New guy with a ZUma 125 - Page 3

JerryH · 05-06-2012, 06:22 PM

Part of the reason my mileage is so bad is I am 6' 220, and carry about another 30 pounds of stuff with me, under the seat and in a backpack, and I ride at WOT most of the time. My back tire was toast at 6000 miles, but the front lasted twice that long. It's still a lot better than any car or truck, plus it's more fun, depending on riding conditions.

The Vespa S150 is much like the Vino 125, except that it is made mostly of metal, is Italian, and has the Vespa name on it. This one is also bright red, and supposedly goes 5-10 mph faster than the Vino.

I don't know about the Zuma or Vespa, but valve adjustments on the Vino are literally a 10 minute job.

savit260 · 05-07-2012, 05:58 PM

Had a cool experience with the Zuma tonight. Had to run into town (less than a mile) to pay my mortgage, and decided while I was out I'd take a little spin down the beach. Did the loop around by the seaside bars and arcades etc. and pointed it back toward the center of town. As I'm coming through the intersection of 1A and "the loop" on my way out, I see a big full dress Harley to my right at the intersection soon to be entering the road I'm on.

I pull through the intersection, and I can see the distinctive 3 light set up of the big Electra Glide coming up behind me. I scootch over to the left a bit to let him slide on by. Figuring he wants to cruise past. He pulls up along side of me, and I can tell right away this is guy that's probably been riding his whole life. I'd say late 50's-ish, maybe a touch older than that. So he pulls up along side, and starts chatting me up about the scoot. Super nice guy, and we had a cool conversation as we were riding along. Hit the stop light at the end of the road, and had a little mutual admiration of both of our machines, and we continued on in different directions. Just thought I'd share that. You meet the nicest people on a Zuma. LOL

savit260 · 05-10-2012, 05:09 PM

Thought I was going to break 100mpg with this last tank, but only came in at 90mpg. The 2nd half of the tank was a lot of stop and go, real short trip type stuff, so that may have been a factor. Still can't complain at 90 mpg :) Looks like running "super" doesn't make much difference vs the cheap 87 octane stuff.

klaviator · 05-11-2012, 02:54 PM

90 MPG is impressive. I only get around 75 MPG on my Kymco Super 8 150. I think on of the reasons you can get that kind of mileage is that speed limits in the Northeast tend to be much lower that much of the rest of the country. If I don't run pretty close to wide open much of the time I'll hold up traffic. Many of the rural roads around here are 55 MPH except for the 4 lanes which are 65. Even running around town I'm usually going 45 or more just running with traffic. I lived in Maine for 4 years. A 125-150cc scooter would have been great there.

Glad you are enjoying the Zuma. It looks like a fun machine.

savit260 · 05-11-2012, 03:39 PM

a good chunk of my ride back and forth to work is a 45 mph zone (a speed the machine is quite happy at). I'm outside of the city, so it's not really all the "urban" around here. The roads around here range from 30 to 55 on the roads that aren't interstate highways.

savit260 · 05-13-2012, 01:35 PM

Took a nice ride down to Gloucester and Rockport Ma. today. Got a slice of pizza at one of my favorite places in Gloucester. Cruised all around the coast of "the island". Lots of scenic rocky shore line. Stopped in Ipswich for an Ice Cream, and had a chat with two guys and a lady who had ridden in on a Honda Cruiser, and a modern Indian Scout. Nice people.

Had a funny incident at an open draw bridge in Newburyport where a couple of Harleys were waiting for the bridge to close. I pulled along side a full lane over, and you should have seen them reving their engines and gouging on it to make sure they were ahead of me when the gate opened. LOL! They probably used more gas right there with that little display, than I used my whole trip around Cape Ann, Too funny!

CaseyJones · 05-13-2012, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by savit260

Had a funny incident at an open draw bridge in Newburyport where a couple of Harleys were waiting for the bridge to close. I pulled along side a full lane over, and you should have seen them reving their engines and gouging on it to make sure they were ahead of me when the gate opened. LOL! They probably used more gas right there with that little display, than I used my whole trip around Cape Ann, Too funny!

