Scooter or Motorbike which is safest?

[kevin b]

A bike or scooter with gears will be better for going up or down hills rather than a twist & go.Bigger wheels with wide tyres will give more grip & try to get one with disc brakes.

[Ian]

Kevin - cheers - many thanks for the tips.

It is a little "against the grain" to wear anything other than the helmets when we are there for the summer and it is hot - but you are obviously right.

Ian

[KKOB]

Well, I weigh 105 kilos and Mrs KKOB is about 60 kilos but our 125cc Haojin never had much trouble getting us and our shopping up from Fethiye to Kaya by either route.

[Ian]

KKOB - that is very useful to know - thanks.

I did wonder if the 100 cc would manage the "weight" and I even thought the 125 cc would struggle to get us up and over to Olu Deniz - so now I know the 125 cc should give us a wider range than I thought!

Ian


By the way - you really don't look 105 kgs - is that with all the leathers, gloves, boots, goggles and helmet!!!

[KKOB]

No mate, that's soaking wet, in me moleskin posing pouch and high-heels.

[Ian]

Now then after listening to Barry / Kevin / Jim / Baz and KKOB - I have narrowed it down to 2 options. The main thing the scooter has going for it is we can carry a couple of small collapsible chairs across the platform when we go to the beach - which we intend to do quite often at 8am for a couple of hours for a swim and a read!

But the bike could be safer and with a box on the back I suspect I could strap the chairs on!

They are both the same price - both 125 cc's

I know I go on - but I haven't bought a bike for 40 yrs and want to do the right thing - and it is a lazy Sunday!!!

So - votes please from Barry / Kevin / Jim / Baz and KKOB (Scunner you are excluded because in the words of that famous tennis player "you cannot be serious"






Ian

[KKOB]

I'd definitely go for the scooter. With most of them you've got electric start, twist and go throttles, a bit of storage space under the seat, plus the added advantage of somewhere to rest a shopping bag or rucksack between your feet. It's also worthwhile having a top-box fitted for more carrying capacity and helmet storage. Although you have to be wary of them breaking away from their anchorages if you often go on dirt tracks.

[Jim Fraser]

Now you change the choice by adding a normal type motorbike....
I would def give that a miss as there are no leg shields, a must on the local boulder strewn roads.
And what about getting a trailer for your furniture, seems a common enough accessory in the area
Best to list the must haves
For me it would be
Leg shields
Leccy start
Big wheels
Manual gears
Enclosed chain
And the biggest/most oomph engine I would be allowed, but that is not always CC's, check the BHP/KW figures and also the torque figures, I know its getting a bit techy but will only take minutes to check on this interweb thingy.

[Ian]

Jim - the scooter has 3 of those - so the scooter wins!

And I am really not strong enough these days to lift / balance the sort of machine you are picturing!!!  

[Connor]

Personally, I'd go for the Mondial. Larger wheels for stability & control; geared; it looks like it has leccy start (the small cylindrical gizmo behind the cylinder head); also a back-box and crash bars can be bolted on if your bothered about your legs being exposed.
Having a kickstart as well gives you more flexibility.
That's just one man's opinion!!