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Note: I did not purchase on Amazon. I purchased this at a local scooter shop for $2K, including tax, title, plate, everything. Color: blue. The color is really beautiful.

My wife said I couldn't get a motorcycle, so I got a scooter that looks like a motorcycle. Ha.

Easier to ride than a normal scooter due to it's lower center of gravity and wide rear (golf-cart-like) tire. It sits really low, which is kind of fun.

I surprisingly picked it up in a couple of hours, having no prior scooter experience. I avoided major roads for about a day. Now, two weeks later, it feels natural.

I'm 165 lbs and mine tops out at 37mph, which is perfect for the 20-30mph city streets I drive on.

Holds one tank of gas. Spending $4 to fill up is pretty incredible. I got 80mpg on my first tank. Odometer is in kilometers, so you need to do the conversion to miles. A small annoyance.

This thing turns a lot of heads, far more than I was expecting, so expect a lot of gawking and questions. Two guys literarily came into the pizza joint where I was eating to ask who owns it. They asked me a dozen questions and said "that bitch is badass". Hahaha. 5 minutes later, a family walked by, stopped, bent down, pointed and talked about it for 5 minutes.

The rumble is low and impressive at idle, but otherwise it sounds pretty much like a really loud scooter when driving. Not as loud as a motorcycle though.

The horn is a lame high-pitched scooter horn, embarrassingly lame.

Frame is metal, cosmetic parts are plastic (but look metal). Be careful if you plan to peel off the 6-8 warning stickers. One of mine peeled off the paint, thus back on it went. I'm guessing the dealer had it out in the sun so it baked on, don't know. All the rest peeled off with no problem. I'm searching for touch-up paint and am not finding much. Same goes for upgrade or replacement parts. There doesn't seem much to be out there and the manufacture hasn't e-mailed me yet. Still searching though.

The right grip is the throttle - twist and it goes. Every time I get off the bike, my right hand smells of gas and rubber. I've washed the grip a dozen of times, it's better, but still smells. Annoying.

Starts easily, lights are always stay on, seat is comfortable. Suspension is tight, a bit too tight for the cobblestone roads that I drive on.

Large exhaust pipe, low ride height, and fat rear wheel give it a cool custom/modified look.

Not sure if you can see from the photo, but your feet go on pegs near the front. I love these. This is a much more comfortable motorcycle-like position. I personally don't like the high-knee look of scooters.

There is a tiny bit of storage under the seat. A few inches high by about 6 inches wide, and if the item is too small it will slide out. That's not much. When I go shopping I hang the shopping bags over the handlebars or over a few bolts that stick out. Seems to work fine. The bags sit in the middle and don't touch me knees or interfere in anyway. I would like more storage space though, thus I'm having a custom bag built (via Etsy) to sit behind the seat.

Overall, I love it and it's a lot of fun to ride.

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Edit...7 month-in update.

It still gets crazy attention. People strike up a conversation at stop lights and when you get on/off. Every time I say "Ice Bear Mad Dog" out loud they look at me with two heads and when I try to explain this to people who've never seen, they just think it's a nerdy scooter and flip out when they see it...over and over again.

Additions/upgrades: I added an orange pin stripe, carabiners (made for baby strollers) to better carry shopping bags, a custom leather bag behind the seat made on Etsy so that I can redbox movies, secured a garage door opener under the seat with zipties, and added zip tie cell phone holder to use for Google Map navigation.

I've taken it in for an oil change, as recommended.

Negatives: Gas gauge no longer is accurate, which caused me to run out of gas once (extremely frustrating). Now I don't trust the gauge and just open the gas cap prior to every few rides and shake the scooter back and forth to see how much gas is swishing around. There was a strange useless extra gas line (yes, extra) that was folded over and had no purpose. Well, it started slowly leaking, causing the bike to sputter and then stall at stop lights. I took it in to my local dealer and they scratched their heads and then permanently folded the line over and sealed it shut - all for free. There's a video on youtube of someone else doing the same due to the same problem. The rear tire was low once, filled it up with my bike pump - and thought that was awesome. No driving to the gas station and finding quarters. Ha. I would recommend upgrading the spark plug and battery to standard grade components. The factory ones are both bad. At every fill up, I put a cap of fuel cleaner. It's not fuel injection, thus you don't want it clogging or sputtering.

I've topped it out at 44mph after a mile long run down a small hill. Commuting to work on 25mph and 30mph city roads have been no problem though, however I do regret not buying the 150cc for no other reason that I want to go faster.

A few tips on safe driving that I've now learned:

1 - Assume you're invisible. Other drivers are expecting cars, not small scooters. They will often look right through you or around you. Who cares if they're at fault if you're dead? Pay attention to what's happening around you so you can avoid the accident before it happens.
2 - When approaching a heavy intersection, weave back and forth a bit, because human eyes are more likely to see objects moving left and right versus a scooter (they're already not looking for) just getting slightly bigger as it approaches.
3 - When approaching any intersection, don't just look straight down the road like you likely do in a car. Watch the side streets, especially the wheels of the other cars to see if they're accelerating or slowing down, and then look up to the driver's eyes. If they're looking back at you, they see you, good. Most often, they will not be looking at you. Be ready to emergency stop.
4 - Use single-lane roads when possible. You easily fit into a car's blind spot, therefore either know and avoid this or simple just take a road where other cars can't change lines into you altogether.
5 - Don't wear all black at night. This is common sense, but so many people don't follow it.
6 - Hover your left hand over the hand brake, so you can quickly stop.
7 - Use hand signals. They're easy to use, and your change in body movement forces people to turn their head and look at you. When more drivers see you, you're safer.

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