Anyone have a 170i yet?!

Michelle7471 · Post by **Michelle7471** » Thu May 12, 2011 12:11 am

My dealer won't be able to get me one till July

, so i want to get some feedback if its worth the wait? Also curious on what mpg you're getting as i've heard mix stories compared to the website's listing. Thanks everyone.

pugbuddy · Post by **pugbuddy** » Thu May 12, 2011 1:50 am

I called today and my dealer is checking on it. No word yet!

cleohscoots · Post by **cleohscoots** » Tue May 24, 2011 1:57 am

Picking mine (silver) up on Wed. My first scooter (had motorcycles in the past) and I am psyched. I'll post pictures and a review after I pick it up.

bosco · Post by **bosco** » Tue May 24, 2011 4:28 pm

They are quick

All the same buddy you know but quick.

CWO4GUNNER · Post by **CWO4GUNNER** » Tue May 24, 2011 5:44 pm

It will be very interesting to see some comprehensive reviews by owners who have owned the 125 & 150.

Post by **polianarchy** » Tue May 24, 2011 5:47 pm

They just arrived at Philadelphia Scooters. http://fb.me/VHaUMxVe

Hwarang · Post by **Hwarang** » Tue May 24, 2011 5:54 pm

They have one of each @ Scooterville in MPLS ... I was half thinking of bringing both my 09 125's in and trading up. I would have to work out the values first to see if it's a good deal.

CWO4GUNNER · Post by **CWO4GUNNER** » Tue May 24, 2011 6:16 pm

Hwarang wrote:They have one of each @ Scooterville in MPLS ... I was half thinking of bringing both my 09 125's in and trading up. I would have to work out the values first to see if it's a good deal.

Never-ever trade in a vehicle as you will always do better selling outright, and never take your scoot to the dealer to look at buying and always say you have no trade in. The dealer can make the numbers look good, but in the end they are making out huge-time. Just detail wash and wax it then place it on craiglist for LOW retail according to the book value, which is about 20% better then dealers will pay you which is dealer "trade in value", significantly less like $400-$800 less then LOW retail. Also a well maintained scoot detailed and waxed with good photos will sell fast at LOW retail. I always do and my bikes sell fast becasue there is no point in listing something if your not a motivated seller. But trading is a real charade of you lose.

If you want the truth about trading in, tell the dealer you have no trade in and do the deal in writing, then just before you finance or pay cash stop and tell the dealer you now have a trade in and have him re-run the numbers and you will be shocked at what he is giving you for trade in, the hidden charade suddenly becomes very clear.

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Tue May 24, 2011 6:23 pm

cleohscoots wrote:Picking mine (silver) up on Wed. My first scooter (had motorcycles in the past) and I am psyched. I'll post pictures and a review after I pick it up.

^^^ Cool, looking Fwd to see what you have to say!

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Tue May 24, 2011 7:11 pm

CWO4GUNNER wrote:Never-ever trade in a vehicle as you will always do better selling outright

That's assuming you want to deal with selling it yourself. I once bought a car without trading in my old one (figuring I could get more money for it that way), and for a variety of reasons I was stuck with it for over six months – with it taking up space, losing value, tying up money, etc. – before I was able to sell it. You need to weigh the costs and benefits of which approach to take.

Hwarang · Post by **Hwarang** » Tue May 24, 2011 7:20 pm

TVB wrote:
CWO4GUNNER wrote:Never-ever trade in a vehicle as you will always do better selling outright
That's assuming you want to deal with selling it yourself. I once bought a car without trading in my old one (figuring I could get more money for it that way), and for a variety of reasons I was stuck with it for over six months – with it taking up space, losing value, tying up money, etc. – before I was able to sell it. You need to weigh the costs and benefits of which approach to take.

There is some emotional baggage attached to the pink scooter ... I would not mind just being rid of it ...

MYSCTR · Post by **MYSCTR** » Tue May 24, 2011 7:21 pm

Got 'em in Dallas! Well, two of the models...

