Scooters can go where cars fear to tread

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Words NZ Autocar | Images PL/Aprilia
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Published 6 October 2023

Well, duh, of course they can. They are much smaller and narrower than cars. But for city use that also means they’re quicker getting from place to place, for they can zip between cars to the head of the line at the lights, and even take to thoroughfares that cars cannot access. Check out some examples below.

A pleasant Spring day for a spot of sun down on the water.

Where there are sinkholes in Auckland there are traffic jams. Not so much for scooters there aren’t.

A decent lookout spot for watching motorway mayhem.

We took a bit of time out recently to use paths less travelled getting from A to B, showing just how versatile the Aprilia SR GT 200 can be. Why you can even have a drink at the local while you keep your ride in sight.

Worried about your ride being stolen while having a quiet one at the garden bar? Not if it’s your bar stool.

Below are some other examples of pleasant inner city places to check out by scooter, spots that are inaccessible by car.

A new lookout on one of the city Maungas.
Accessible by car if you know the code. We didn’t but had access anyway.
A quiet place in Epsom, accessible by raising a chain and riding beneath.
Making good use of the Aprilia SR GT 200’s all terrain tyres to access Tahaki Reserve.
The walkway alongside the motorway at St Mary’s Bay is once again accessible by foot, from beginning to end we discovered.
Big air for the kids in Grey Lynn Park.
One of the new walking/cycle path/scooter bridges not so far from the city centre.
Guess the sign says it all. A good day out for a compact scooter in the big city.
But it could just as easily apply to the latest example of the SR GT 200, resplendent in GP livery.

Aprilia recently released a replica version of the SR GT 200, featuring the same red and purple graphics found on the RS-GP bike ridden in the MotoGP class by Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales. The wheels are painted black, the front with red detailing in the channel while tyres are street oriented instead of the ‘all terrain’ examples found on the standard SR GT 200.