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I got a Bestem top box, the biggest one that they make, a liner to go in it, and it has the brake light for my Suzuki Burgman 400. I absolutely love it! It's like a Givi in that you can take off the box and carry it like a suitcase. I believe it's as good as a Givi with a much better price! Very nice people in Tennessee make the Bestem products. Great to deal with.

I love my trunk! Matches my scoot and holds a lot of stuff. I actually think that it adds to the looks of my bike and makes it just that much easier to see. I say go for the trunk!

When I was a National Park Ranger on the Blue Ridge Parkway in NC, from 1977 to 1985, 99% of the bikers that I came across broken down or that had run off the road, were Harleys! Trying to find parts for them were nearly impossible! Thank goodness, there was a guy in a little town in my jurisdiction that actually made parts for Harleys. Believe me, it wasn't because they were the main bikes on the Parkway either...there were lots of other bikes. Now, I realize that Harleys are probably better today than back then, but I have been in a couple of bike clubs and it seemed that the bikes that were broken down and being worked on whenever we were ready to go on a ride were...yep, Harleys! I'm very glad that we have a bike that is still made in the good old USA and as for the Harley purists...more power to them. I've had Hondas and Yamahas and they were great bikes. The only issues that I had with them were very minor. The best bike that I have ever owned? My current SYM RV250. I'm having more fun with it than anything other than my mini-bike when I was a kid! I never worry about it breaking down. Now, when it comes to getting parts, it will be every bit as hard because the SYM just hasn't really established itself in America. So far, I have only done routine maintenance and made a couple of modifications and have had no problem. I cracked my radiator by running over a block of wood in the middle of the road in a curve, but found a new one and it's all fixed! I love my scoot!

Well, after my step dad re-designed mine for me, I didn't care for it anymore! I'd need something bigger to be buried in...say a nice vintage caddy!

When I went from riding my Yamaha VStar 1100 to my SYM RV250, I felt very awkward at first. Not as stable, the bike was much lighter, I was taller in the saddle, a very different feel. When I bought it, instead of riding it the 50 miles home, I decided to trailer it instead. Although I had been riding for years and been through the motorcycle safety course, I didn't take any chances. Part of the ride would have been on the interstate and a state road that was heavily traveled. Fortunately, I live on paved road that dead ends and is a mile long. Also, I have several subdivisions fairly close to me. I started just riding up and down my little mile long road and the nice wide turn at the end of it gave me really good practice turning right and left. Once I got my nerve up, I rode the approximately three miles to a large subdivision and I really got my scooter skills honed in there. I could ride nice and slow, had plenty of stops and turns, and once I had mastered that subdivision, I rode another couple of miles to another subdivision. This was fun and really helped me get my scooter legs! One thing that I had to concentrate on was re-learning the left lever...not a clutch, but now a brake! I had a few fairly hard stops until my muscle memory took over! No shifting is great! My almost 60 year old body really appreciates the lighter scoot, the stepping through instead of over, and no gears to worry about. Good luck and practice makes perfect!

Man...that sucks! I had a beautiful little Corvair a few years ago, 1966 (I think), white with red interior. A doctor had owned it and had it on blocks for years. I got it with around 28,000 miles. It looked brand new and ran that way too! I loved it. Well...I drove my little car over to my Mom's house for a little visit. My stepfather rolls up with his front end loader tractor, parks it just a couple of feet away from the drivers side of the car, and goes in the garage. He comes back out, and instead of getting on the tractor to start it...he cranks it while standing on the ground. Tractor starts in forward gear, and...yep...SMASH! By the time he got control of the tractor, it had moved the car about three feet and needless to say, the whole side was crushed in...totaled! I was beyond upset! I sold it for parts. Good luck with the scoot!

Close to the truth!