Just stopped in Monday and WOW the brown and dark green look AWESOME!

Raiderfn31 · Post by **Raiderfn31** » Tue May 24, 2011 9:18 pm

Why trade-in? Build your scooter stable!

jasondavis48108 · Post by **jasondavis48108** » Tue May 24, 2011 11:52 pm

my dealer got two in today, unfortunately the just got them in so I didn't get a chance to look at them

Mulliganal · Post by **Mulliganal** » Wed May 25, 2011 12:21 am

MYSCTR wrote:Got 'em in Dallas! Well, two of the models...

Just stopped in Monday and WOW the brown and dark green look AWESOME!

I have to keep telling myself to wait and relax, my Stella will be coming soon, but dang man that brown Buddy 170i looks nice.

Hwarang · Post by **Hwarang** » Wed May 25, 2011 12:27 am

Raiderfn31 wrote:Why trade-in? Build your scooter stable!

Oh, I do want a stable =D. But it only includes one buddy. I want one 2-wheeled vehicle for every kind of ride. A blur 220i and a triumph bonneville are up @ the top of my list.

Post by **ericalm** » Wed May 25, 2011 12:29 am

Just landed at NoHo Scooters today!

Post by **jrsjr** » Wed May 25, 2011 12:37 am

Woot! Still waiting for Scoot Richmond to weigh in...

EDIT: Still got no money.

Post by **ericalm** » Wed May 25, 2011 2:06 am

Word I heard already: "Definitely" faster than 150. Don't know how much.

chillas61210 · Post by **chillas61210** » Wed May 25, 2011 2:19 am

Still waiting for our dealer here to get the one in that we ordered

They said it should be here in June. No fun only having 1 scooter I want to get our and ride together not alone! Can't wait to see the reviews of the 170's

cleohscoots · Post by **cleohscoots** » Wed May 25, 2011 2:34 pm

So I picked by Silver 170 up yesterday and put 40 miles on it on the way home and I must say - I LOVE IT. Quick, comfortable and very nice to ride. Had a top rack installed and it carried all of my "stuff" nicely. The weather is supposed to be nice this weekend and next week so I plan on putting lots of miles on my new scooter.

rockraines · Post by **rockraines** » Wed May 25, 2011 2:47 pm

Scooterworks Chicago is still waiting for them to get off the boat. I did see some real nice 125's in there yesterday including an all white one.

Plisar · Post by **Plisar** » Wed May 25, 2011 3:35 pm

rockraines wrote:Scooterworks Chicago is still waiting for them to get off the boat. I did see some real nice 125's in there yesterday including an all white one.

There is something really kind of funny about Scooterworks being among the last to get a product that they promote nationally.

Silver Streak · Post by **Silver Streak** » Wed May 25, 2011 4:40 pm

Plisar wrote:
rockraines wrote:Scooterworks Chicago is still waiting for them to get off the boat. I did see some real nice 125's in there yesterday including an all white one.
There is something really kind of funny about Scooterworks being among the last to get a product that they promote nationally.

My thought exactly. I thought all the Genuine products were distributed from Chicago.

thehypercube · Post by **thehypercube** » Wed May 25, 2011 5:09 pm

goods shipped in cargo boxes from asia will hit the west coast first. regardless where company hq is, makes most sense logistically.

jprestonian · Post by **jprestonian** » Wed May 25, 2011 5:09 pm

Perhaps Genuine cares more about its network of dealers across the country more than the locals (who're probably getting some sweet-ass deals on remaining 150s at the moment).

Post by **polianarchy** » Wed May 25, 2011 5:13 pm

ericalm wrote:Word I heard already: "Definitely" faster than 150. Don't know how much.

Argh, I knew I forgot something!

I forgot to take a picture of the new speedo. It goes up to 90.

