Gilera MP3 500 - OK for 150 Mile commute?

[The_Burg]

Commute 150 miles a day on train. Costs £650 a month. Is the MP3 a viable alternative?

[Hyperion]

One of those three wheeler things? I think you might suffer from lack of power on the Mway, but they look like they have good frontal weather protection, so I guess it might be OK?
It'd probably eat tyres fairly quickly I would have thought.

Edited by Hyperion on Thursday 1st May 22:23

[catso]

The_Burg said:

Commute 150 miles a day on train. Costs £650 a month. Is the MP3 a viable alternative?

I think an ipod is better......

[G Man]

Gilera GP 800 is more the beast I think, if you want automatic but don;t want the bikers to laugh at you a Aprilla Mana ( think ) is automatic or go big and get a Yamaha fjr auto

G

[HertsBiker]

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[The_Burg]

G Man said:

Gilera GP 800 is more the beast I think, if you want automatic but don;t want the bikers to laugh at you a Aprilla Mana ( think ) is automatic or go big and get a Yamaha fjr auto

G

The only reason i waas looking at the super scooter was improved weather protection and the 2 wheel at the front thing looks like being good for safety in poor conditions. At the end of the day it's never going to be a fast journey so outright performance isn't a real issue.

[Hyperion]

The_Burg said:

At the end of the day it's never going to be a fast journey so outright performance isn't a real issue.

No, but you need something you can filter confidently on - my only concern would be the width and maneuverability of those 3 wheel things.
I've never seen anybody filtering on a super scoot come to think of it...

[sprinter885]

catso said:

The_Burg said:

Commute 150 miles a day on train. Costs £650 a month. Is the MP3 a viable alternative?

I think an ipod is better......

: (there's always one....!)