“Modern” Scooters from Honda

There’s loads of bike stuff on TheScrapBook, but I’ve been thinking about a scooter for a long time now. It’s the lazy man’s bicycle in a sense (good for town, cheaper than a car, no congestion charge). I’m not going to discuss the relative merits of bicycle vs scooter, but I did want to record these fine looking rides from Honda that I’ve had my eye on for a few years now.

Bear in mind too, these are not “vintage” scooters or anything, but modern (ish) machines. I say “modern” as I think only the Zoomer is still available from the Honda official site!

The links all take you to Google Image searches so you can see different colours etc. Below are the simple black models for each one.

Honda SRX 50 (a/k/a Joker or Shadow – it’s the classic look, with wide bars for a “harley” type stance. Not so good for in-between traffic I guess, but what a ride!):

Honda CN250 (a/k/a Helix - This ride is coolest kid on the Tokyo block, currently. Word is that this will be the bike to be seen in by 2015 for the rest of the world.):

Honda Zoomer (a/k/a Ruckus – Short on space and potential for backies, but the stripped down Army style is what makes this rugged beastie worth checking out):