Research into getting a scooter

top_drawer_2

hi everyone,

I am looking at buying a scooter to get about on, I am sick and tired of public transport and cant afford a to keep a car on the road.

I have been into a bike shop in town and the sales man reckoned that for around a £50 a month on finance I would be able to get a 125 cc Liberia bike + kit (jacket, gloves, waterproof trousers and helmet, chain to lock it up and a box for the back). I have no idea whether this is reasonable nor what I should be looking for in a bike. I would obviously need to pass my cbt and as I am very unconfident I would likely look at doing further training too. I want it to be a reasonable bike, low costs etc and able to go on the motorway.

How much would I be looking at for insurance? Road tax is £15 the guy said. Anything else?

Has anyone any ideas of places to have a look for research? How much I should be looking at to spend? or anything else useful.

Thanks

Jen

Sandoval

A good starting point would be what sort of budget you're on.

Do you need finance or could you buy a second-hand scooter outright?

top_drawer_2

I would need finance. I am looking at around £50 a month as that seems fair. I am going to be changing jobs shortly for 30-40 hour one. A scooter would make this a lot easier as jobs which are on transport links are difficult to find, specially if I cant be flexible ie the buses become even less frequent at night.

Sandoval

Well as long as the distances involved aren't too great and you don't plan on using fast roads a scooter is probably a good solution.

Coveredinbees!!!!

a what, liberia? never heard of that one.

Keith

Keep away from crap chinese bikes, get one from a Japanese company (Honda/Yamaha) or Italian (Piaggio Group)

top_drawer_2

Sorry I have just looked at the brochure the sales man gave me and its actually Ligero (125 I guess though they state 50/125)

Keith

"PGO scooters from Taiwan"

Runaway!

top_drawer_2

ok ......... thanks - it wasnt really the price it was the size of it I liked the look of in the shop.... sounds daft but I have not even been near a push bike in years and years and I am only 5'2 and 9 and 1/2 stone so looking at it in the shop it looked managable........

Coveredinbees!!!!

I wouldn't write them off that quickly, at least they have a dealer network in the UK and are officially imported. I would check on the warranty to see what is and what isn't covered as according to the web site it's for 3 years.

top_drawer_2

I would prefer it didnt break down/anything go wrong. period.

I'm really struggling to find anything out. I've just been on the site and my pop up blocked. It was very sell sell sell orientated. I spoke to the guy in the shop and obviously he said it was the best bike he had and agreed that size wise it was ideal whereas a lot of them which I saw seemed huge (in conparison to me). I have searched for reviews but that just came up with more advertising and a site ful of jargon on engine sizes and so on.......

Where do people find this type of information out? Surely other non-bike experienced people have bought scooters? According to the media its all the rage for commuters in big cities.

Jen