thoughts on scooters from a boston boy, including scooter reviews, price thoughts about used scooters, and a lowdown on local scooter shops. helpful thoughts from others (related to scooters or other small motorbikes) welcome here, too.
genuine buddy
i’ve never ridden a genuine scooter, though they seem to be getting pretty popular in boston. they do have a pretty neat look to them. their 50cc scoots, including the buddy, tend to have 2-stroke engines. that means a little more power, but a little more smoke and noise, and also a separate oil tank that you have to keep refilling along with the gas. it seems like these prices are a little high, though…. there’s only one qualified seller (and therefore, one qualified service shop) for this scooter. while people seem to like that shop, i’m not sure why these are going for the same prices and hondas, yamahas and vespas. based on a scooters go green ad on craigslist in june 2012, it looks like a new one costs $1999.
50cc
8/27/12: $1500, boston, 2012 with 1000 miles, white.
7/8/12: $1600, allston, 2010 with 1700 miles, baby blue. speed derestricted and cigarette lighter installed (presumably for gps use).
7/6/12: $1400, brookline, 2006 with 2000+ miles, white.
7/3/12: $1800, somerville, 2011 with 500 miles, red/creme. comes with windshield and rear scooter bag.
6/4/12: $1600, brookline, 2006 with 2000+ miles, creme.
5/9/12: $1600, hampton beach (nh), 2012 with 200+ miles, red/cream w/ white wall tires.
5/7/12: $2200, allston, unknown year (but possibly 2012) with unknown miles, red/cream.
5/6/12: $1300, hyannis, 2009 with 5(!) miles, olive green/cream. willing to deliver up to 100 miles for free. if you’re in the market for a used genuine buddy, this seems like the right deal to hop on on CL.
4/19/12: $1600, beverly, unknown year with unknown miles (though probably around 600 miles), red.
3/23/12: $1500, dorchester, 2010 with 700 miles, slate blue.
3/22/12: $1800, boston, 2010 with 300 miles, white. reposted on 4/2/12 for $1600.
12/3/11: $2100, boston, 2011 with 250 miles, green (like the picture above). reposted on 2/21/12, same mileage, same price. price is definitely too high, even though this has low mileage.
10/9/11: $1700, boston, 2010 with 300 miles, white. reposted on 10/31/11 for $1600. reposted on 12/17/11 for $1600.
8/22/11: $1600, boston, 2006 with 2000 miles, white. reposted on 8/30/11.
8/8/11: $1800, south yarmouth, 2012 with 120 miles, black.
125cc
6/5/12: $2450, somerville, 2012 with 600 miles, black. very nice looking, but compared with the prices below, too pricey. reposted on 7/4/12. apparently, no realization from the seller that this price is way too high.
3/29/12: $1695, kingston, ma, 2011 (?) with 110 miles, black.
8/5/11: $1300, uxbridge (ma) or providence (ri), 2007(?) with 5,533 miles, orange.
