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Legacy 250 better than a scooter

I'm writing this review from the perspective of a woman who is 5'5". I have to say that upon seeing the size of the bike, I was very impressed by it's presence. I've owned the Scarabeo 150 as well as the Atlantic 500 and after struggling with the seat height on both scooters, I had pretty wel...l given up riding altogether. Finding that the Legacy 250 had an automatic transmission was a no brainer and I dove in. So here's the good and the not so good. . .I love how solid and substantial this bike feels on the road. Although I didn't take it on the freeway and most likely never will, riding around the city was comfortable in that I never felt uncertain once I hit speeds of 45 mph. I often did on the Scarabeo. I think the wider tires and obviously a little more weight makes a huge difference. While the seat height is considered on the low side, I don't see anyone less than 5'5" feeling comfortable on the balls of their feet with this bike. I barely stand flat footed and that's only because I wound up shaving and sanding the sides of the seat in order to bring my legs in more. The girth on the seat is pretty big, too big in my opinion. My first day riding left me very sore, not from riding but trying to stand comfortably at stops. The inside of my thighs were sore enough that I was already looking for a seat replacement. Since there's not much out there for this bike, I got creative, took the vinyl off the seat and starting carving away. What a huge difference. In so doing however I did discover that there is no difference between the front and passenger side of the foam. It's all one piece and in my humble opinion, very hard and uncomfortable. The dealer even commented that it wasn't a great seat in terms of comfort. Overall, the seat itself leaves much to be desired in terms of design and comfort. This isn't a deal killer for me and I do plan on tackling that seat on yet another day and replacing sections of foam. This bike has lots of safety features in place and I really like that. The radio isn't the greatest but I like the ability to plug in my own tunes. I'm still waiting on the windshield and would strongly recommend putting one on this bike. I picked my bike up for under $3000 and consider it a great deal overall. I would have loved to have seen this bike offered in a yellow or green as CFMOTO has done, but the silver is sharp and I managed to find a pretty nice matching VIP top case that has the integrated lights. . .one more safety accessory in my book. I suppose going with the basic colors has it's advantages. Read Full Review