::A journey of ten thousand miles:: [/general/scooter] (15:03)

I hit 10,000 miles on by Scarabeo 150 this weekend. I've had the bike for just over a year and have done almost all of my day to day commuting on it. The 150 is really a great bike for austin. It tears up city streets and can accelerate to 45 really quickly. The big wheels make it handle more like a motorcycle than a scooter, which makes a real difference on the highway. The 150 handles Mopac with ease. Speed tops out at 75-80, but passed 60 there isn't much acceleration.

That is the the only weakness of the 150. I'd love to get a new Scarabeo 500, but it's hard to justify spending the extra money when my only real complaint is lack of acceleration on the high end. I can get some added acceleration with the multivar kit, and there is even a 170cc kit if I want some extra power too. Coupled with the fact that I'm not sure I really want the temptation to do 100mph, (which I'm told the 500 will do) I will probably keep with the 150 for at least another 10-15k miles.