Re: The beauty of scooters -- far more evolved than a motorcycle

 
|>The motorscooter, on the other hand, is much more about the human --
|>the rider and passenger. It's easy to step into a scooter without

    The WIDE seat on Yam Majesty has a Horse Hips/Leg spacing as a
primal consideration......

    I think of the step through as a cure for crosswinds.....
 
|>having to swing one's leg over. There is a comfortable floor for one's
|>feet. Controls are minimal and very easy to use, noise output subdued,
|>and the engine, fluids, fuel tank, wiring are all safely tucked away
|>behind designer panels, cowling and fairings.

    A lot of rodent things can hide in those cozy spots and since we
usually park at a corner ridge protected location, that's were these Wire
Chewing hang too....

    Changing a simple light bulb can be a itch with all those
panels....thar....

|> The noisy, oily, hot,
|>smelly, metallic power of the machine is not a part of the scooter
|>riding experience. Instead, the scooter is more like an elegant piece
|>of furniture whose whose look and feel is dictated not by the machine

    Elegant Piece of furniture??? mine is much more than that moto-couch
concept ...at least I hope it is...

|>below but by aesthetics and the ergonomics of the human interface
|>above.

    Looks aren't everything, unless your a show and shine guy who just
cruises around....
--
National Association of Assault Research
Soul Yamaha Majesty400 2005, Grey, Night Rider!
(http://*remove*boblacasse.150.com/scooter.html)
http://*remove*pages.istar.ca/~vampire/YamyMajesty400.jpg

 wrote:

|>On the other hand, my Kymco scooter has a trunk conveniently under the seat
|>that's usually adequate for carrying groceries, work related materials, etc,
|>and I don't have to fear losing things because something slipped under a
|>bungee cord. Although riding in the rain is still no fun, it isn't quite as
|>bad as it is with a motorcycle., since the floorboards keep water from being
|>thrown upward.

    It's quite easy to add a simple fairing/cowling/ floor board to a
conventional M/C...........it just takes one or two pieces of sheet metal
with the rad and lights cut out, no frills, but better than high boots and
rain pants or even most rain wear....