New Question- Kymco People 150, Yamaha Vino 125 or Buddy 125

photogal85 · Post by **photogal85** » Thu May 22, 2008 8:02 pm

OK scooter experts and enthusiasts-

Give me the scoop. Rate these scooters as you would have them. I'm in the market for one and I've been presented with the issue to buy now or wait for another one.

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Thu May 22, 2008 8:13 pm

I dunno if I'd put an order to them, but here is what I would say they each have over the other (these are mainly opinions):

Easy access to parts/service, good dealer support: Vino125

Smooth faster cruising speed: People 150

Super-peppy, solid warrantee (best looking, IMO): Buddy 125

Also the negatives:

Slower excel, slightly less MPG: Vino 125

Not very attractive (again, opinion): People 150

Some parts difficult to get a hold of: Buddy 125

Penguinboy · Post by **Penguinboy** » Thu May 22, 2008 8:14 pm

I had mentally convinced myself that the Kymco People 150 was the best scooter for me based purely on what I had read. We went to the Kymco dealer and saw the Genuine Buddy and instantly fell in love with it. We went home, researched Genuine, the Buddy,and found this forum. This forum came up as one of the very first hits, whereas I searched for weeks for forums for Kymco and nothing comes close to this.

We chose the Buddy because it looks so good, my wife hated the 16" wheels on the Kymco, and she LOVED the buddy. End of story for us.

Good luck choosing....

jfrost2 · Post by **jfrost2** » Thu May 22, 2008 8:25 pm

The buddy has available parts from genuine, but they dont stock 100% of the parts for the bike, some parts may need to be ordered from PGO if genuine doesnt have it. But then same can go for many bikes, there have been people who bought vespas and waited weeks for a single part.

rajron · Post by **rajron** » Thu May 22, 2008 8:28 pm

I was also convinced I was getting a People 150 but when I saw the Buddy sitting next to the People, the style, the price etc, I ended up getting the Buddy 125. It’s been bliss since then.

jfrost2 · Post by **jfrost2** » Thu May 22, 2008 8:29 pm

My complaint on the people 150 is the ugly huge rims.

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:34 pm

I agree about the ugliness (as stated above), but the larger wheels are much more stable at higher speeds. So, it's a compromise... wudduyagonnado?

Post by **ericalm** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:43 pm

KRUSTYburger wrote:I agree about the ugliness (as stated above), but the larger wheels are much more stable at higher speeds. So, it's a compromise... wudduyagonnado?

From today's LA Times story on scooters:

At 152 cc, the People 150 is legal on the freeway, but I don't recommend taking it there. I found it more than a little unsettling, especially on grooved pavement where the tires danced around trying to find their line. The People is equipped with large, 16-inch wheels front and back, but the tires' treads are just one step up from a bicycle. Skinny.

She didn't test a Buddy (:(), but did say she was most comfortable riding a Vespa LXS on the freeway because the tires are wider than the People's. I thought that was an interesting point—the Vespa has one 11" wheel (front) and one 10". Stock size is a little wider (I think) than the Buddy's.