Who said "I'll never ride a fat arsed scooter"?

A Domènec, may be.

Xmax 250 to be delivered by mid-late may.

SWMBO loves the pillion confort and the load capacity (shopping), and
clearly influenced buying this sort of hair dryer (which replaces lovely '91
shite olde GPZ500).

SWMBO, however, doensn't know my bonus has an extra grand for a supermotard
kit for the XR and new leathers for me back to the racetrack on the 'motard.

SWMBO also doesn't care about how the "supermotard" term and its
abbreviations be used in bizarre languages.

 

Oh the shame!

^^
can

It can? How so?

 

I must face I am becoming a mature gentleman at the tender age of
thirty-something. But only for city traffic and taking SWMBO to the beach.

Failed attempt to use Spanish grammar, sorry.

Ask Ace and Veggie Dave ("supermoto opinions sought" thread).

 

I can actually see a point in the little 50 scoots and some 125's around
town but I fail to see the point of the 250s and up.

 

that's odd, because they're like the small ones, but faster.

Seriously, if I were ever in the position to need to commute into
London, I'd be considering the 250 Piaggio MP3.

http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/vehicles/road/scooters/Piaggio_MP3_250.html

 

I was thinking about the bigger things really, I didn't know the size of the
Xmax but it sounds big.

 

Speed: I had a Honda CN250 (aka 'Helix') for a very short while and it
showed a great big digital 82 (or 84) mph at full chat and with good
acceleration - well able to keep up with traffic and OK in the outside
lane...

 

What is the point of commuting on a CBR? ;-)

 

What is the point of a CBR?

 

GS500, YKIMS.

I've ridden the 50's and the 125's around town and they're brilliant. The
point I'm making is really about those Burgman type thingies.

http://www.infomotori.co.uk/a_79_EN_18383_1.html

 

Hmmmm, hot summers day, tootling to the beach with a cute Spanish babe on
the back.

I need a cold shower.

Apologies aren't necessary. Your English has improved lots and is about
10000 times better than my castellano.

 

I rather fancy a go on one of them, for novelty value if nothing else.
I wonder how far out the engine can go?

 

Similar engine on an X9 can follow a group of a CBR in back country roads...

 

Burgman 125, Aprilia Arrecife 125 and other boooring 125's are what told me
to go to 250.

 

Spring, a hard time for überdreizig [1] farts like us.

<levitates 2 inches off the ground>

[1] over 30, for the non pedantic.

 

And a group of several CBR and even other sportbikes. Grunt.

 

forget that - I've just seen there's going to be a 500cc Gilera
branding variant that looks totally mexico:

http://www.scootersales.com.au/Gallery-650-scooternews.aspx

 

That's 5cm thankyou, unless you're going all Yankee on us.

 

^^^^^^
Do what?

<hopeful>

Does the bird come with it?

 

Looks like she's coming *on* it, to me.....