The insurance isn’t for your scooter, heck they probably wouldn’t pay anything anyway. Just think of the damage to others that could take place.
Post #26.
Training is compulsory as in CBT but I would probably look to go beyond that. She's already quite sensible with her pushbike, never rides without a helmet, lights & hi-vis & had some training on that.
Magic number? 6/2=3, 29-3=26
I just looked at new prices as I thought they would be most comparable between the two brands, and was surprised that the Honda wasn't much more than the Piaggio. I don't know whether that trend would continue in the second hand market or whether one holds value better than another.
Looking deeper the Honda does seem to have a few better features than the Piaggio. Our country roads aren't great so as someone else said, the larger wheels would maybe help. So it's more of a contender except there's no dealer within 20 miles, which is a potential pain. But they are offering interest free on new, so trying to weigh the actual cost of new vs used over a couple of years.
A lot of bikers won't nod to scooters or mopeds (because they're stuck up their own arse), but I always do. I bet it makes a 17 year olds day when a 'proper' biker nods to them
My version was "Assume that every other road user is out to kill you!"
Absolutely, I wouldn't let her have it straight after the CBT because she was too busy to come & get protective trousers to complete the setup. She also had a bollocking for not bringing her hi-vis when she picked it up from mine.
I learnt this the hard way. Dislocated and ruptured ankle. However riding a scooter for a year before starting my driving lessons helped massively. All the hazard perception and road sense was there, so all I had to learn was how to use the car in a sense.AAAAH, there's a car coming, LOOK OUT!
Seriously @Crocodile, as a motorbike rider, if I had to impart any wisdom on my short time on the road, it would be to pass this on to your grandaughter:
'Ride your scooter as if you're invisible. Pretend that each and every single car cannot see you'
I'm fairly certain that everytime I've ever been out on my bike, some div has pulled out in front of me, it's only by seeing these muppets from so far away and dealing with them before I arrive at them that I've not gone over a bonnet at least 10 times!
There are loads and loads of websites with advice for new riders (I think I've read the whole internet lol), and she'll only get good advice from bikers that she can use too, it's all relevant.
Thumbs up to another rider out there, and if I see her, she'll get 'the nod' [emoji106] A lot of bikers won't nod to scooters or mopeds (because they're stuck up their own arse), but I always do. I bet it makes a 17 year olds day when a 'proper' biker nods to them
Come on Spring, bloody spring already, I wanna get out (on dry roads)!
Oh, and tell her 'ATGATT', if she doesn't know what it means, tell her to Google it
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Looks quite hard to handle though. 
