Commuting on a Buddy 170i

radio1960 · Post by **radio1960** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:14 am

My wife and I are avid Truck campers and were looking for a couple of scooters to use while camping. Looked at the PCX 150 but my wife struggled to balance it with it's high center frame.

We liked the Buddy 125, but I started thinking if we got the 170i, I might be able to use it to commute to work. It's 20 miles one way on a state highway with rolling hills. Also maybe with the 170i we could take some longer trips, covering 200-300 miles per day.

Is this doable or do we need to be looking at something bigger? If so any suggestions?

Thanks
Radio

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:41 am

Sure it's possible, even with the 125, depending on the speed of the state highways. Lots of people commute longer distances than that on the Buddy 125.

Cheshire · Post by **Cheshire** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 2:15 pm

By "state highway", are you referring to interstate or non-interstate roads? If you're referring to non-interstate with 55 mph speed limits, that's what 80% of the riding I did on my B125. I got a B125 with a 70 mile round-trip commute on 55 mph roads in mind.
If you're referring to interstate roads, you might want something bigger.

Another option would be to get a local map or play around with google maps. Most of the time, there are lower-speed options to get from point A to B that can circumvent the higher-speed roads.

With the exception of a few states (I think), interstates can be avoided altogether.