Post by wolf39us on Jun 3, 2012 11:51:49 GMT -5
Hello there scooterists!
My name is Chris, I’m from New Haven, CT and I just came across this forum as a recommendation through some YouTube videos I watched about “purchasing scooters”
To start, I’ve never owned a scooter and have little experience with anything other than a few occasions with some dirt bikes as a kid (I’m 26). I currently drive a Mustang and the gas is just killing me!! I need to find an alternative to save some gas money and I think this may be it.
I’ve recently moved to Clearwater, FL where it seems a good chunk of people get around on scooters here on the peninsula. Roads are generally under 45mph zones and most all roads are flat, running adjacent and parallel.
What turned me onto scooters is my new girlfriends Honda Elite (108cc)… She loves it and gets AWESOME gas mileage! She decided sending me a few shots of her $4 gas bill would get me turned onto the idea… Well now I’m here, shopping around lol
I’ve come across a local shop that is selling a 2008 Delfino (150cc 2stroke) for $1,200 and I’m not sure whether it will be a good purchase… being that it has no warranty at all and has 9,000 miles.
I’m not mechanically inclined at all, and I’m lucky that I can at least change my own oil and tires… any recommendations? I can’t kill much more than $1,500 honestly…
PS. Looking forward to being an active member!
My name is Chris, I’m from New Haven, CT and I just came across this forum as a recommendation through some YouTube videos I watched about “purchasing scooters”
To start, I’ve never owned a scooter and have little experience with anything other than a few occasions with some dirt bikes as a kid (I’m 26). I currently drive a Mustang and the gas is just killing me!! I need to find an alternative to save some gas money and I think this may be it.
I’ve recently moved to Clearwater, FL where it seems a good chunk of people get around on scooters here on the peninsula. Roads are generally under 45mph zones and most all roads are flat, running adjacent and parallel.
What turned me onto scooters is my new girlfriends Honda Elite (108cc)… She loves it and gets AWESOME gas mileage! She decided sending me a few shots of her $4 gas bill would get me turned onto the idea… Well now I’m here, shopping around lol
I’ve come across a local shop that is selling a 2008 Delfino (150cc 2stroke) for $1,200 and I’m not sure whether it will be a good purchase… being that it has no warranty at all and has 9,000 miles.
I’m not mechanically inclined at all, and I’m lucky that I can at least change my own oil and tires… any recommendations? I can’t kill much more than $1,500 honestly…
PS. Looking forward to being an active member!