Being on holidays in Austria and not wanting to rent a car, my 72 year old father offered me to take his new Honda SH300i scooter around eastern Austria for a change. So i decided to visit a friend from mining university times and off i went on 300 cc. i must admit that from 0-100 km/h this thing has an amazingly refreshing acceleration; of course nothing compared to any sports bike but still cars will struggle to keep up.
took the A2 southern highway and was on my way. luckily had a warm waterproof jacket with me as the weather is something 'autumnish' right now with patches of cold rain and then dry again.
so here's my father's newest toy:
with the original topbox, some storage compartment under the seat and an aftermarket puig german-made windscreen this scooter is good enough for longer tours. amazing 3.5 liters consumption of regular 95 even i had to squeeze him a lot on uphill stretches but it hardly fell below 120km/h. another good feature like on any t-max are the big 16" wheels which makes this scooter handle much more like a sportstouring bike than a scooter on small go-cart wheels.
made it to Leoben, a steel/university town and had a go at the local speciality Goesser beer............
next day saw me riding back but not without one ride up into the styrian mountains and a small but nice skiing area called 'Hohe Veitsch', attached some pictures:
Whenever i come back to main Europe, i never had any issue with changing the sides of the road we ride, but hell, i nearly crashed into one oncoming car while going downhill on this small road as automatically i was again on the left......nothing happened but the driver of the car looked at me with some expression of "why aren't you in a mental institution"...........555555
as rainclouds were gathering again i had to cut this pleasure ride short again and headed home in the late afternoon, again some fotos of the scenic highway with loads of tunnels and huge bridges:
and as always my luck ran out near Wiener Neustadt, a town close to my home where a good shower on the road awaited me and soaked me to the bones. in such downpours it's better to ride and not to stop as the windscreen and fairing still keep some areas of your body dry, some others of course soaking wet, but hey, i'm biking and that's what it comes with, rain and shine......cheers, franz
took the A2 southern highway and was on my way. luckily had a warm waterproof jacket with me as the weather is something 'autumnish' right now with patches of cold rain and then dry again.
so here's my father's newest toy:
with the original topbox, some storage compartment under the seat and an aftermarket puig german-made windscreen this scooter is good enough for longer tours. amazing 3.5 liters consumption of regular 95 even i had to squeeze him a lot on uphill stretches but it hardly fell below 120km/h. another good feature like on any t-max are the big 16" wheels which makes this scooter handle much more like a sportstouring bike than a scooter on small go-cart wheels.
made it to Leoben, a steel/university town and had a go at the local speciality Goesser beer............
next day saw me riding back but not without one ride up into the styrian mountains and a small but nice skiing area called 'Hohe Veitsch', attached some pictures:
Whenever i come back to main Europe, i never had any issue with changing the sides of the road we ride, but hell, i nearly crashed into one oncoming car while going downhill on this small road as automatically i was again on the left......nothing happened but the driver of the car looked at me with some expression of "why aren't you in a mental institution"...........555555
as rainclouds were gathering again i had to cut this pleasure ride short again and headed home in the late afternoon, again some fotos of the scenic highway with loads of tunnels and huge bridges:
and as always my luck ran out near Wiener Neustadt, a town close to my home where a good shower on the road awaited me and soaked me to the bones. in such downpours it's better to ride and not to stop as the windscreen and fairing still keep some areas of your body dry, some others of course soaking wet, but hey, i'm biking and that's what it comes with, rain and shine......cheers, franz