06-06-2011, 07:40 PM
I had a 50cc 1986 Honda Spree that I just sold this year. I loved it. It still ran pretty darn well after 25 years, especially considering the only maintenance I did in that whole time was clean the carburator twice. It sorely needed new tires. I personally never had a near miss. Going over railroad tracks downhill in the rain at 35mph was a little scary, but that was the worst of it. It got somewhere around 80 mpg and would go 30 mph on the flat. Anything 50cc and under you don't need a motorcycle endorsement for. The tabs were $6. One nice benefit for running errands is that at big box stores is that you can zip up and park it right in front of the door like a bicycle. Similar convenience in hard-to-park downtown or university areas.