So I've been trying to check the Heist out, of course the nearest dealer to me is 5 hours away so that's out of the question. It would cost me $175 in gas just to make the round trip, and I ain't spending that kind of dough just to go LOOK at it. I figured that if there was any decent information out there it would be online, and I've been kind of surprised that I've been able to find so little that's relavent to what I'm looking for. There are a lot of people on this forum who seem to know the entire market of Chinese bikes inside and out, but I can't sift through all bikes mentioned because I've never heard of them before. I'm just not familiar with the market and don't care to become an expert on the subject.

So is there any concensus on this forum about the Heist?? For a 3-days a week commuter, on back roads with a 2-mile stretch of highway, would any of you BUY one? Is there a MUCH better alternative, that's not harder to find (I do have a Kymco dealer nearby, but....). I didn't think that at $3,195 it was THAT expensive, and I like the full-sized frame, forward controls and the fact that at least to me this would just be a gas-sipping scooter that doesn't look like a Vespa or Schwinn. Easy questions, I hope there's an easy answer.

Thanks
Steve