. For one, GPS can assist in helping with the recovery of your stolen scooter! Here’s how:
The Innovation of the LoJack
The LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System is a motorcycle tracking system than can be installed [...]
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For the road warrior, the rebel, a weekend journey into the unknown on a motorcycle can be the height of adventure and freedom. Now, with the help of a new TomTom device - the RIDER 2nd Edition, which is made for motorcycles - the motorcycle lover can enhance his or her trip even further. [...]
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Short answer is no!
Sadly the KYMCO 500 that is offered in the U.S. is a gas pig and a bit lethargic on the road. It doesn’t have good/useable underseat storage, the gas gauge is quirky and the odometer and speedometer read in kilometers.
Now don’t get ticked, I would recommend a KYMCO (and have) to [...]
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As many of you know, I ride a Suzuki Burgman 650 motorscooter. In Japan the Burgman line are called “Skywave” (which I think is an appropriate name for such technologically advanced machines), but the marketing folk at Suzuki for some reason call them “Burgman” in Europe and the Americas.
A member of the Burgman owners’ forum [...]
As far as ABS is concerned Ive learned to accept its value and lifesaving properties on 4 wheels as its come on so many times when driving my car. Probably a reflection of how bad a driver I really am. I’m sure today its improved on 2 wheels anyway and will offer a real contribution [...]
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I just did a 4000km trip over Easter.
On the way up, I used a borrowed “o-ring cruise control” which worked well. It just makes the throttle stiff so the return spring doesn’t work. You could wriggle your fingers and adjust the electric screen without the throttle suddenly closing. The problem is that the action
of quickly [...]
Suffer from punctures on your scooter?
I like to have Tyre Shield in my tyres in the hope that it will seal any puncture before I even know about it. I have not noticed any punctures on my bike tyres so far but I did use Tyre Shield recently to repair a basketball that my 3yo [...]
I just got back from a lovely little ride, my first since early January. I went to RadioWorld to pick up the update for the Garmin Quest Maps, and then went out to Bronte - in the opposite direction from my home - to see my cousin who I haven’t seen all winter because either [...]
The 650 weighs almost one hundred pounds more, and one of the comments I’ve read about it is how hard it is to back out of parking spaces. So if weight is a factor, this might be a consideration. (Some people call it “Lardy”.)
While the 400 doesn’t have the power the 650 has, [...]
