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katantakid · 07-17-2002, 03:07 PM

I am sure all those studly 15 years are printing off your insightful Zuma prose and drooling with envy.But for the rest of us, why don't you test something that offers a little more performance and doesn't cost a zillion? How about a naked bike comparo in the 750 range? You can always include my favorite the Katana 750! Adaquate power, yet still affordable. Pretty please???

rmenk · 07-17-2002, 03:16 PM

Have owned at Aprilia scooter for a couple of years. It gets many compliments for it's svelte looks and handles nicely. It has twin disk brakes for adequate stopping power. At $3K it is expensive but I couldn't bring myself to buy the Japanese scooters because they look like washing machines. Cycling is IMHO about performance and style - in that order.

crankin500 · 07-17-2002, 04:13 PM

Wow, M.O. must be getting desperate for a new ride. I've got a 12 Hp. lawn tractor, but you'll have to come to NY for a test ride. Do "they" (Honda, Yamaha, Kawazuki etc...) still make dirt bikes?

El_Flaco · 07-17-2002, 04:36 PM

Hey, I've got to start my bike testing career somewhere, right?

99R6 · 07-17-2002, 04:38 PM

Thats EXACTLY what I was thinking as I was reading this crap.... why dont you guys just provide us with some porn if a scooter is all we have to read about?

99R6 · 07-17-2002, 04:40 PM

MO.... GIVE EL FLACO A NEW ZX-12 AND HAYABUSA TO DO A SHOOTOUT.... I JUST BOUGHT A NEW BUSA AND I WANNA SEE HOW IT DOES AGAINST THE "NEW 12"

99R6 · 07-17-2002, 04:41 PM

C'MON BABY... I'LL BRING THE BEER AND U CAN BORROW THE BUSA

KPaulCook · 07-17-2002, 04:47 PM

Toys.com or ScooterAreUs.com or GirlyScoots.com Leave the Scooters for someone else to do please.

KPaulCook · 07-17-2002, 04:49 PM

Yea Naked girlies on scooters what a hoot.

Gabe · 07-17-2002, 04:55 PM

Kudos to MO for writing about a fun, viable, cheap, and practical form of urban transportainment.

Zumas stink. The motor design is at least 20 years old, which is why it's so slow. Also, they're made in China (if they built a plane would you fly in one?). Also, Yamaha dealerships charge WAAAAAY too much for freight and set-up- sometime $600 or more! Now that "$1699" scooter is $2300! But because the Japanese manufacturers have set up a virtual monopoly in most parts of this country, they can package this crap and sell it, because nobody thinks they have a choice!

That's not America! That's not even Canada!

I sell Derbi and Malaguti 50's in my city, and these bikes rock! Stock, they are slow, but it's because the evil DOT makes the manufacturers restrict the exhaust and inlets on them. Why? I'm not sure. Why they restrict an 8hp bike to 5.5 hp when they allow a 132 hp bike to stay at 132 hp is beyond me. With modern suspension and tires, scooters are stable and safe in all weather and road conditions at speeds up to 50+mph.

But with a 1/2 hour spent derestricting (for off-road use only, of course!) our Derbis and Malagutis will do 50+mph. The liquid cooled models will hit 60 and sometimes beyond!

But the Euro models are way more expensive, right? Wrong!!! The Derbi Atlantis (I've done 57 on my wife's) is $1899! And it has a Piaggio powerplant! And with a $600 upgrade to 70cc (off-road use only, of course) you will be terror-bombing your local burb at 70+ mph, with brakes, suspension and tires that make the Zuma look like poop!

Check out www.derbiwest.com or www.malagutiusa.com for all the details and available models.

07-17-2002, 03:07 PM	#1
katantakid Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1	Re: 2003 Yamaha Zuma Reader Feedback I am sure all those studly 15 years are printing off your insightful Zuma prose and drooling with envy.But for the rest of us, why don't you test something that offers a little more performance and doesn't cost a zillion? How about a naked bike comparo in the 750 range? You can always include my favorite the Katana 750! Adaquate power, yet still affordable. Pretty please???

