YAMAHA Majesty yp250 is excellent

I picked up my yp250 on Ebay for a bargain at $1000 with 2 weeks rego left. It had 2200kms on the clock and is the 1998 model. I had to re-register and transfer it.

I flew from Sydney to Melbourne to pick it up and rode it 870km in one day on the freeway cruising between 100 and max downhill of 130km/h. It cost me $45 to ride 870kms,ha ha ha.

It does get blown around a bit by the wind at speed, during bad weather, but normally its pretty good. And for the city and inner urban scene its bloody perfect, pretty zippy and easy to park.

I get 250kms a tank of fuel and a tank costs me anywhere between $11 and $15. Its super reliable. Always starts, the boot is good for 2 or 3 groceries shopping bags and ive even put a loaf of bread in the left hand side of the glovebox. oh and the other glove box is great for keeping the gloves. Its bloody good bike. Ive done 5000kms in 5 months.

I have just bought the givi d115st extra large windshield which i heard stops the buffering of wind. Yeah the windscreen is a bit too short unless you are short yourself, so unless you tuck down you get wind blasts, like most scooters that dont have any windshield at all.

I personally think its better than the famous vespar gts 250 because of Japanese quality Yamaha styling and engine manufacture. Its a 250 so essentially its a scooter with pretty big balls for a scooter and small enough to cut through traffic congestion and not weigh a tonne.

These bikes were 7500 brand new and still sell for 3000 second hand. Its not noisy like the small Chinese scoots. This bike has changed my life. Stoked for sure. Get one if its clean.