Honda PCX – Ten Motorcycles Under 5K Ten new rides you can buy for less than $5000.

Honda PCX: $3399 The convenience offered by a scooter for around-town trips or short commutes is unrivaled. Honda’s 125cc PCX scooter is fuel-injected, fires up instantly no matter the conditions and makes those short trips hassle-free. Ample underseat storage affords the PCX utility, while a seamless automatic transmission allows almost anyone to ride it after [...]

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Vespa LX 150 i.e. – Ten Motorcycles Under 5K Ten new rides you can buy for less than $5000.

Vespa LX 150 i.e.: $4599 When it comes to iconic design, the Vespa scooter instantly comes to mind. So, anyone looking for a classically styled Italian original will be happy to know they can get their hands on one for less than 5 Grand. The 150’s fuel-injected engine only has to move 243 pounds of [...]

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10 Motorcycles Under 5K – Special Feature Ten new rides you can buy for less than $5000.

While browsing the new-model listings in this Buyer’s Guide, some of you may experience a severe case of sticker shock. The symptoms could include uncontrolled outrage, repeated shouting of off-color expletives and a sudden need to reach back and make sure your wallet is secure. This is what often happens when people discover that among [...]

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2012 Yamaha and Star Motorcycles – First Look YZ250F and Zuma 50F headline early release models.

2012 Yamaha YZ250F  Keeping track of the economy is like watching paint dry. But for us here at Cycle World, economic recovery means exciting new motorcycles (well, and of course, a job!), and that is a lot better than following interest rates or fretting about home equity. But as the recovery is still trending upward [...]

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Vespa Celebrates in Rome its 65th Anniversary—By Bruno dePrato

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How do Roman gladiators show their bravery these days? They fend off assaults from chaotic traffic on their ever-faithful Vespas! I experienced this craziness first-hand while taking part in Vespa’s 65th anniversary party, held earlier this month in Rome. The event culminated in a parade of more than 5000 PX 125/150s from all over Europe. [...]

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Piaggio MP3 Yourban 300 i.e. – First Ride A lighter, better handling three-wheel scooter.

Piaggio MP3 Yourban 300 i.e. - First Ride

In 2006, Piaggio surprised the powersports industry when it unveiled its three-wheeled MP3 scooter. It features a clever, and duly patented, tilting front end that allows the MP3 to offer motorcycle-like steering response with the additional safety provided by two wheels up front—particularly on slippery or rain-drenched surfaces. Despite its high sticker price (the original [...]

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Kymco Super 8 150 – First Ride High performance without the high velocity.

Kymco Super 8 150 - First Ride

What? $4K for a decent scooter with enough power to evade cardiac arrest? Way too much. Kymco has a better idea: its swoopy Super 8 150, introduced in 2008, is quite a bit of scooter for just $2399, and it’s not your typical tiny-wheeled wobbler, either.No, those aren’t Dunlop D207s on those tasty 14-inch wheels, [...]

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BMW C-Concept – First Look Innovative BMW takes another crack at the scooter market.

At BMW, “C” stands for “commuter” and “commuter” translates into “scooter.” The Bavarian company tried its hand at the scooter game back in the 1990s with the C1 125/200, a fully enclosed two-wheeler designed to be super-protective; it even featured safety belts. But the idea didn’t work out so well; in terms of sales, the [...]

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2011 Honda PCX – Video Sporty four-stroke scooter targets youth.

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First Ride: 2011 Honda PCX Sporty four-stroke scooter targets youth.

2011 Honda PCX - First Ride

From a head-on full frontal view, Honda’s new-for-2011 PCX scooter can be easily mistaken for a pint-sized sportbike. While that fun visual trick may make an approaching PCX rider look like an adult straddling a Shetland pony or, better yet, a street-legal NSR125, the PCX is in fact a roomy midsize scooter, packing solid performance [...]

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