Honda SH 125i

The best city scooters are small and lithe, and the Honda SH125 definitely falls into that category. It’s a compact, good-looking little beastie, with an upright riding position, and will squeeze into the titchiest of gaps – both in traffic and when parking up.

Under the teeny exterior is a very well developed super-clean green little four-stroke motor. It won’t set the heartbeat racing, but is gutsy enough for a 125, and is positively parsimonious at the petrol pump.