This particular post was on BN, but the original thread was on BP and BN as well, so I guess it's fine to drag it here.
<gliff> Lots of power, long wheelbase, gears & clutch to grapple with, feet busy shifting gears and pressing the rear brake often tend to be limitations against a simple and adequately powerful T-n-G (Twist & Go) scooterette in busy traffic situations. </gliff> I party agree and partly disagree. A longer wheelbase works against you in city traffic, but every other thing that a motorbike is, is an advantage even in city riding in my experience. Including the gear + clutch operations. I don't know about others, but I never have to consciously *think* of shifting gears. I do it almost by instinct - force of habit. I prefer the surges of power I can get with a manual shift. Very useful in city as well. If you load a pillion on a scooter and you are up an incline or moving out of potholes or humps, the scooter is painfully slow. Any bike with gears will be far more confidence inspiring - knowing that you can move from a potentially dangerous place (say, crossing intersections) quickly if you have to. Oh! and not to mention the much better braking that motorbikes have. I think people who beat a fast *well ridden* motorbike on scooters are plain suicidal or just lucky. -- Kailas Shastry. -- !! -- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
