We spent $120 in one day on gas. And that was with a $75 cutoff at the pump for the truck. That's the day we decided that, YES, scooters will be a good investment. We both have the ability to ride side-streets to work and, even doing so, are only 10-15 minutes away. Everything we could ever possibly need is within five miles of our house. Okay, so not everything. But for those few occasions that we need to venture out of our vicinity or haul more than that which will fit into a helmet-sized under-seat compartment... well this makes it easier to justify driving one of those gas-guzzling atrocities we call automobiles. Not-to-mention temporarily satisfying our belief that it is essential that we, as humans, need to find a way to relinquish our dependency on not only foreign fuel, but ALL carbon-emitting and unsustainable forms of energy.
Soap box adjourned.
We both decided that it would make more sense for us to stick with the 50cc versions, as we will never have the need to drive on the freeway, nor will I allow it! This way we also are not required to have a motorcycle license, although it may be beneficial to take a course, just for safety. They only go up to a max of 35mph, 40 if you push it. Which is fine with me, since it sometimes makes me uneasy when I creep up to 30. That will probably change when I get more used to riding it, but for now, I'm fine. There is a restrictor cable that can be cut, which will apparently gain us another 10mph. Dustin is itching to cut his, but I'm just fine for now.
One of the reasons we decided it would be a good investment is that when you look for used scooters, they don't seem to lose value. We could probably turn around and sell them later for only a couple-hundred dollars less than we paid to buy them new. Of course, this is in addition to the fact that Dustin filled his up this morning and literally paid $5. Granted, that's only 1.5 gallons or so. But that will also get him a weeks-worth of driving to and from work. Put that in your pipe and smoke it! Or rather, put that in the bank!!
So I know you're all wishing for photos of the two of us ON the scooters, but we don't have any yet. We're terrible at taking pictures. So to tide you over until we zoom in your direction, here are generic photos from the Yamaha website.
I got the Yamaha Vino, in blue. And he got the Yamaha Zuma, in black with red flames.
