The features this pared down machine does provide are good, the functional front disc is let down by a drum in the rear and excess weight. Headlights are extremely good; twin front lights are powerful and point in the correct direction. This is made more obvious by how badly let down most scooters are in this department. Instrument cluster is reasonably good with a trip counter and audible as well as visual indicator warnings. The speedometer is a bit cluttered due to having both MPH and Km/h readings however if your native speed is miles per hour this won’t be an issue as the MPH figures are dominant.

All in all when the review team put their heads together to gauge the final ratings I think the Ruckus will drop down the order a little, but this is a bike that manages to be more than the sum of it’s parts. If you ride one I have little doubt you will give it a 5 star, 10 out of 10, 100% approval rating. Get your motor running, head out on the highway, if you want some adventure and a smile that will only be removed with a baseball bat take the Ruckus for a ride… Fire all of your guns at one time and… um… explode into space???

Price	USA $5499 (new price... since discontinued)
0-50km/h	5.7 Seconds
50-80km/h	7.6 Seconds
Fuel Economy	4L/100kms - 59MPG
Speedo Accuracy	50kph displayed = 48kph actual
Pros:	Styling, Comfort, rear platform, feel like Peter Fonda in "Easy Rider"
Cons:	Styling, Average performance, limited storage, weight
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Overall Score	73%

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written by MichaelWyatt , May 29, 2009

I have a silver 2006 Honda Big Ruckus for sale. I owe about $3,000 on it, and it's got about 11k miles on it. Anyone interested just email me!
~Michael Wyatt
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written by CheezyRider , November 07, 2008

I've had a PS-250 Big Ruckus since July 2006. I love this bike. It ain't no scooter. I've owned a Valkyrie since 1997 and I've rode the crap outta that Valkyrie. Couldn't get me off of it. However, since purchasing the BR (and moving closer to downtown) I've been riding the BR virtually exclusively. I've even recently taken it to Biketoberfest in Daytona. That was about 200 mile roundtrip for me. Lot's of fun. Too bad they aren't building these anymore. I'm gonna be lost when I completely run mine until it dies. BTW: I'm wondering why the Reviewer didn't mention the liquid-cooled feature of this terrific machine. It's like a Honda-powered HumVee Scootercycle !!

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