Waspie
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts: 1739
Age: 60
Location: Portland, UK
Points: 2905
Registration date: 2009-07-26
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midlifecrisis (Paul)
Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 153
Age: 57
Location: Otley, UK
Points: 731
Registration date: 2010-11-23
|  Subject: Re: Newby from Northern UK  Wed Dec 08, 2010 2:17 am | |
| Got it in ONE  |
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mitch
Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 42
Location: West Lothian, Scotland.
Points: 675
Registration date: 2010-09-10
| | Subject: Re: Newby from Northern UK Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:54 am | |
| Hi from further North in UK.
Roll on Friday.
I have owned a fair number of Maxi scooters over the years but never really gave the SW a second thought (Well maybe a second thought but not a third) because of the price and the fact there never seemed to be any used ones around.
Anyway I stumbled across a demonstrator at a main dealership a couple of months or so ago.
It was first registered in April 2010, had 4000 miles on the clock and I managed to do a deal which I thought seemed reasonable at the time however I am not so sure if it was.
Anyway I really love the SW and wish I had managed to get one before now.
I have found that it delivers that extra / necessary bit of excitement as compared to the other Maxi Scooters I have owned e.g. Burger 650 / Yamaha T Max 500 / Burger 400.
The SW performance is nothing like a sports bike (have had these as well) but is certainly enough to keep me happy
I am a member of a motorcycle club (Only Scooter) and during runs I have had many comments as to how surprised fellow riders are at the Swing's performance.
The standard screen I found was way too noisy for me with a lot of buffeting etc and so I decided to invest in a Givi AF214 screen which, as far as I am concerned, transforms the SW.
I plan to get a rack and top box in the spring - think I will go for a 45 / 46 Ltr. Givi Monolock rather than the Monokey as the Monolock is a lot cheaper although it only carries a few KG as compared to the 10 KG that the Monokey carries.
In the meantime looking forward to hearing how you get on with your SW.
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Skippy
Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 299
Age: 45
Location: Exeter. Devon.
Points: 1002
Registration date: 2010-08-18
| | Subject: Re: Newby from Northern UK Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:04 pm | |
| Hi Mitch great to see you logging in  I hope you are warm and toasty up there in in snow bound Scotland!!! The news reports aren't that great  The SWing is the only scooter I've ever owned - the wife did have a 50cc Typhoon a few years back, but never rode it more than 8 feet in three years so we sold it....... I think you are right about the screen, I've got an original item fitted to my bike - but you can see where somebody had a 'flip up' attachment fitted as well to avoid the problems you mention. I refuse to pay £76 for the same bit and think I will be giving Givi some business in the new year. |
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