Best Highway-rated Scooter?

I have a 40-mile round-trip highway commute each week-day. I'm considering the Honda Silver Wing.





Other suggestions and website links?
Best Highway-rated Scooter?
Any 250 cc or larger motorcycle or scooter would be fine for this 40 mile trip...I have a 150cc which I do a 105 kms round trip on and I would recommend the Honda Silver Wing or the Suzuki Bergman 400.... both are nice rides and will deliver many trouble free miles
Best Highway-rated Scooter?
Honda Silver Wing is a good choice. The only other scooter in its league is the Suzuki Bergman. Although, I do believe Piaggio and Kymco have 500cc machines, and Kymco may have a big (700+cc in the works ???). I guess that you will have to consider which dealers are local to you and what they offer deal wise. The Kymco scooters are made in Tiawan, and are highly regarded in terms of quality, and price.


Good luck on whatever you decide. Check out www.scootdawg.com for forum questions and answers.
Reply:Smaller motor (and lower top speed) but the Honda Reflex is also capable of keeping up on the freeway...





Yamaha T-Max (2009), Majesty


Suzuki Burgman 400/650





The 250cc is the smallest I would go, that way you have a little extra power on tap. At this point it would be a draw between the Silverwing and the Burgman 650. Both have a good amount of power, fast, and very comfortable (I tried the Honda). These are 'tourer' models that would be chosen for a long highway trip because of the amount of wind protection and comfort as well as driving range.





If you live in a hilly area or on a road that ou would be passing other vehicles, go for the bigger motor. From what I've heard both the Silverwing and the Burg are pretty nice bikes. I would lean more toward the Honda (there are Honda dealerships EVERYWHERE) so if something did happen... Besides, I'm a Honda guy from the beginning.





It will take awhile to pay for itself, and unless your really tough or in a warm climate it will be hard to ride in the winter. Have you considered purchase cost versus your current vehicle economy... Just something to think about.





Good luck
Reply:I have been on all of them and I would take a Kymco 250 or 500 hands down. Their 250 is smoother than a Bergman and will leave it flat. THe Xciting 500 has had Goldwings traded in on it. It is a highway ride.
Reply:Why not buy a real motorcycle? You can get a good used Honda or Yamaha 500 or 650 for a couple of thousand or less.


Budget a few hundred for a major tuneup (or not) and you will start to save money way sooner than by purchasing a new scooter.
Reply:NO!


the Honda Silver Wing is too heavy-too slow-too expensive


GET the "Suzuki Burgman 650"





the Burgman has the speed and acceleration as a fast crotch rocket, it keeps so much air off of you that you can smoke a cigarette and listen to the birds singing as your riding down the road at 70 mph, the storage space under the seat can handle 2- 50# bags of dog food, 7 bags of groceries, and 2 full size helmets, this scoot is the fastest, smoothest, and most quiet of all the scoots out there, plus it gets 60+ mpg