The bike I should have had all along...

This is the perfect commuter bike for me. It's tiny, yet powerful and stable. it gets great gas mileage and handles extremely well. It is the first two-wheeled vehicle that I have found melds perfectly with me, is an extension of my body as it flies down the road. It will do 55, but it is happie...st at 40-45, which constitutes the majority of my 16-mile commute. I do recommend the windscreen, as it cuts down on the wind pressure on your chest as you ride.

I have had many different bikes, this is by far the best I have yet owned, and I see myself riding this tiny powerhouse for the foreseeable future. Read Full Review

Careful Please

My wife recently bought a new Vino and loved scooting around town. As has been written elsewhere on the web, while attempting to slow down under emergency braking while in traffic, the bike started to get squirrely, wobbled and went down. Please be VERY careful. Even though she had ridden motorcy...cles for 15 years, scooters are a different animal. Reviewer elsewhere noted the same phenomenon on his Vino. It wobbles and can get away from you under hard braking conditions. We're selling the scooter after only 100 miles on the clock. Wife is recovering from all fingers broken on one hand, double arm fracture on the other arm and over 50 stitches. It's a cool scooter - just be aware. Buy and wear full safety gear! Read Full Review

Jammie Yammie

This is just abt a perfect scoot in every way but one: the daft position of the filler cap - right under where you've stored your strap-ons for a weekend away. Or where you've just loaded your excess bag of groceries.

How the tall-domes at Yamaha came up with that one, no idea.

Otherwise, this is... one great design, first-rate braking and roadhandling, excellent finish, good zip up to 45mph, and one helluva lot of fun to drive. Read Full Review

Vino rated #43 out of 85?!?!?

I was wondering why the 2008 Vino was rated so low on this site, and I saw why. One reviewer gave it a 1 STAR even though they gave it wonderful words! And two others gave it 1 stars because of a "wobble". I have one and I LOVE it! It is great quality, has nice power, extremely quiet, and ...just lives up to anything anyone could ask for in a 125cc 4 stroke scooter. I have never experienced the "wobble", but *all* small scooters ~200 lbs will have a bit of top heaviness. They have little engines, and most weight is the rider on the seat. I have actually skidded my front wheel on mine when someone pulled out directly in front of me. That was a first for me. The bike tracked straight and I didn't go down. I don't want to repeat that again, but the bike was very stable. I'm kind of a big guy 250 or so, and I can get 50 mph on a nice flat straightaway.. but like someone else said, my Vino is best at 40 to 45.. and there it purrrs... I just picked an almost new 2004 yamaha zuma 50cc with the 2 stroke engine. They are two different animals, but both are *amazing* for what you pay for them. I'm sold. I just wish I would have bought a scooter 20 years ago. (I have been riding/racing motorcycles for 35 years.) All I can tell anyone reading these reviews is these Vino's and Zuma's are great! Ride and enjoy, but always watch out for the other guy! p.s. Aside from the low ratings by several readers (but they are entitled to their opinions), I believe this 2008 Vino would have made the top 10. Take care my friends.... :) Read Full Review

2008 Vino 125

This little scooter runs great and the gas mileage is hard to beat, I've gotten 90mpg, but does depend on how you ride it. As far as the wobble, since it's an automatic shifter you do need to really pay attention to traffic ahead and break SLOWLY. Trying to slam breaks on like a conventional moter c...ycle isn't going to happen. It shifts to neutral as soon as you slow down to stop. Ya just have to be care full. I've never experienced any wobble or unexpected loss of control. Read Full Review