Bought a Honda SCV just to keep my insurance ticking over. I have been riding 1000cc sports tourers but this little scoot is fine 2 wheeled transport. Mine has only done 5,000 miles although 13 years old and on the flat will do 45mph, sometimes 50, but it goes uphill without losing much speed. So easy to service, less than a litre of oil and one spark plug. Bless it, it starts on the button even if I've left it for 6 weeks. Good little scooter, very economical, better than a 50cc 2 stroke I tried.

I have had the Honda SCV Lead for one year now and have put 18,000 extra kilometers on the clock. In all that time I had just one problem - a snapped CVT belt. Why it snapped I do not know as it was changed at 25,000 kms and the new one broke at 31000! Although I have had 85kph going downhill on a long road I find the little scooter will cruise all day happily at 60-65 kph without using oil and offering wonderful fuel consumption. It starts first time every time and I have used it every day this past year except one day when the ice was too slippery. I live in Hungary and the winters can get cold but it worked every day. This is my working bike, not a weekend hobby bike and as a workhorse it cannot be beaten. I live 50 kms from Budapest and daily trips can be a little slow at 65 kph (which is why I am changing it). Once it is in the city it is second to none. Fast away from the lights, easy to handle and park and it is the perfect city or suburban bike. The only two points I would like to improve are that it would be useful to have a sidestand to hop on and off quickly - and the underseat storage could be a bit bigger to fit an open face helmet.

I have had a Honda SCV100 Lead since April. I have had only 1 problem with it in that when it is a hot day the engine will stall if I stop at traffic lights. I overcome this by slightly revving the engine. Apart from this problem (not much of one with the British summer!)I have travelled over 3,000 miles both locally and on long journeys of about 150 miles without any other problems.

My SCV 100 was the first scooter I had ridden for 40 years.(Age and 750 Kawasakis are not a good mix.) Appreciated good handling and automatic drive, the perfomance was perfectly adequate for commuting and the excellent windscreen even made wet journeys bearable. 90mpg, 45mph, £15 tax and £1250 new with the screen, its a snip.
Age demands some grumpiness: The engine 'feels' weak BUT,it has been totally reliable, and it needs 12" wheels and better rear suspension to cope with the potholed cart tracks that are Britains roads.
That said, 'Brilli'

I had my Honda Lead (SCV100) from December 2008 until August 2009. Within days of purchase, the engine cut out after riding heavily over a large bump in the road and wouldn't restart. I pushed it home and as the dealer was closed over Christmas, I was without a scooter for a few days. However, as it was still under warranty the dealer arranged collection, fixed it (a loose cable) and delivered it back to me. Ironically on the day I rode it to the dealer to p/x for a Honda PS125i the speedo stopped working (probably due to another loose cable).

Main strengths:

. Easy to get on and off the centre stand;
. Fast away from traffic lights;
. Filtering ability through slow/stationary traffic;
. Flat floor handy for shopping;
. Low seat height;
. MPG;
. Purchase price.

Main weaknesses:

. Front and rear drum brakes. [NB. the Honda Lead 110 has a front disc brake].
. Insufficient space for crash helmet under the seat. [NB. the Honda Lead 110 can fit a full face lid].

I regularly commuted 5 miles from North London to Hertfordshire on 30 mph and 40 mph roads - a distance and journey the bike did well.

On one occasion I did a 100 mile round trip which included national speed limit dual carriageways. This is not what the SCV100 was designed for and it showed. I achieved a 50 mph speedo indicated top speed - woefully inadequate for a 70 mph road. However, I did get the thumbs up from bikers going past who obviously respected my bottle (or questioned my sanity!).

If you only intend to ride on roads with a speed limit of 40 mph or less, it is a good little scooter. However, if your budget allows you may want to consider the SH125i or PS125i, as they are both far superior to the SCV100.

Great fun! My Honda SCV100 Lead Lead was just a stepping stone for me before moving onto a 750 cc bike.

In the 9 months I had it, it covered over 10,000 miles.

It cost me £1150 new (well, pre-reg) a good £500 cheaper than some 50cc's I'd been looking at. Very cheap to run I averaged about 110 MPG (and I'm fat!)

Acceleration on it was impressive, although, I'd reccomend taking it easy, mine ate it''s first rear tyre after only 3,000 miles, after that I learnt to refrain from full throttle starts at the traffic lights, and the 2nd tyre was still good after a further 7,000 when I traded it in.

Loved going out on it at weekends and covering a few hundred miles, taking plenty of breaks tho, small wheels + country roads = sore bottom! My only real problem was with the size of the fuel tank, but a jerry can bungeed to the pillion grab rail did the job for longer trips.

Very easy and quick to service. I've seen some scooters and cheap bikes that after 6 months of light use are covered with rust, not with the lead, 9 months of hard riding in all weather conditions, stored outside with no shelter, not a spot anywhere on it (and it didnt get cleaned very often).

My verdict: For commuting and short journeys, brilliant, can't fault it. For cross country runs, buy a cruiser or touring bike, not a scooter!

Saw my Honda lead scv100 in local paper, went , rode, bought ,2005, 1900 miles £525 cash. now using for work 4.5 miles each way. bit down on power compared to my cb 1300 but loads of fun, also wanted a scoot to go in back of camper, looks cool in red super quite so neigbour friendly, 6.20 am is not the time for 2 strokes, did that 20 odd years ago, and it's a Honda,

Great bike. I live in Australia and have had mine for 3 months, riding it 50km each day to work, out of interest I took it through a local mountain range on the weekend, a regular ride for bigger bikes and it coped with the 200km trip in 40+C weather fine.

I've been driving the Honda Lead for 4 years, summer and winter. Never had any problems at all. With a passenger or speeds above 80 km/h you would feel more comfortable with 2 or 3 more hps. Very good value for money!