| 2006–08 Yamaha CP250 Morphous |
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| Performance |    |
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| It's a 250cc four-stroke single pushing power through a typical scooter belt-and-pulley CVT: it does the job but won't make you giddy from the g-forces. It is geared rather tall; you'll have a bit of roll-on kick at freeway speeds, but it will take a while to get you there. |
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| Handling | |
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| It's ridiculously long, so it steers slowly and wallows at slow speeds, yet the small scooter wheels don't have the gyroscopic inertia for straight-line stability. Braking is quite good, but cornering clearance is limited, even by scooter standards. |
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| Looks | |
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| Very few scooters capture my imagination. The striking lines of the Morphous transcend the classification, looking more like a Futurama concept car from the 1930s. It's simultaneously radical, yet elegant. |
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| Reliability | |
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| About as troublesome as a Honda Accord. |
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| Practicality | |
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| It should be an ideal commuter, but its not. The tiny windscreen creates horrible turbulence, none of the four different storage compartments are big enough to be very useful as a cargo hauler, and the chopper-esque seating position will keep you from taking it on long trips. The low seat height limits visibility in traffic, but might be a plus to short-legged riders. |
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| Desirability | |
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| It looks cool, it just doesn't work well enough to back up the looks. |