07-17-2002, 03:16 PM	#2
rmenk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 15	Re: 2003 Yamaha Zuma Reader Feedback Have owned at Aprilia scooter for a couple of years. It gets many compliments for it's svelte looks and handles nicely. It has twin disk brakes for adequate stopping power. At $3K it is expensive but I couldn't bring myself to buy the Japanese scooters because they look like washing machines. Cycling is IMHO about performance and style - in that order.

07-17-2002, 04:13 PM	#3
crankin500 Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 44	Re: 2003 Yamaha Zuma Reader Feedback Wow, M.O. must be getting desperate for a new ride. I've got a 12 Hp. lawn tractor, but you'll have to come to NY for a test ride. Do "they" (Honda, Yamaha, Kawazuki etc...) still make dirt bikes?

07-17-2002, 04:36 PM	#4
El_Flaco Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 158	Re: 2003 Yamaha Zuma Reader Feedback Hey, I've got to start my bike testing career somewhere, right? __________________ \"I will not instigate revolution.\" -Bart Simpson

07-17-2002, 04:38 PM	#5
99R6 Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 115	Re: 2003 Yamaha Zuma Reader Feedback Thats EXACTLY what I was thinking as I was reading this crap.... why dont you guys just provide us with some porn if a scooter is all we have to read about?

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07-17-2002, 04:40 PM	#6
99R6 Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 115	Re: 2003 Yamaha Zuma Reader Feedback MO.... GIVE EL FLACO A NEW ZX-12 AND HAYABUSA TO DO A SHOOTOUT.... I JUST BOUGHT A NEW BUSA AND I WANNA SEE HOW IT DOES AGAINST THE "NEW 12"

07-17-2002, 04:41 PM	#7
99R6 Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 115	Re: 2003 Yamaha Zuma Reader Feedback C'MON BABY... I'LL BRING THE BEER AND U CAN BORROW THE BUSA

07-17-2002, 04:47 PM	#8
KPaulCook Banned Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 2,756	I thought this was Motorcycle.com not Toys.com or ScooterAreUs.com or GirlyScoots.com Leave the Scooters for someone else to do please.

07-17-2002, 04:49 PM	#9
KPaulCook Banned Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 2,756	Re: 2003 Yamaha Zuma Reader Feedback Yea Naked girlies on scooters what a hoot.

07-17-2002, 04:55 PM	#10
Gabe Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 720	50cc and 60mph...How? Kudos to MO for writing about a fun, viable, cheap, and practical form of urban transportainment. Zumas stink. The motor design is at least 20 years old, which is why it's so slow. Also, they're made in China (if they built a plane would you fly in one?). Also, Yamaha dealerships charge WAAAAAY too much for freight and set-up- sometime $600 or more! Now that "$1699" scooter is $2300! But because the Japanese manufacturers have set up a virtual monopoly in most parts of this country, they can package this crap and sell it, because nobody thinks they have a choice! That's not America! That's not even Canada! I sell Derbi and Malaguti 50's in my city, and these bikes rock! Stock, they are slow, but it's because the evil DOT makes the manufacturers restrict the exhaust and inlets on them. Why? I'm not sure. Why they restrict an 8hp bike to 5.5 hp when they allow a 132 hp bike to stay at 132 hp is beyond me. With modern suspension and tires, scooters are stable and safe in all weather and road conditions at speeds up to 50+mph. But with a 1/2 hour spent derestricting (for off-road use only, of course!) our Derbis and Malagutis will do 50+mph. The liquid cooled models will hit 60 and sometimes beyond! But the Euro models are way more expensive, right? Wrong!!! The Derbi Atlantis (I've done 57 on my wife's) is $1899! And it has a Piaggio powerplant! And with a $600 upgrade to 70cc (off-road use only, of course) you will be terror-bombing your local burb at 70+ mph, with brakes, suspension and tires that make the Zuma look like poop! Check out www.derbiwest.com or www.malagutiusa.com for all the details and available models. __________________ Gabe Ets-Hokin Just a guy in the ether...