In the market for a scooter but not sure to go Italian, Taiwanese or Japanese?

During the gas crunch of last year, the La Times’ throttle jockey Susan Carpenter put together a fantastic video and written review comparing three new scooters in the 125-150cc range:

• The Vespa S150
• Yamaha Vino 125
• Kymco People 150

After spending time with all three, Susan had great things to say about each scooter depending on your requirements as a rider.

Susan had no doubt voting the Vespa S the big winner on style and performance, but also noted it as the most stable out of the three especially freeway riding. In fact, it was the only scooter out of the three that she “felt comfortable riding on the freeway.”

In contrast, Susan had the most fun tooling around on the Taiwanese Kymco People, which she found to be very nimble, but not stable at speed due to the the thinner-set tires.

Finally, the Japanese Yamaha Vino was her choice for the budget scooterist. Reliable, economical and with probably the best storage out of the three.

For the full written and video reviews, head on over to “Scooting around the gas crunch” at LAtimes.com

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