Honda SH 300i: The wheel McCoy (Motoring.co.za)
Model(s) covered: 2007 Honda SH 300i
When JC Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival penned the lyrics to "Proud Mary", he was not imagining riding a motor scooter along the precipitous coastal switchback between Baia di Naxos and Castelmola on Sicily.
But the chorus line, "Big wheels keep on turnin'" - written in tribute to a paddle steamer - pulsed through my brain as I negotiated each hairpin on the cliff-edge route.
This Honda benefits hugely from its 16" wheels. Where a normal scooter would slide out of control, it leans, steers and grips tenaciously. Agility is augmented by superb brakes and an engine with enough punch to make good handling more than an exotic luxury.
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