Looks like a blast!...
... and now I want one...
...

That does look like a blast!    Reminds me how it use to look / feel riding our old Honda Dream cycle in pastures as a kid...great memories!

Starlifter wrote on 06/08/11 at 22:11:26:

I kinda like the looks of those too.  Too bad they don't make a 125 or 150, something that was mildly highway capable.  I'd like a scooter someday, but want one with enough oomph to hit 55 or so in a pinch.

Lifter -

One of the guys at the airport has a Ruckus.  He has over 6,000 miles on it - uses it to run around town, like to lunch, to the bank, etc.  Another guy just got another Honda scooter of some name, with 125cc, I think.  He says it'll easily hit 60 mph.

When I started riding again back in 2008, I first thought I wanted a Honda Silverwing, their big maxi scooter.  I still think they are neat, but just way too expensive for how little I ride.  I think they are around $10K.

The Burman is fast, but all in all, the Silverwing is the better scooter.  I was on the Burgman forum for a couple of years, and there was lots of chatter about belt squealing in certain model years that couldn't be remedied, and some other reliability problems.

I have a friend who just got rid of a Burgman for a Goldwing.

Rukus would be cool,.. but it's too hard to get to the engine, and the complexity of water-cooling turns me off...
I'd rather have the little z-50 monkeybike or a clone...