Honda Scoopy

About the Scoopy

A 110cc retro-styled automatic on 12-inch wheels, weighing very little and asking almost nothing of the rider. The Scoopy has been Honda Indonesia's style-led small scooter for over a decade and is the bike most rental fleets are built around, which is why it appears in more shops on this site than any other model.

Who it suits

• First-time riders
• Solo travellers
• Short hops
• Tight budgets

If you have never ridden a scooter, this is the one to learn on. The 746mm seat lets most riders get both feet flat down at a stop, the 4.2-litre tank costs a few dozen thousand rupiah to fill, and there is nothing in the throttle that can surprise you. It is also the cheapest thing to replace a scratched panel on, which matters more than it sounds.

On Bali roads

Ideal for Canggu, Seminyak and Ubud town, where the real skill is threading gaps and finding somewhere to leave it. Most surf-rack shops fit racks to this size of bike as a matter of course. The small wheels do find potholes, so it is less pleasant on the broken back roads inland.

Worth knowing. Genuinely slow two-up with luggage, and it will struggle on the climbs towards Munduk or Kintamani with two adults aboard.