Sym GTS 125, Piaggio X8 125, Yamaha Nouvo 115, manuel bikes

• derricklo

  29 Jul 07, 03:17

  Hello Friends,
  
  Anyone has advice on the following 3 automatic bikes / scooters?
  Sym GTS 125 / 200
  Piaggio X8 125 / 250
  Yamaha Nouvo 115
  
  Sometime back I was overseas and rented a Yamaha Nouvo 115. Rode around for a day and it was enjoyable. Handled well even with 2 persons.
  
  I recently saw a silver Sym GTS 200 in the neighborhood car park, and it was gorgeous. Did some research and found that Sym made in Taiwan. I also checked out similar Piaggio X8.
  
  http://www.sym.com.tw/eng/product/index.php?mode=info&id=1
  http://www.sym.com.tw/eng/news/sp.php?mode=detail&id=27
  http://www.futurescootering.com/gallery/gts.htm
  
  http://www.uk.piaggio.com/_vti_g2_vers.asp?brand=PIAGGIO&country=GB&language=EN&mod=VGP-X8&vers=VGP-X8125
  http://www.insuremyride.com.au/comments/article.asp?number=42
  http://www.motocyclemania.co.uk/html/piaggio_scooters.htm
  
  http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/news/2004/09/17/nouvo.html
  http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/news/2002/04/24/nouvo.html
  http://www.chinhin.com/v7/html/yamaha.html
  
  Anyone has comments or experience on the above 3 bikes?
  - Average price in Singapore
  - Fuel cost
  - Maintenance & Support
  - How does the above 3 questions differ between an automatic bike and a manual bike? (Beside auto gear)
  - Any other advice?
  
  Seriously thinking about getting one of the above 3 bikes. Thanks and have a great day!
  Derrick