01-26-2011, 12:43 PM
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Originally posted by ericlp
Sorry to bring up a dead topic...
But... I use to ride scooters on Maui when I was a corrections officer for a few years. It was great. Tried to ride one on Oahu but unless your in a heavy populated area like Honolulu it's kinda not worth it... Waianae just wasn't worth it, Not like your gonna try to ride a scooter to pearl city on farrington hyw. The only time I've actually had a problem was because of a dog on Maui.
Scooters are really good fun. Tho, the only way I'd ride one in east hawaii would be in Hilo or really close too it. The only other way I would ride would be to get a scooter club going. Riding in numbers helps big time. Tho, scooters are just fast enough to get you into trouble and slow enough not to get you out of trouble, just remember they can stop on a dime and far out maneuver any car on the road. So... If you use those advantages you can avoid a lot of mishaps. I had a honda 49CC. If anyone wants to start a club I'd be happy to join!
Well, my wife and I have our little hearts set on making the move to our place in HPP this year. We'll be bringing her SYM HD200 (really a 172cc), and I just bought a Kymco People 150 from Kisers in Kona. There is a Suzuki dealer in Hilo of course, but Suzuki makes few scooters.
Take care, Jon
Jon in Puyallup, Wa.
Jon in Keaau/HPP