Hi, prospective Maxi owner here

[Hammy]

Hi everyone,

I have been the happy owner of a Vespa GTS 300 Super for the last five years. That was until some thieves stole it right from the private parking beneath my flat, leaving just a half link of cut locking chain behind!

The police who came round said they'd had a lot of Vespa 300s knicked lately. Apparently because they look so similar to the smaller CBT legal Vespas, young theives like to take them and re-badge them thinking they can ride around on more powerful scooters without anyone noticing.

Whether that is true or not, I've been thinking my next ride might be something a little less appealing to the youth crowd. I'm thinking a Burgman 400, although the Piagio mp3 500s have caught my eye too. I liked the nippy-ness of the Vespa in town, but motorways were a little dicey, especially with a pillion, so I'm quite looking forwards to something that handles longer journeys, as long as it still doesn't feel like too much of a beast to take down to the local shops. Any opinions welcome!

-Hammy

[JohnR93]

Hi & welcome to the forum.

I have no opinions unless pre-approved by SWMBO.

[bornagainbiker]

Hello and welcome Hammy.

Quite a lot of 250-400 Maxis to choose from. I've had a Burgman 650 and 400 and they were great but I have now found that a 250 with 25 bhp suits my current needs and does everything well, slim, nippy in traffic with effortless stable motorway cruising with great fuel economy.

[phil y]

Hello and welcome

[muddyfox]

Welcome. Try and get a test ride on yp250r x Max.

[StevenM]

Hi and welcome

[VOZZA]

Hi Hammy and welcome.

[kishan]

welcome

[rjc1944]

If you're interested in maxi scooters, don't do anything else till you've tried a T-Max. They're bloomin' brilliant! Welcome to the forum.