Honda introduces a 150cc ADV scooter to the US market.
Moderator: Modern Buddy Staff
- k1dude
- Member
- Posts: 2394
- Joined: Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:11 am
- Location: Northern California
Honda introduces a 150cc ADV scooter to the US market.
Unfortunately I was hoping for a 350+cc based on the XADV with DCT.
https://powersports.honda.com/street/sc ... id=AT10520
https://powersports.honda.com/street/sc ... id=AT10520
- eggsalad
- Member
- Posts: 234
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:42 pm
- Location: Las Vegas
- jrsjr
- Moderator Emeritus
- Posts: 3746
- Joined: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:26 pm
Re: Honda introduces a 150cc ADV scooter to the US market.
Did you notice that all the photos they show in the gallery say, "Non-US Model shown?" They're sending us what they sell elsewhere as an afterthought.k1dude wrote:Unfortunately I was hoping for a 350+cc based on the XADV with DCT.
https://powersports.honda.com/street/sc ... id=AT10520
- wheelbender6
- Member
- Posts: 852
- Joined: Sun Jul 07, 2013 1:27 am
- Location: Houston area
Honda has a couple of problems with selling the ADV 150 in the states.
- First of all, the ADV 150 competes directly with their own recently revived Super Cub.
- As mentioned above, the base price is a big problem. I do not see it competing very well with the Hooligan 170.
- First of all, the ADV 150 competes directly with their own recently revived Super Cub.
- As mentioned above, the base price is a big problem. I do not see it competing very well with the Hooligan 170.
2013 Buddy 125, Prima Pipe, #95 main jet, Orange CDI
-
- Member
- Posts: 716
- Joined: Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:40 am
- Location: Lake Geneva, WI
I'd ride one. After looking at the specs this could be an excellent scooter for the kind of riding I do. The ~5 inches of suspension travel would be awesome for dealing with the terrible roads I ride. I would need to test ride one to see how it corners and how the seating position feels.
I don't think the $4,300 price tag is that bad.
I like the idea of a street oriented adventure scooter. Hopefully someone will make some panniers for it, having hard cases on the sides of a scooter would be cool.
I don't think the $4,300 price tag is that bad.
I like the idea of a street oriented adventure scooter. Hopefully someone will make some panniers for it, having hard cases on the sides of a scooter would be cool.
- babblefish
- Member
- Posts: 3118
- Joined: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:42 am
- Location: San Francisco
- babblefish
- Member
- Posts: 3118
- Joined: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:42 am
- Location: San Francisco
From my point of view, I think Honda missed the boat with this one. Displacement is too small and drum rear brake.
I much like their larger displacement versions of this in both styling and power.
Seems the majority of scooters I like from whatever manufacturers are not available here in the US.
I much like their larger displacement versions of this in both styling and power.
Seems the majority of scooters I like from whatever manufacturers are not available here in the US.
Some people can break a crowbar in a sandbox.
- jrsjr
- Moderator Emeritus
- Posts: 3746
- Joined: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:26 pm
Honda has got 125/150s on the brain, it seems...
Click here for a link to a little article from MCN. I dunno if we get this in the states, but it looks pretty utilitarian.
Click here for a link to a little article from MCN. I dunno if we get this in the states, but it looks pretty utilitarian.
- Attachments
-
- Honda CT-125
- Honda-CT125-2020.jpg (81.6 KiB) Viewed 1688 times
- babblefish
- Member
- Posts: 3118
- Joined: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:42 am
- Location: San Francisco