5 ft tall-Will the Buddy work for me?

Tahoma4me · Post by **Tahoma4me** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 4:46 pm

I am too short for any vespa. The Honda elite and People 150 fit me as well as the Vino. The closest Buddy dealer is more than 100 miles away. Are there any 5 foot tall Buddy riders out there?

louie · Post by **louie** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 4:57 pm

i'm almost 5-2 and have close to a 28 inseam. the bubby was the shortest of all the 125/150 choices including the people 150. the buddy fit me better than the vino but not sure of stats. there are older scooters out there that are also short and we have one, an 81 spainish lambretta jett 200. but no matter how fine condition it's in it won't be as reliable and easy to use as a good quality new scoot.

scullyfu · Post by **scullyfu** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:28 pm

have you sat on either of the scooters you mention? i'm 5'2" and the kymco scooters sat pretty high cuz of the larger size tires. like louie, i have a buddy and am able to touch. also, the kymco is a heavier scooter than the buddy.

however, find the scooter that you want and serves your needs, you can always get the seat shaved down; you might want to take that into consideration when you start narrowing down your options.

jfrost2 · Post by **jfrost2** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:05 pm

Go sit on the buddy, It fits anyone just about. There was a woman on these boards who was 5 feet also, she bought a buddy and her feet touch the ground.

Tahoma4me · Post by **Tahoma4me** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:50 pm

I can't locate the weight of the Buddy online. Anyone have that?

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:54 pm

I think it's about 225 pounds, right? someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Christy · Post by **Christy** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:55 pm

the buddy has one of the shortest seat heights of all the scooters...except the honda metropolitan, maybe.

Sharon · Post by **Sharon** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:58 pm

I'm 5'3" and also had problems with seat height. After much research, I found the Buddy 125 which is great for me. Highly recommend the Buddy!

peabody99 · Post by **peabody99** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:00 pm

people have also had the seat foam cut down to make it lower to ground.

Dooglas · Post by **Dooglas** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:12 am

Tahoma4me wrote:I can't locate the weight of the Buddy online. Anyone have that?

Justgottascoot has a good review of the Buddy including most specs. Their info says the Buddy weighs 223 lbs.

http://www.justgottascoot.com/buddy.htm

sunshinen · Post by **sunshinen** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:47 am

I'm 5'1"
At first I tried to wear shoes with thick soles or heels, but now I don't worry about it. You can slide forward on the seat to put more on the ground if you need to, but the Buddy has great weight distribution and is very easy to balance.

pajeanka · Post by **pajeanka** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:20 am

I'm also 5'1" (112 lbs) and I've only been riding a Buddy 125 as our first scooter for 3 weeks now. At first I wasn't getting both feet on the ground at stops, but after trying various places on the seat like sunshinen suggests I'm not having any problems feeling comfortable coming to or leaving a stop/corner. It just takes a little practice that builds confidence. The Buddy really is balanced nicely.

jfrost2 · Post by **jfrost2** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:34 am

Buddy is 223 pounds.

nissanman · Post by **nissanman** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:47 am

I think the billet shock aruntoo had on his buddy lowered it about an inch. There's always the reshape the seat too or both. All my friends love the lowrider.... do do do do do do do do do dooooooooo. The lowrider rides a little slower......

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5 ft tall-Will the Buddy work for me?

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