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    Special page about scooter in US market, 2003 models, prices as in May 2003...  This page is in helping my friend - Thinh Tran - to overcome his undetermition and fear to buy one...  Scooters on this page are either cute or cool and available in US market...  All the ugly, un-cool, and US unavailable ones are excluded...

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Aprilia Atlanta 500: an Italian scooter, look nice...  much cheaper than Honda's scooter...

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Engine Four-stroke, single-cylinder, liquid-cooled
Capacity 460cc
Dry Weight 425.5 lbs. (193 kg)
Fuel Tank Capacity 3.7 gallons (14 liters)
Seat Height 30.1" (770 mm)
Price (MSRP) $5,699

Aprilia SR 50 DITECH: the 50cc racing scooter, not enough power for highway, but it just looks so cool and cute...

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Engine Two-stroke, single-cylinder, liquid-cooled
Capacity 50cc
Dry Weight 196 lbs. (89 kg)
Fuel Tank Capacity 2 gallons (8 liters)
Seat Height 32" (812 mm)
Price (MSRP) $2,799

Honda Silver Wing: Honda's scooter with enough power and weight for anyone who wants to take it to the highway...  with under 30" seat high, it's easy to handle...

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Engine Four-stroke, parallel twin, liquid-cooled
Capacity 582cc
Dry Weight 476 lbs. (216 kg)
Fuel Tank Capacity 4.2 gallons (19 liters)
Seat Height 29.1" (739 mm)
Price (MSRP) $7,499

Honda Reflex: medium size with enough power to be one highway, cute body type...

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Engine Four-stroke, single-cyclinder, liquid-cooled
Capacity 249cc
Dry Weight 351 lbs. (159 kg)
Fuel Tank Capacity 3.2 gallons (15 liters)
Seat Height 28.3" (718 mm)
Price (MSRP) $4,999

Honda Ruckus: look so punk, so cool, and so nake...

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Engine Four-stroke, single-cyclinder, liquid-cooled
Capacity 49cc
Dry Weight 181 lbs. (82 kg)
Fuel Tank Capacity 1.3 gallons (6 liters)
Seat Height 29.1" (739 mm)
Price (MSRP) $1,899

Suzuki Burgman 650: damn much power for anyone on highway, with over 500 lbs. in weight, there's no fear of the wind at high speed...  remember that my TT600 is just about 375-400 lbs...

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Engine Four-stroke, twin-cyclinder, liquid-cooled
Capacity 638cc
Dry Weight 524 lbs. (238 kg)
Fuel Tank Capacity 4 gal (15 liter)
Seat Height 29.5" (749 mm)
Price (MSRP) $7,699

Suzuki Burgman 400: looks kinda same to the 650 version, but much cuter with the passenger back rest... 

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Engine Four-stroke, single-cyclinder, liquid-cooled
Capacity 385cc
Dry Weight 405 lbs. (184 kg)
Fuel Tank Capacity 3.4 gal (13 liter)
Seat Height 27.4" (695 mm)
Price (MSRP) $5,599

    The SR 50 DITECH from Aprilia is a fun scooter, suitable for street, suitable for both male and female, young or old...  But for serious rider who wants to use his/her scooter with over 50 mph or on the highway, then bigger and more powerful scooters are more right...  You can go wrong with a 524 lbs. Suzuki Burgman 650 carries 638cc with twin-cyclinder, right?  Other choices should be from my most recommend to less: Honda Silver Wing (pay a little more, then you can get the one with ABS - anti-lock braking system, better to go speed), Suzuki Burgman 400, Aprilia Atlanta 500, Honda Reflex...

Dan Nam Phan