Kymco Hipster 150

I'm currently in Taipei in Taiwan when there are many motorbikes and scooters. Thousands of repair shops and quite a few markets of motorcycles and scooters. Getting around the island on the Kymco Hipster is quite enjoyable. It has enough power to get up the hills. I do wish that the gears had 41 points on the disk instead of default factory 39. Then wouldn't be so spread out between gears number two and three. It's not too much of a problem at all. The look of the hipster motorbike is a beautiful. It does not compare to a Harley. But in a price range of $1000-$$3000 Australian it seems to be the closest that looks like a Harley if you after the style. It would be nice if Kymco came out model 250 cc on this type of bike. The back seat is great it folds down so passengers can sit on and is quite sturdy. Usually getting up a hill or a mountain to people you would put it in second gear. This motorbike especially suited to Taiwan is able to do long distances due to the size and weight of the bike. To be riding this bike outside of Taiwan I would probably suggest something with higher cc. For cruising around it will do the job don't expect to go fast with this motorbike. Check out the specs see for yourself what you think. The new 2009 of this model that is coming out soon all have fuel injection which would be a lot better for Western countries because of wind on highways etc. I wouldn't go below year 2006 on this bike you be looking for a lot of trouble. The 2008 model is the main one I drive its run well it does need maintenance like all bikes is personally up to you what bike you choose.