KABarash · Post by **KABarash** » Wed May 25, 2011 5:15 pm

polianarchy wrote:
ericalm wrote:Word I heard already: "Definitely" faster than 150. Don't know how much.
Argh, I knew I forgot something! I forgot to take a picture of the new speedo. It goes up to 90.

HUH??
Poli, YOU got a NEW 170?????

Post by **jrsjr** » Wed May 25, 2011 5:32 pm

KABarash wrote:
polianarchy wrote:
ericalm wrote:Word I heard already: "Definitely" faster than 150. Don't know how much.
Argh, I knew I forgot something! I forgot to take a picture of the new speedo. It goes up to 90.
HUH??
Poli, YOU got a NEW 170?????

The Philly dealer did.

Post by **ericalm** » Wed May 25, 2011 9:02 pm

polianarchy wrote:
ericalm wrote:Word I heard already: "Definitely" faster than 150. Don't know how much.
Argh, I knew I forgot something! I forgot to take a picture of the new speedo. It goes up to 90.

There are a few other changes as well. We noticed a RARE '11 white Buddy had a few styling changes: different tail light lenses, less conspicuous mounts for rear rack, a few other things. These are all integrated into the new 170s.

Post by **polianarchy** » Wed May 25, 2011 9:19 pm

jrsjr wrote:
KABarash wrote:
polianarchy wrote: Argh, I knew I forgot something! I forgot to take a picture of the new speedo. It goes up to 90.
HUH??
Poli, YOU got a NEW 170?????
The Philly dealer did.

jrsjr is correct! I stopped by Philadelphia Scooters yesterday evening to see the new 170s for myself. WOO-BABY are they sharp-looking.

But Pinky Tuscadero is still the prettiest scooter in all the land. /peewee

Anyhoodle,

90mph

And! Ben at the Scoot Philly blog wrote up a post called, Buddy 170i, Whats new?

pugbuddy · Post by **pugbuddy** » Wed May 25, 2011 9:52 pm

Just got the call! Mine is at the dealer. He is going to add a windshield and rear rack and will have it ready tomorrow afternoon! WAHOO! Gonna have some fun this weekend!!!

lmyers · Post by **lmyers** » Wed May 25, 2011 9:58 pm

pugbuddy wrote:Just got the call! Mine is at the dealer. He is going to add a windshield and rear rack and will have it ready tomorrow afternoon! WAHOO! Gonna have some fun this weekend!!!

There's no excuse for it not being ready today. ijs

jprestonian · Post by **jprestonian** » Wed May 25, 2011 10:21 pm

ericalm wrote: There are a few other changes as well. We noticed a RARE '11 white Buddy had a few styling changes: different tail light lenses, less conspicuous mounts for rear rack, a few other things. These are all integrated into the new 170s.

Are they gonna be rare? We got one; sold it almost immediately.

I did notice the knockouts on the front panel are gone on the 2011s, but didn't notice any other change other than a honkin' big MADE IN TAIWAN label just below the headset.
.

BuddyLicious · Post by **BuddyLicious** » Wed May 25, 2011 10:36 pm

jprestonian wrote:
ericalm wrote: There are a few other changes as well. We noticed a RARE '11 white Buddy had a few styling changes: different tail light lenses, less conspicuous mounts for rear rack, a few other things. These are all integrated into the new 170s.
Are they gonna be rare? We got one; sold it almost immediately.

I did notice the knockouts on the front panel are gone on the 2011s, but didn't notice any other change other than a honkin' big MADE IN TAIWAN label just below the headset.
.

I thought the knockouts were for the front racks,if their not there how do you install the rack then?

Please please,is one of you nice 170 owners going to do a photo shoot for us? Thanks!

Post by **jrsjr** » Wed May 25, 2011 11:08 pm

polianarchy wrote:jrsjr is correct!