Yeah, Harley-heads are in a class by themselves.

Two years ago, I stumbled into Sturgis on a BMW...totally by accident; was working long-term in Pierre; went down there on my then-new GS; and had a weekend off. A week before the "official" rally.

Anyway...complete ostracization. Had to get off the bike to become human.

And now that I'm on a touring scoot...I don't even think about waving. Why embarrass yourself? What makes it worse is that I'm in the heart of Harley-Land...there's plenty of metric bikes out here, of course; but there's more Harleys than would be expected in a not-so-prosperous locale.

Reverend12 · 05-13-2012, 09:13 PM

Just picked up my Zuma 125 Yesterday, it's a hoot to ride, I have a 1800 wing, FJR and Super tenere, this will be my local commuter bike.

damasovi · 05-13-2012, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Reverend12

Just picked up my Zuma 125 Yesterday, it's a hoot to ride, I have a 1800 wing, FJR and Super tenere, this will be my local commuter bike.

congrats on the zuma!!! it will be a lot different than your big bikes! for some jobs and somedays small is the best!

Damasovi

savit260 · 05-13-2012, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Reverend12

Just picked up my Zuma 125 Yesterday, it's a hoot to ride, I have a 1800 wing, FJR and Super tenere, this will be my local commuter bike.

Congrats! I also have a 900cc Triumph Thunderbird Sport, and use the Zuma for commuting back and forth to work. There's so much that's convenient about Scooters vs. bikes, and they're just plain fun to ride for pleasure too under the right circumstances.

savit260 · 05-13-2012, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CaseyJones

Yeah, Harley-heads are in a class by themselves.

Two years ago, I stumbled into Sturgis on a BMW...totally by accident; was working long-term in Pierre; went down there on my then-new GS; and had a weekend off. A week before the "official" rally.

Anyway...complete ostracization. Had to get off the bike to become human.

And now that I'm on a touring scoot...I don't even think about waving. Why embarrass yourself? What makes it worse is that I'm in the heart of Harley-Land...there's plenty of metric bikes out here, of course; but there's more Harleys than would be expected in a not-so-prosperous locale.

Funny thing is that I had a Harley about 25 years ago, before it was fashionable to ride one. You could say I'm fairly familiar with the breed. :) A good number of H-D guys around here wave and are cool, while there are also an abundance of D-bags like the goobers on the bridge today. In all fairness, I got a really good laugh out of those guys today. It was like my own private comedy show. :)

savit260 · 05-14-2012, 03:24 PM

106 mpg running super on the last tank full.

cbolling · 05-14-2012, 07:28 PM

Is that mpg or per tank?

savit260 · 05-15-2012, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by cbolling

Is that mpg or per tank?

miles per gallon.

I've yet to run it into the red on the gauge. Usually putting between .9 and 1.1 gals in at fill ups.

savit260 · 05-15-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cbolling

Is that mpg or per tank?

miles per gallon.

I've yet to run it into the red on the gauge. Usually putting between .9 and 1.1 gals in at fill ups.

Example: Went 101 miles. Put in .95 gallons.

101 divided by .95 = 106.31258etc

05-06-2012, 06:22 PM	#31
JerryH Vintage Rider Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Oddometer: 1,887	Part of the reason my mileage is so bad is I am 6' 220, and carry about another 30 pounds of stuff with me, under the seat and in a backpack, and I ride at WOT most of the time. My back tire was toast at 6000 miles, but the front lasted twice that long. It's still a lot better than any car or truck, plus it's more fun, depending on riding conditions. The Vespa S150 is much like the Vino 125, except that it is made mostly of metal, is Italian, and has the Vespa name on it. This one is also bright red, and supposedly goes 5-10 mph faster than the Vino. I don't know about the Zuma or Vespa, but valve adjustments on the Vino are literally a 10 minute job. __________________ Save the environment. STOP the developers. "You can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself" Ricky Nelson

