Fino or Scoopy

[Kiwithl]

13 yo niece to get one despite not wanting it or wanting to learn to ride motor scooter (can ride bicycle). (I think parents just need excuse to buy another hack for around the village).

 

I have suggested other auto scooters and centrifugal clutch steph-throughs.

No gears, too difficult.

Other scooters not beautiful.

Who would charge up an electric scooter? (Yes, really!)

 

Boils down to Fino or Scoopy. Vote here...

And please explain reason for your choice.

 

Both horrible, horrible things in my opinion. As are most/all auto scooters. (My opinion may change when I can no longer manage a motorcycle).

[Callmeishmael]

Just buy her a good helmet and promise her some treat if she wears it all the time.

[Kiwithl]

1 minute ago, Callmeishmael said:

Just buy her a good helmet and promise her some treat if she wears it all the time.

Very good idea.

[EVENKEEL]

I'm a scoopy fan, I think Honda beats Yamaha. 

[Kiwithl]

5 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

I'm a scoopy fan, I think Honda beats Yamaha. 

Likewise.

I think I read that scoopy has an under square (longer stroke) engine too. More torque for fewer revs...

Would that even be noticeable on a cvt scooter?

[KhunBENQ]

43 minutes ago, Kiwithl said:

13 yo niece to get one despite not wanting it

Just saying:

even with 15 yr old she would not get a driving license valid for a Scoopy or Fino. (or do they still offer 110ccm).

Where will she "learn"? Hopefully not on busy roads?

 

One granddaughter has some "high end" Scoopy with tubeless tires (is it "Scoopy i Club 12"?).

Quite nice.

 

I still like the small motorbikes with that type of automatic clutch like a basic Honda Wave.

Cheap price, cheap parts, serviced at every corner.

But don't offer that to the niece. She will burst in tears if "farang uncle" comes with such a low prestige idea

[Lacessit]

41 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

I'm a scoopy fan, I think Honda beats Yamaha. 

Honda beats Yamaha in marketing. I don't see much difference on the technical side.

I think Yamaha is cheaper new, but the resale value of a used Honda is higher.

[John Bird]

Illegal to drive at that age. Do you really want to be an accessory to yet another road kill and family drama?  Get her a new bicycle or an electric bicycle. 

[bbko]

Giving a 13 y/o a motorbike that she doesn't even want? ???? Not a good decision IMO.

 

How about buying her a nice bicycle + helmet? Let her learn the rules of the road @ 5 km/h instead of 35 km/h.

[sanuk711]

Just now, John Bird said:

Get her a new bicycle

Yep...she will be really safe on a bicycle.......... same roads etc, but they just dont hit people on Bicycles, except for me 3 times in 11 years, last one got me facial reconstruction . Used to Love riding my bike.

 

My Daughter got  a Fino  about 14 years ago---got some extras etc, first day at school came home with the wing mirrors gone and something else. Went to the school to ask about their CCTV cameras ---yes have-- no--not work, long time.

 

I guess whatever bike is flavor of the year, mechanically I think there all much the same. Hers is still going.

[papa al]

fino

[KhunLA]

Reads like someone is too lazy to go get their own beer & cigs ... 

... another road death waiting to happen ????  

[Orinoco]

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13 yo niece to get one despite not wanting it or wanting to learn to ride motor scooter

Op, The above statement should tell you the correct level of input

in this situation for this very young lady.

Do you truly want to be party to this.

 

 

 

 

[Hamus Yaigh]

8 hours ago, Kiwithl said:

Vote here...

And please explain reason for your choice.

Your post makes no sense, you haven't explained why a 13 yo kid, too young to drive, is being given a motorbike she doesn't want? Why should we vote on such nonsense?

[papa al]

Seven of one;

half a dozen the other.

[Derek B]

You are correct...........it is not wanted for her alone to use.

Whose name will it be in?

[gomangosteen]

Bought a Yamaha Fino in 2008, about 35,000 baht from memory; sold 2014 with 54,000km to a colleague of my partner and it's still running, over 100,000km now. Bought its replacement, think closer to 50,000 baht, now has 60,000km - well-maintained, all services on time; tyres, a couple of batteries,  a few bulbs otherwise trouble-free.

 

Add here my longest trip on a Fino was 2010, from Sa Kaeo-Chanthaburi-Rayong in a day. Not in  a hurry to repeat that, but did do several Chanthaburi-Sa Kaeo journeys about 200km soon after we moved to Chanthaburi, I'm not in a hurry (fortunately) and due especially due to the volume of traffic on Highway 317, keep up with the flow much of the time. 

 

Don't expect much difference with a Scoopy, maintenance and driver care the key to both surviving.

[Henryford]

The Yamaha is far better but i guess Hondas have more street cred, which is the only important thing to teenagers.

[Kiwithl]

Sorry haven't followed up on this.

Party to and abetting this madness? No. I told them it was a stupid idea and thing to do. 

Yes, nonsense. I was too arrogant/naive/forgetful and thought they'd listen to me! Like they haven't in the past when I said their 18 yo should get his licence or when I told them not to let the 15/16? Yo ride his wave without a rear brake.

Went to their place ready to give them my advice, fino, thanks people.

<deleted>? A brand new Yamaha Finn 115i FI Modern City Unified Braking System! (A wave by another manufacturer).

But, but you said auto...!?

Turns out they video called from the shop to yai. Red, black, fino, scoopy?... Yai said she was scared she wouldn't make it to the rubber plantation on one of those. Not enough ground clearance. So they bought the finn. At least they listen to someone. Nice helmet came with it. Niece not home so idk reaction.

 

[NoshowJones]

Definitely Scoopy, Fino very heavy on fuel. That is my experience.

[MaiDong]

Fino! 

They have a more classy look than the Scoopy. The Scoopy is all bulbous and bouncy looking. 

And whilst the dry weight of a Fino is slightly higher than the Scoopy(98 to 91kgs respectively), the Fino is nippy and stable at full throttle, we've had her up to her limit at about 110-120 and she's still smooth as silk. 

The Fino's 57km/L is excellent fuel efficiency. 

We've had a couple over the years, both have been excellent. 

We had a shop a few years back and along with a nice chrome rack on the back for soda crates, we also had large canvas saddle bags for boxes of beer, she was seriously loaded but she never missed a beat, still feels brand new today after 6 years of abuse. 

[Lucky Bones]

Sounds to me that the 13 year old isn't even in the equation unless she is going to be forced to be a errand runner.

Can't see this ending well regardless of the bike being a honda, yamaha, vincent or cossack.

 

[Kiwithl]

Thanks all. 

13 yo errand runner sums it up. An excuse for another village hack. I don't think she's even sat on it yet, let alone done an errand. Yai's appropriated it for going to tap the rubber and get to the card/hilo games... 

[toofarnorth]

' Hang on Scoopy , scoopy hang on ' comes to mind. The McCoys.