This is my first post, so please be sympathetic to my ignorance when it comes to all things two wheel related. My daily commute is 25km down the superhighway with speeds at a steady 80km/ph. At present I am renting a Honda Spacy, which is a good little scooter, but doesn't have great stability on these long commutes. I also use the scooter around town and for short trips to the 7/11 to pick up the evenings Chang supply. The Spacy is great for this as it has a hook by the step-through, and is nimble through traffic, and has decent underseat storage. Another big plus with the rented Spacy is it's nearly brandnew, I have put 5k on it since renting it, and never fear that it won't start in the morning, after hitting the snooze alarm too many times, and needing to make a quick getaway. So reliability is very important, i.e scooters renowned for being sh*t starters are a big NO NO. Basically i'm looking to save money longterm and buy a scooter, so something that will hold it's value is important too.
Basic requirements are:
RELIABLE
Stable and good on long journeys at a steady 80km/ph.
Fully-automatic.
Decent carrying capacity and convenience.
More poke than the Spacy.
Hold its value for resale.
Budget on the used market around 25k Baht.
My current research based on budget and requirements is pointing me towards the Yamaha Nouvo Elegance, as it seems to have a bit more boogie than the smaller scooters, longer wheelbase for stability on longer rides, reasonable carrying capacity and practicality, and comes in around budget on the used market. However I was thinking about something Honda for the age of scooter I will be looking at, as they seem to fair better over time than the Yamahas?
I'm in Chiang Mai, so any links or tipoffs about a potential suitor are welcome.
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Best used long distance auto-scooter around 25k THB
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Hello,
This is my first post, so please be sympathetic to my ignorance when it comes to all things two wheel related. My daily commute is 25km down the superhighway with speeds at a steady 80km/ph. At present I am renting a Honda Spacy, which is a good little scooter, but doesn't have great stability on these long commutes. I also use the scooter around town and for short trips to the 7/11 to pick up the evenings Chang supply. The Spacy is great for this as it has a hook by the step-through, and is nimble through traffic, and has decent underseat storage. Another big plus with the rented Spacy is it's nearly brandnew, I have put 5k on it since renting it, and never fear that it won't start in the morning, after hitting the snooze alarm too many times, and needing to make a quick getaway. So reliability is very important, i.e scooters renowned for being sh*t starters are a big NO NO. Basically i'm looking to save money longterm and buy a scooter, so something that will hold it's value is important too.
Basic requirements are:
RELIABLE
Stable and good on long journeys at a steady 80km/ph.
Fully-automatic.
Decent carrying capacity and convenience.
More poke than the Spacy.
Hold its value for resale.
Budget on the used market around 25k Baht.
My current research based on budget and requirements is pointing me towards the Yamaha Nouvo Elegance, as it seems to have a bit more boogie than the smaller scooters, longer wheelbase for stability on longer rides, reasonable carrying capacity and practicality, and comes in around budget on the used market. However I was thinking about something Honda for the age of scooter I will be looking at, as they seem to fair better over time than the Yamahas?
I'm in Chiang Mai, so any links or tipoffs about a potential suitor are welcome.
Thanks in advance.