Great choice, but determine the purpose before you buy the first second hand scooter you come across. Remember, Honda sold MANY of these scooter-type vehicles during the eighties and nineties, so there are good chances of coming across a few in your local newspaper ‘for sale’ department, every now and again.
Select the right scooter
You need to ask why you want a scooter. Yeah, you could get one pretty cheap on the second hand market – Honda sold thousands of them, so they are out there somewhere. Interestingly, Honda had targeted the younger age group, teenagers and young women with their scooters – but many older people went ahead and purchased these scooters. Many people strapped them to their trucks, and many people used them on golf courses. The main attraction of course, the absence of a manual clutch and manual gear shift- also the overall charm of a Honda engine! If you are planning to get a used Honda scooter as a first vehicle for your teenager, you could start with one of the smaller and lighter 50cc scooters. They are a pleasure to ride, and cant get the kid into too much trouble unless they are really dumb! Starting with this 50cc slot, there are a range of used Honda scooters available on the market, going upt0 250cc! If you are planning on using a Honda scooter on a highway or a freeway, nothing less than a 200cc will do.
Perfect alternative family vehicle
A used Honda scooter may be just the thing you are looking for if you want that little vehicle that can take you to the corner drugstore and back. Most of these scooters are easy to ride, and you don’t actually use anything other than two hands to ride with, unlike a motorcycle which involves the foot movement as well of course. So practically everyone from the kids to the grandparents can use a Honda…do keep in mind at the same time that you need to exercise the same driving sense on the road when you use a scooter, as you would with any other vehicle. Laws ARE laws, and make sure your kids are aware of them, and hold a valid license before you let them take a joyride on the new baby! You’d be surprised at the ease with which you can get yourself a good used Honda scooter on www.ebay.com– maybe even in local garage sales. The truth is most of them don’t have a whole lot of mileage on them, so you would need to spend too much in getting them into top running condition. Do replace the tires thou, even if they look good – old tires begin to crack here and there you know.