Modern Buddy

post pictures of your favorite weird scooter, and the reason why it attracts you so much.

ive always been attracted to weird square blocky vehicles, my favorite car is a Volkswagen thing, i used to really like the 80s Honda elites for their super 80's triangular front end, that was until i found this guy.

look at that thing, its soo cool!, its like a power rangers/mad max/judge dread 80s wet dream, i love how it looks!

its called a Honda Beat fc50

Motobi 75 "Picnic"

Imagine if a Vespa and a Honda Cub had a child together.

Three speed hand shift with the gearbox on the left side.
An air-cooled 2V four-stroke on the right side, cylinder facing aft.
A driveshaft through the swingarm connecting the two.

Glovebox in the bodywork on the left side, just like a Vespa.

Had one and lost it. It was decrepit and incomplete, but definitely one of the more interesting scooter powertrain layouts I've ever seen.

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Funky is a matter of interpretation. Maybe the Yamaha vino? The Riva, ala Larry Crown? The Aprilia Mojito is strange too. R

Not particularly obscure, but I kinda like the Yamaha C3... to the point that early on in my planning to buy a scooter, I had it penciled in by name on my budget for the year, and was trying to decide on a color. Its self-assured lack of style was part of it, though the 10ft³ pet carrier was the main attraction. (Then I saw that the Buddy had a 12V outlet for charging my iPhone, and the rest is history.)

BuddyRaton wrote:

Oh yes indeed!

Those all rock!

The C3 and any of the square Elite/Helix models are my fav.

I wouldn't call it a favorite, but I always thought the Yamaha Morphous was something that Batman would drive

Not sure how funky it is, but the Riva 180/200. Larry Crowne's scoot.