Good points texascycle. I truly enjoy cheap, disposable, depreciating assets, which the Burgman happens to be for me but I understand is not for most at it's current price point. I like riding scooters that I can mechanically maintane but not care about scratches, dents, dirt, or anything else including someone stealing it. Have fun, no worries. That's the deal with me, and I agree with you that many others would buy and use scooters if the price for 250cc to 400cc units was such that people would not feel obligated to fuss over them.