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New Honda 350 Adv scooter?
What do you guys think about the socalled Adv-scooters? Just another Adv-hype? Selling scooters by using the magic 3 letters «ADV»…?

Well - anyhow Honda already have 2 different Adv scooters, namely a 150 cc model and a 750 cc model. Now we might get a new 350 cc type Adv scooter?

https://advrider.com/hondas-oddball-...ws-into-a-350/
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Given the number of people who have rented Burgmans and then said they're the best thing since sliced bread, I'd keep an open mind! A friend of a friend in Scotland has one of the big X-ADVs and it looks like they have a lot of fun on it ... they're way out of my price range though, and with a 17" front wheel I'm imagining they're a little limited off road.

They don't sell the little one in Spain at the moment, which seems a bit weird (?)
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The scooters are great.

When someone can explain "ADV" without a Touratech catalogue and a trip to Starbucks I'll decide if they are any good for that.

The scooters can tour. They can do loose surfaces the locals call roads, the locals typically using variants of the "ADV" scooters long lost grand parents . They can do a MX course for far enough to get a photo where the scrapman's van is out of shot (just) , but that's true of most bikes not sold for MX.

I'd probably pick a Forza 350/Bugman400/Kymco400 though, just because "ADV" seems to involve pointless seat height (maybe that's what it means?).

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Certainly a funky looking bike but I pick up a new RE Meteor 350 next week so I won't be getting one.
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Certainly a funky looking bike but I pick up a new RE Meteor 350 next week so I won't be getting one.
He-he, lucky you!
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The article points out why they are popular - they let you ride on poorly maintained roads in the city and around without worrying or caring.

Not sure if I would buy one, but I'd very happily rent one on holiday.
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Given the number of people who have rented Burgmans and then said they're the best thing since sliced bread, I'd keep an open mind! A friend of a friend in Scotland has one of the big X-ADVs and it looks like they have a lot of fun on it ... they're way out of my price range though, and with a 17" front wheel I'm imagining they're a little limited off road.

They don't sell the little one in Spain at the moment, which seems a bit weird (?)

I had a Burgman 250 in the shed alongside my R1200GSA. That Burg was so much fun.


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Hondas 350 ADV scooter has now been presented at EICMA. And the specs are readily available.

https://www.topgear.com.ph/moto-sapi...a4354-20211125

Weight wet = 186 kilos (sic)
Tank capacity is 11,5 liters and thus range is said to be 340 kms.
15 inch front wheel and 14 rear….
50 liter underseat storage compartment (wow - great!)
Engine is well known from Hondas 350 scooters the SHi350 and the Forza 350 and produces around 30 HP and 31,5 NM torque at 5250 rpm.

Maybe something to aim at when one gets old and frail, but 186 kilograms is quite a lot of weight to handle….
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It will prob sell by the truckload , it seems to b the UK that dont get them...although that is rapidly changing. Alot of our customers have scoots and they ready rate them.....
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