First Look: 2010 KYMCO Scooter and ATV Line - No Photos, Though

It is a nice list of the new machines from our friends in Taiwan, KYMCO. They will be offering 17 scooters and 11 ATV models in the US. All of their machines are competent, and they are improving them all the time. If you have a dealer near you, check them out. You never know...the Japanese brands were once considered cheap and unreliable, in case you have forgotten. (You may have forgotten this event as it happened over a month ago.)

http://tinyurl.com/yetknml

First Ride: 2010 KYMCO Quannon 150

The new to our market KYMCO Quannon 150 is something of a beginner bike - slotted just under the Kawasaki Ninja 250 and the Hyosung GT250. This motorcycle was originally designed for the European market as they have the graduated licensing (have to start off on a small displacement and move up through time and experience; something we should adopt here as well) and those new riders usually purchase a 125c.c. vehicle to improve their skills with until they can take the next test and move up. But, with the recession, the popularity of scooters, and high fuel prices coming back all too soon, KYMCO has decided to sell this machine in the US. Now, let's see if it will become a popular mode of transport - I sure hope so!

http://tinyurl.com/yg2btfz