150lbs rider, no windscreen, no extra weight, no baggy clothes, but do live in the foothills of NC. The scooter is a no name it is the same as this one
http://mefast.com/Roketa/R/MC-16-150/MC-16-150.html
There is kind of a grinding noise coming fromt the CVT I opened a dispute to get the money back to get a new clutch, variator and belt; I am still in the middle of that.