Italian looks (Good!) and ergonomics (A bit wanting for bigger riders!)
I found enough room to set my 1.80m and 110kg on the scoot, with enough room left for a (slim) passenger, although rear suspension travel in such cases will likely drop to unsatisfactory “H-D like” levels.

Leather seats and the chromed luggage rack add to the exclusive look. (Photo: Matthieu Lambert/Moto123.com)

The rider seat lacks enough cushioning to keep my bum off the hard seat base, a mixed blessing as the load is better distributed across my whole behind, while the top of the hip bones do sit on a hard place. I liked the cute little windscreen and the 60s looking dash that includes analog speedo and fuel gauge, idiot lights for the usual ABS, turn-signals, ignition and high beam functions, and happily, a digital clock.

The elongated under-seat storage space does not allow you to stick a standard helmet in there, and the gas filler under the same seat makes it too easy to spill smelly gas in the storage area – gas on your lunch or rain suit, bad!

Goes like s… -off-a-shovel!
This is where the fun starts, specifically if you are riding on smooth roads. As with most mechanical CVT boxes, you need to crack the throttle open one second before you need power if you want to get away in front of the four wheelers. If you do this, the things fairly leaps forwards as you show your rear to the rest of the surprised world – who thought they were dealing with an impressionable 50cc toy. The efficient brakes, complete with discrete but effective ABS, complete this happy and supremely enjoyable picture.

Running around on highways and expressways in greater Montreal, where the 300 reaches 100kph quickly, you get to really feel the wind, and riding remains almost as much fun as in the city. And you can reach 125kph if you wait long enough. In fact, the scoot starts to wander a bit as those speeds, as the front wheel unloads from the wind pressure, side-winds and turbulence do their nasty deeds, but this is nothing that you cannot handle easily given a bit of relevant experience.

The long and relatively shallow bin can hide a small helmet. Note the fuel filler on the left, too close to the bin in case of spillage. (Photo: Matthieu Lambert/Moto123.com)