How to choose a scooter

Scooter is a great way to get around the city, with its help you can get where you need and avoid long hours of standing in traffic jams. As for the price per kilometer, you will not find the more profitable transport. So how do you choose a quality and reliable scooter?

Today, almost no bad or good models of known manufacturers scooters, just each model has its own characteristics under different operational requirements.

First you have to decide who is selected for this scooter: for a man or woman, adult or child? Will you go alone or with a passenger? How much money do you expect to get a scooter?

is important to choose for themselves what is "stuffing." It is advisable to choose a scooter with a powerful engine, about 7 hourse powers. Move around the city on such transport will be much easier and more convenient. When you select a volume of the engine, it is necessary to consider that on a scooter from 50 cubic centimeters necessary license category A (as on a motorcycle).

Usually European power scooters ranges from 75 to 250, and sometimes 500 cu. See more Chinese manufacturers prefer low-power engines of 25 cubic meters (however, recently appear more powerful Chinese scooters, including the almost complete clone of the famous Japanese and European brands), such models are very cheap, but this power is definitely not to be missed for city ??driving.

In addition, the Chinese scooters are attracted by its value, but their reliability is unpredictable - there are very high-quality models, as well as completely unreliable. In addition, there may be problems finding spare parts. This question should be concerned before the acquisition of Chinese scooter. Typically, such dealers scooters can bring and spare parts to order.

TRANSMISSION scooter is considered to be very high quality, and if the belt breaks, you can easily replace it yourself. Usually it is not a lot of trouble, and those that occur can be easily remedied.

But on the front fork should be addressed. There are several types of it: arm, telescopic and swing. In order to travel over rough terrain better to choose a scooter with a pendulum with a fork, and for the urban environment more suitable Telescope.

In electric, scooter has a number of instruments such as the battery, lighting, electric start, alarm, lighting, and others. Best electrical equipment of the Japanese scooters. With proper maintenance and periodic replacement of spark plugs, bulbs, scooter will serve you for years to come.

So, when choosing a model of urban scooter, where maneuverability is important and the rate of acceleration, you should choose a scooter with a powerful engine, about 6-7 hourse powers. The model should be equipped with a telescopic fork, disc brake. Japanese Urban Scooters Yamaha, Suzuki, Honda perfectly fit these requirements.

If you want to go on your vehicle for the city, it is best to choose a scooter with a pendulum front fork, while driving on rough terrain, it absorbs very well, unlike the telescope. Large manufacturers of scooters produce special models for off-road, large-diameter wheels, the tire tread for rough terrain and special forks and shock absorbers.

When choosing a scooter for a man in his old age requires that scooter was easy to use and very reliable. Good examples of such models are the Honda Tact and Honda Lead. They are very easy to learn and are quite reliable and measured. Using this scooter does not have to worry that if the driver is strongly press the throttle, the scooter will not fly out from under him.

If receiveing the rights of category A is not a problem for you, and you have enough money, you should think about purchasing a maxi-scooter. According to its speed characteristics are close to the road motorcycles. More comfortable and visible on the road.

Course, today there are a lot of different models and brands of scooters. However, the predominant model in Japan, thanks to their combination of price and quality. So as acquiring Japanese scooter you'll have no problems with spare parts - they can be bought in any store specializing in scooters.