Scooter or towed car

[Rustyspanners]

Hi going for a test ride on 125 scooter next week. We own a 821 burstner planning month long trips around Europe we'd like to hear peoples experiences of small towed car vs scooter in garage.

 

[PeteH]

The instability is due to the reduced gyroscopic (stabilising) effect from the smaller wheels not relative weights and CoG.

Ian

Actually I think you will find it is a combination of those factors?. With side winds too having a far greater effect than on a "normal" motorcycle.

 

[bigtree]

Bet this is light on the front and overweight on the rear. scotzsue

 

[scotzsue]

Bet this is light on the front and overweight on the rear. scotzsue View attachment 409984

May well be but that will not be our set up

 

[bigtree]

May well be but that will not be our set up

It’s a member of KTM Duke 790 on farcebook.

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[scotzsue]

It’s a member of KTM Duke 790 on farcebook.

Not another thing I have to join, won't be telling John he doesn't do FB and I get fed up having to show him the stuff his family put on
Some people don't thik things through or do enough research, wonder if he is trying for a wheelie in the motorhome?

 

[bigtwin]

Actually I think you will find it is a combination of those factors?. With side winds too having a far greater effect than on a "normal" motorcycle.

Yes a combination, but it’s the gyroscopic effect that is the dominant contributor to stability.

If you’ve ever held a spinning bicycle wheel in your hands you’ll know powerful an effect it is.

Ian

 

[Minxy]

We've had various scooters and the larger wheel certainly makes them more stable, we're quite a fan of Syms and currently have a Sym Jet 14 (liquid cooled) which is great but you can get a standard 'air' cooled one which is a lot cheaper, our was a Cat D (or whatever it's called now!) with cosmetic damage and cost us a LOT less than it would normally. This is too big for a MH garage but there are lots of others out there that would fit.

One thing I would advise against though is buying new as they are not cheap and due to the relatively small use they tend to get a good second-hand one would be much more 'sensible' financially and then if for some reason you don't take to it you won't lose a lot when you sell it, you may not lose anything at all if you buy sensibly ... you might even get back more ...

 

[Lanerboy]

One thing I would advise against though is buying new as they are not cheap and due to the relatively small use they tend to get a good second-hand one would be much more 'sensible' financially and then if for some reason you don't take to it you won't lose a lot when you sell it, you may not lose anything at all if you buy sensibly ... you might even get back more ...

I agree with this i bought a 4 year old sh125 for £1800 and it had only done 174 miles from new and 1 owner its like brand new still

 

[suavecarve]

Our Suzuki address was £2,000 brand new and 0 per cent interest for 4 years. (3 year warranty) with 7,000 european miles on it guessing it is worth about £1200 tops now. There are definitely some bargains for buying them with ultra low mileage about
I made the last payment about a week ago and now owe nobody anything for house, motorhome, cars, motorbikes, sofas etc. for the first time since i was 18 and able to borrow money.

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[Wikky]

Just picked up the Yamaha Xmax 300. One, to run around on. Two to tow on my trailer. I have a Motolug that dismantles.
28hp so tons of go but way too big for a garage.

We have a Burgman 400 and use an Armitage side loading trailer. Plenty of power and storage space in the burg. Xmax is a good scooter...enjoy.