Moving with Motor Scooter?

Hello Robert,

Which island?

Residents don't typically ride scooters or motorcycles but a few do. There are scooters for rent on St. Thomas and St. John for tourists; one or two operators so you don't see a whole lot of tourists on scooters either.

St. Thomas and St. John are mountainous with steep, curvy roads. St. Croix has more flat land.

Marty - I think I read your ride a motorcycle perhaps you might give some insight. Thanks.

--Islander

I'm not sure what the cost of shipping your scooter might be, but, if it is prohibitive, you can always buy one here. If I am not mistaken, the sccoter rental closest to the main Havensight entrance (Tropic Scooter? Not sure of the name) will rent them for $500/month and put that towards ownership...kind of like a rent to own-type of thing.

I, myself, drive my Harley (NOT the Haley Comet! Haha!) and a Honda Rebel 250 on a daily basis. I don't even own a cage. (My wife does, though! Gotta have it for groceries! Haha!) What you will notice is that driving here is not like it is in the States. Your scooter will be fine for all roads, except the highway on STX (not sure which island you are coming to), but remember to drive on the left! Haha! She may be a little slow getting up the hills as a 50cc, but she'll get you there. When it rains, you get wet, sure, but I like to pull over and let the rain pass (10-20 minute avg.) and then wait another 10 mins for the roads to dry. These roads get SLICK when it rains. And another diference is in the driving technique. Different than back home. By that I mean that you need to be more aware of the other vehicles. Lots of tourists that are unfamiliar with the roads, lots of people stopping for no apparent reason (could be their friend is on the side of the street and they want to say hi, need to take a pic, pick someone up, drop them off...who knows), sometimes you have tourists on the wrong side of the street (would it be OK to say the "right side of the street", instead of wrong? Haha!), or you might encounter a cow or donkey..an iguana, a dog, who knows. You just need to be very conscious of your surroundings. But, I would say, "Bring it!" Parking is never a prolem, the weather is perfect for it, and it is accepted that we drive in that little space between the yellow lines (in the middle)...that's the bike lane! So traffic is never a problem! I wouldn't give up my bikes for anything...well, maybe a V-Rod! Haha!