TheScooterScoop

Here’s the first mention I’ve seen of the C3 outside of the press releases. Check out a snippet from Jonathan Babalola’s article in the Noblesville Daily Times:

The Noblesville Daily Times: “Those who want a smaller motorized version have definitely taken to the scooter where some models, like the new Yamaha C3, check in at 116 miles per gallon. ‘Scooter sales have been phenomenal,’ said Andy Elder, who works in the service department at Noblesville Honda. ‘They’ve picked up, and if you can put up with going a little slower than you normally would in a car it’s quite a deal.’

Deines, who also works in sales at Noblesville Honda, said they have had customers who own four-wheel vehicles buy a new motorcycle and pay less for financing and insurance than what they would normally pay for an average monthly gasoline tab. ‘We ask more people what brings them in, and they flat out say gas prices,’ Deines said. ‘It’s hard to beat getting on something that’s going to get you anywhere between 45 to 100 miles per gallon.’ Wooldridge said that when gas prices hovered below $2.80, customers assumed the mileage on the bikes were good but did not bother to inquire. Now with the prices where they are he said it ‘really opened people’s eyes big-time.’ ‘It’s on everybody’s minds and more people are specifically asking about the mileage,’ Wooldridge said.

With many Americans on edge about the cost of filling up, business remains good for motorcycle dealers who feel this trend may be a sign of things to come.”