Artwork  By  JR (Read 1,324 times)

Hank,

That Aprilla is major-league HOT! 76 ponies... VERY neat for sure. It really sorta blurrs the line between scooters and motorcycles. Mighty NICE, BUT I'll bet the farm it's mighty PRICEY, too! LOL! I think Honda has one similar too. But they market it as a motorcycle with CVT tranny. Having ridden big bikes all my life, the thing I actually like best (aside from the price...) of the smaller scooters, is the step-through frame and flat floor. As an old biker, that feature is totally novel to me, and I find it GREAT for these old arthritic bonz...

I realize all the REALLY neat scoots with big motors (and even many high-end 50's like yours) have at least some kind of backbone between your feet. I think THAT is probably absolutely necessary for best handling. We get used to the inherent wobble with the girly step-through frames... But I am spoiled by the flat floor... Just something unique to me, that I like in spite of its wobbly nature...

I do indeed love the adventurous nature of these mega-scooters, but so far I'm stuck on the little step-throughs... If a high-speed wobble ever puts me on my face at 60, I'll probably change my mind... HeHeHe... So far, a nasty squeeze on the front brake has stopped that kind of nonsense. I got used to dealing with the phenomenon back in the '70's when Harley quit putting road-dampers on the Electra-Glide... LOL! One day I may "Mickey Mouse" a Japanese car hatchback strut into a fork-damper on "Lil' Bubba".

Still and all, that Aprilla is wild... Like a good lasagne, now THAT'S Italian!

Many thanks,

Leo