What would be a good 'starter' scooter for a tall lady like me?

What would be a good 'starter' scooter for a tall lady like me? a friend said a Lammy Ld (bit expensive?!) or Vespa PX, there was another Vespa but can't remember..... any suggestions?

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Permalink Reply by Axel Wall on September 5, 2012 at 13:01

I'm also very tall and was recommended a PX. They apparentley have wuite a high front.

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Permalink Reply by Zoe K Baker (Bo) on September 5, 2012 at 14:30

cheers

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Permalink Reply by Axel Wall on September 5, 2012 at 16:37

Don't mention it =)

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Permalink Reply by gem on September 5, 2012 at 16:58

i would recommend the PX have a few mates 6"2 and over and thats what they drive

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Permalink Reply by alan B'Stard M P on September 6, 2012 at 11:33

fair question, but how tall is tall?

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Permalink Reply by Zoe K Baker (Bo) on September 6, 2012 at 11:54

5ft 11

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Permalink Reply by alan B'Stard M P on September 6, 2012 at 12:02

you'll be fine. " Gem " above said a few lads a 6'2 so you'll have plenty of choice of scoots

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Permalink Reply by Zoe K Baker (Bo) on September 6, 2012 at 14:44

Thanks, but what would be a good scooter to start with? i.e. easy to ride..................... for a newbie.....

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Permalink Reply by Howard Jones on September 7, 2012 at 15:06

The scooters listed so far are all fine. I bought my lambretta li125 in ignorance when I got back into them last year, especially as I prefer gears.

However I later discovered that unless I took my test on a motorbike (which I didn't want to do), there are only two 125cc scooters fast enough and hence DVLA approved that you can take your test on.

Those are the Vespa T5, & LML Star Deluxe 2T. I bought the LML, purely because a new one is roughly the same price as an 80/90's T5 these days. Flew through the test on it too, its a basically an upgraded PX. Taking your test on a geared scoot means you can ride Auto's too, but not the other way, So if that's your aim you need one of these two scooters.

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Permalink Reply by steve76 on September 7, 2012 at 17:25

I would recommend a Vespa auto. Not quite the street cred of a geared scooter but easier to ride. If you then think its your thing you can move into geared scoots later. Can't go to far wrong with a PX.