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★★★★★

“Great fun on two wheels”

written by Montyrider on 23/06/2013

Coming to scooters late in a life that has been dominated by motorcycles, I was surprised that most scooters nowadays have no gears! Wanting two wheels with simple construction, storage and weather protection, a scooter was the obvious choice over yet another motorbike.

After thorough research of the Internet and a few choice mags (Twist & Go is very good) I was left with only a handful of dealers locally in South Norfolk. After a tour round them, I found the Baotian Monza 125 ticked the most boxes:
Economical - on fuel, insurance and purchase cost
Good looks and conventional design
Storage and weather protection

I've ridden nearly 900 Kim's now and following its first service, "Monty” is now going better than ever. I have been getting ~ 100 mpg on mainly the 10 mile daily commute, and have so far managed 58 mph (but I hope to get a few more from the wrist, yet!). The ride is superbly comfortable on the large seat, and with a high position, visibility is excellent. Not having to change gear is a revelation, although once or twice I have forgotten, and have embarrassingly slowed suddenly...
The headlight is super efficient in high beam but a bit close on dip at speed. The bike handles exceedingly well and is very nimble in traffic.

Altogether, a wonderful little machine (although I have no other scooters with which to compare it).
However, I have found one or two little caveats:
The seat height is a little high. I'm 5'7" and can only manage one foot down!
The rear indicators are weak - but I'm waiting for them to be exchanged under warranty.
Some of the plastic parts lack robustness, and the fit is not 100%

I can highly recommend this machine. It has looks, power, handling, economy and gives great fun to the rider!

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