How steep a hill

[Hellgate]

Can a LX150 climb?

My wife is interested in a pink LX150 but it needs to be able to climb a 1/2 mile 15% grade. Both of the streets into my neighborhood are very steep and there's no other option. Can a 150 make it?

Thanks! :)

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Anyone, Bueller???

[Micah / AF1 Racing]

Did not want to be the one who answered but there should be no problems hill climbing on the 150cc engine in your hood!

[PennyPasta]

There's almost limitless potential for smartass, spouse-insulting questions or comments in this thread. Gawd, if you'd posted such a question on the WERA board...:nutts: Typical of the Aprilia Forum, nobody has jumped on this easy target. That's why I love it here. Hope your wife has a fantastic time on her new scooter!

[Hellgate]

There's almost limitless potential for smartass, spouse-insulting questions or comments in this thread. Gawd, if you'd posted such a question on the WERA board...:nutts: Typical of the Aprilia Forum, nobody has jumped on this easy target. That's why I love it here. Hope your wife has a fantastic time on her new scooter!

Yeah well this the scooter part of the forum afterall....

The first wife tried to ride my '83 Yamaha Vision 550 and ran into a Camaro back in '84. This version of wife isn't going anywhere near the FZ1 or the R6. Hell she can barely drive a car...

Thanks, she will love it and has no idea.

So Micah sounds like a go. What kinda financing does Vespa offer?

[dkw12002]

You know scooters don't stall out the way a motorcycle in too high a gear would do. You will slow down, but even a 50cc will make it and not lose control. I live on a steep hill and have a 50 cc Aprilia Sportcity. I have to start out from a 4-way stop. It slows down to 8 mph at the steepest part. If someone comes up behind me, I just move over and let them pass. I drive it up my driveway in full control at 2 mph. A 150 is a very good choice and it would slow down on that hill to maybe 35 mph. If it's only a half mile, you could use any scooter. If the speed limit on a steep hill is say 55 mph, you would need a 250 to not lose speed going up it though. If you like the 150 I would get that cause you know lots of vehicles slow down going up hills..trucks, buses, small cars, etc., and moving to a 250 works, but mileage goes down, initial cost goes way up and it's more power than you need unless you are going on the interstate.