Projects/Scooter Roof

Background

I have been riding motorcycles for about 30 years and over the past 5 years have been commuting into work in central London on a daily basis, originally I used my Honda VFR750.

It became quickly apparent to me that the motorcycles are not best suited for city commuting and scooters are a better option for a number of reasons.

• No need to continually chnage gears (the VFR clutch is very heavy!)
• Far better weather protection
• The ability to use an apron reducing the requirement for trouser protection
• Small scooter engines warm up more quickly and don't use as much petrol
• More upright, comfortable riding position allowing easier rear visibility

In addition to moving to a scooter for transportation I was also interested in increasing the amount of weather protection available which would reduce the amount of wet weather gear required for rainy/cold weather and so reviewed the various options.

XingYue XY150

While considering acquiring a scooter it also made sense to me that increasing weather protection with a roof would make a lot of sense