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That depends on which country and which brand I am looking at getting a proper scooter in the Uk and it's pretty much down to which Vespa variant do I get and how I get it customised.

And do get a second hand 125 one for a few months before going for the full bike licence and buying a new 300 Gts.

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Exactly. Because the price is no longer cheap. So you want quality and your quality to price point is a Vespa. In Asia it’s a Yamaha or a Honda. They’re the biggest markets and the quality their is still great. They only have to pivot to electric to beat niu with the same designs. But the kWh is the only thing stopping that. But Panasonic and Tesla are already leading the price on lithium ion and density and Panasonic is Japanese. Japan and India will take this market. China just doesn’t build decent vehicles. And by decent. I mean really refined.

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