05-11-2012, 02:54 PM	#34
klaviator Beastly Adventurer Joined: May 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Oddometer: 4,174	90 MPG is impressive. I only get around 75 MPG on my Kymco Super 8 150. I think on of the reasons you can get that kind of mileage is that speed limits in the Northeast tend to be much lower that much of the rest of the country. If I don't run pretty close to wide open much of the time I'll hold up traffic. Many of the rural roads around here are 55 MPH except for the 4 lanes which are 65. Even running around town I'm usually going 45 or more just running with traffic. I lived in Maine for 4 years. A 125-150cc scooter would have been great there. Glad you are enjoying the Zuma. It looks like a fun machine. __________________ Still trying to figure out what I wanna be when I grow up! If I ever grow up!

05-14-2012, 07:28 PM	#43
cbolling Here...Hold my Beer. Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Greenville, SC Oddometer: 2,432	Is that mpg or per tank? __________________ 2011 Kawasaki Versys http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=661436

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05-07-2012, 05:58 PM	#32
savit260 ^OP Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Location: North Shore Mass. Oddometer: 44	Had a cool experience with the Zuma tonight. Had to run into town (less than a mile) to pay my mortgage, and decided while I was out I'd take a little spin down the beach. Did the loop around by the seaside bars and arcades etc. and pointed it back toward the center of town. As I'm coming through the intersection of 1A and "the loop" on my way out, I see a big full dress Harley to my right at the intersection soon to be entering the road I'm on. I pull through the intersection, and I can see the distinctive 3 light set up of the big Electra Glide coming up behind me. I scootch over to the left a bit to let him slide on by. Figuring he wants to cruise past. He pulls up along side of me, and I can tell right away this is guy that's probably been riding his whole life. I'd say late 50's-ish, maybe a touch older than that. So he pulls up along side, and starts chatting me up about the scoot. Super nice guy, and we had a cool conversation as we were riding along. Hit the stop light at the end of the road, and had a little mutual admiration of both of our machines, and we continued on in different directions. Just thought I'd share that. You meet the nicest people on a Zuma. LOL

05-10-2012, 05:09 PM	#33
savit260 ^OP Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Location: North Shore Mass. Oddometer: 44	Thought I was going to break 100mpg with this last tank, but only came in at 90mpg. The 2nd half of the tank was a lot of stop and go, real short trip type stuff, so that may have been a factor. Still can't complain at 90 mpg :) Looks like running "super" doesn't make much difference vs the cheap 87 octane stuff.

05-11-2012, 03:39 PM	#35
savit260 ^OP Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Location: North Shore Mass. Oddometer: 44	a good chunk of my ride back and forth to work is a 45 mph zone (a speed the machine is quite happy at). I'm outside of the city, so it's not really all the "urban" around here. The roads around here range from 30 to 55 on the roads that aren't interstate highways.

05-13-2012, 01:35 PM	#36
savit260 ^OP Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Location: North Shore Mass. Oddometer: 44	Took a nice ride down to Gloucester and Rockport Ma. today. Got a slice of pizza at one of my favorite places in Gloucester. Cruised all around the coast of "the island". Lots of scenic rocky shore line. Stopped in Ipswich for an Ice Cream, and had a chat with two guys and a lady who had ridden in on a Honda Cruiser, and a modern Indian Scout. Nice people. Had a funny incident at an open draw bridge in Newburyport where a couple of Harleys were waiting for the bridge to close. I pulled along side a full lane over, and you should have seen them reving their engines and gouging on it to make sure they were ahead of me when the gate opened. LOL! They probably used more gas right there with that little display, than I used my whole trip around Cape Ann, Too funny!

05-13-2012, 09:13 PM	#38
Reverend12 Well there it is.. Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Maylenevegas Oddometer: 1,131	Just picked up my Zuma 125 Yesterday, it's a hoot to ride, I have a 1800 wing, FJR and Super tenere, this will be my local commuter bike.

05-14-2012, 03:24 PM	#42
savit260 ^OP Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Location: North Shore Mass. Oddometer: 44	106 mpg running super on the last tank full.