Scooter Built For Two

Scooter built for two

Tired of tip-overs? Three-wheeled "motorcycles" are growing in popularity as a means of bringing non-motorcyclists into and re-entry riders back to the sport. Recent additions to the class include the Can-Am Spyder, Piaggio MP3 250, 400 and 500, and Harley-Davidson Tri Glide Ultra Classic. While those machines range in price from $7199 for the MP3 250 to nearly $30K for the trunkequipped Tri-Glide, the road-legal ScootCoupe from Florida's Panther Motors (www.scootcoupe.com) starts at $6299. Claim to fame here is side-by-side seatinq. Other sports-car-like features include rack-andpinion steering, independent front suspen sion, padded bucket seats, safety belts, steel rollover bars, a locking glove box and a fiberglass body. Nods to scooter ing include handlebar controls and an auto-clutch, forward-only CVI trans mission. With its electric-start, 148cc, air-cooled, tour-stroke Single, the top-of-the-line P150 ($6599) is good for a claimed top speed of 55 mph while returning 80 mpg.

Matthew Miles