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All about Motor Scooters: faq, forum, pictures, reviews, articles, books, how-to. Sharing scooter enthusiasm and promoting the use of motor scooters in America:  Motorscooter Muse.

scootersThe purpose of this site is to broaden the use of motorscooters in America as a sensible, economical, ecological alternative to large vehicles, and this is not likely to be achieved by recommending $4000-$5000  classic Vespas and Lambrettas.  The focus here is upon quality inexpensive scooters ranging from $800 to $2000 and distinguishing between those that are worthwhile and those that are not.


Can I afford a Whole Motorscooter?

I can't afford the scoots they sell
I'll get one where the price is small
For half a Honda don't run well
And a fourth a Vespa, not at all.

One inexpensive Chinese import motorscooter is curiously labeld the TANK.  I drive one and love it, but traditional scooters enthusiasts remain critical.

My TANK 

My TANK runs nicely every day
No matter what the purists say
And how they vilify the ranks
Of those who run about on TANKs

 See TANK Motorscooters


 

In these pages and in the  Scooter Discussion Forum, motorscooter owners discuss their machines, how they perform, and where to get the best deals with support and reliabiility. 

Our Motorscooter Journal contains longer "scooter screeds" and scooter insights.    

 
In Asia and Europe, gas and electric powered scooters fill the streets.  They have become the predominant form of transportation in many places. Scooter Girl in ThailandTaiwan, with a population of 23 million has 11 million registered motorscooters -- almost one for every two citizens. It is really only in America that large, heavy automobiles are used for even the smallest errands. Scooters have several advantages over cars and motorcycles in both efficiency and convenience, but the American commuter has yet to embrace these advantages fully though inroads are being made. Figures released by the Motorcycle Industry Council show that annual sales of motor scooters have grown every year since 1999, when only 25,000 were sold. By 2004, sales had reached 86,000. Gas prices have continued to push sales even higher.

 

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In Praise of Motorscooters

Motorscooter Enthusiasm

The purpose of this site is to promote the use of motor scooters in America. If you are considering the purchase of a scooter, already have one, or are simply an enthusiast who would like to discuss them (see our scooter forum), this is the right place to be.

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Links of value
Motorscooter Journal
Easily ridden by a child, a woman in a skirt, or an aging couple, and clearly the least expensive form of motorized transport anywhere, the scooter opens the road to all members of society.
Motorscooters from China
Chinese Motor Scooters: problems and solutions. When is a Chinese motorscooter the right way to go?
EvoSales Motor Scooters
Online motorscooter sales. Great deals, good support.
Scooterworld Magazine
Definitive hardcopy scootering magazine.
The Scooter Doc
Located in Southern California, he services classic and modern scooters. He makes house calls!

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