big fan of step-through scooters

[Stig / Major Tom]

Liberty and the LIKE200i - easy on and off. Plenty of room for my #14 boots!


The Forza, I could swing my foot through.


My Burgman was more of a challenge. Had to swing my leg over like mounting a bike.


and, I nearly dumped scooter and/or myself when trying to throw a leg over to dismount whenever I forgot I'd installed that back-rest!




worst bike to mount? My son's tall 'adventure' CB500X! And I'm a touch of 6'3"

Stig

once read a comment by an owner of big scooters - "riders on step-through scooters look like they're sitting on a toilet!"

[Iahawk]

beautiful collection of bikes. the 2 current scoots look brand new!

[Neil955i]

beautiful collection of bikes. the 2 current scoots look brand new!

My thoughts exactly Hawk!

I'm now of an age where step throughs are a boon with my arthritic hips.  Mounting and dismounting the Triumph requires a lot more thought & preparation than it ever used to!  Still a blast once I'm aboard, but there may come a day when it'll be just too much.   And yes, I've tried the footpeg mounting method and it just seems wrong to me to expect the poor old sidestand to take all that weight on a regular basis.   

Was eyeing up the Honda 750 scooter range (XADV / Forza / NC-X) but with a seat height of 890mm the tunnel is still c750mm and therefore not too much easier to navigate than a "real" motorcycle?

[Ruffus]

Did some touring with friends here in northern Italy last week. One had a '25 HONDA AFRICA TWIN 1200, the other a '24 HONDA XADV 750 with all thinkable gimmicks on board.

Both had to be "sidestand/footpeg" mounted, no way to put a leg forward over.
Put always a short prayer for sidestand, frame and driver when they jumped on their rides. Stressful on all parts, inclusive rider.

Way to much electronic like automatic gear, cruise control, everything electronically adjustable, GPS, a screen big as in a car, would simply be too much for me. A christmas tree of lights.
I was so happy with my lightweight (180kg) XC 300, especially in cities.😅

[Neil955i]

"a short prayer" - you're right Ruffus!