Well, I lived long enough and it finally happened.

jprestonian · Post by **jprestonian** » Wed May 25, 2011 11:21 pm

The drill points are on the reverse side of the "windscreen" (which is what PGO calls that part). The knockouts are no big help, anyway... to do a proper job, you need a Dremel to make it look professional.

pugbuddy · Post by **pugbuddy** » Thu May 26, 2011 12:36 am

jprestonian wrote:
ericalm wrote: There are a few other changes as well. We noticed a RARE '11 white Buddy had a few styling changes: different tail light lenses, less conspicuous mounts for rear rack, a few other things. These are all integrated into the new 170s.
I did notice the knockouts on the front panel are gone on the 2011s, but didn't notice any other change other than a honkin' big MADE IN TAIWAN label just below the headset.
.

Most of the changes are very cosmetic, I believe. My dealer did point out a coil that was different underneath. Overall, the scoot looks beautiful; the green is really awesome IMHO.

pugbuddy · Post by **pugbuddy** » Thu May 26, 2011 11:23 pm

New (pug)Buddy 170 in the drive! Will be riding all weekend so I took a few pics while it was still shiny and pretty.

Very very nice scooter! I'm looking forward to seeing how she opens up! Only one in Tulsa so I get to be unique for a little while.

Post by **jrsjr** » Thu May 26, 2011 11:34 pm

Go pugbuddy, go!!!

GrittyTacoman · Post by **GrittyTacoman** » Thu May 26, 2011 11:48 pm

Thanks for posting those pics, pugbuddy! Will be interested to hear what you think of it after riding hither and thither this weekend.

lmyers · Post by **lmyers** » Fri May 27, 2011 12:05 am

Don't wait til the weekend! You seriously need to break it in before AV and that's just a few weeks. Because you really need to go.

pugbuddy · Post by **pugbuddy** » Fri May 27, 2011 12:26 am

By the end of the weekend I'll be ready for my initial tune up, I'm sure! If I make AV, I'll have it broken in by then!

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Fri May 27, 2011 1:09 am

BuddyLicious wrote:I thought the knockouts were for the front racks,if their not there how do you install the rack then?

Got my first in-person view of the 170i's today. The knock outs are there. They are just on the inside and not visible on the outside until you actually knock them out.

zilla86 · Post by **zilla86** » Fri May 27, 2011 1:39 am

That is a snazzy looking scooter

I'll have to stop by my dealer and see if they got any 170i in yet.

Oh ya I still want to race one with my Blackjack

Post by **ericalm** » Fri May 27, 2011 3:28 am

Skootz Kabootz wrote:
BuddyLicious wrote:I thought the knockouts were for the front racks,if their not there how do you install the rack then?
Got my first in-person view of the 170i's today. The knock outs are there. They are just on the inside and not visible on the outside until you actually knock them out.

You didn't get to ride it?

Post by **polianarchy** » Fri May 27, 2011 3:28 am

Ah, I do love that green. Congrats, pugbuddy!

pugbuddy wrote:By the end of the weekend I'll be ready for my initial tune up, I'm sure! If I make AV, I'll have it broken in by then!

What is this "IF" business?!?!?

pugbuddy · Post by **pugbuddy** » Fri May 27, 2011 3:33 am

I may have a new job that will start at roughly the same time as AV! There is a small possibility it could start after (and an even smaller one that I may not get the position but it looks pretty solid at this time). If it starts later or I don't get it, I'll be at AV. But otherwise, I'm screwed this year....

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Fri May 27, 2011 4:36 am

ericalm wrote:
Skootz Kabootz wrote:
BuddyLicious wrote:I thought the knockouts were for the front racks,if their not there how do you install the rack then?
Got my first in-person view of the 170i's today. The knock outs are there. They are just on the inside and not visible on the outside until you actually knock them out.
You didn't get to ride it?

No time today. If I can I'd love to give it a go another time. Then again, right now I'm really happy with my wheelie-popping St. Tropez. Maybe I don't want to ride a 170i. I might get cc envy!

Tweak · Post by **Tweak** » Fri May 27, 2011 12:30 pm

We have them 1 silver and 1 brown 170i

Maxey's Cycle in Oklahoma City