| Gas powered scooters have been around since | | | | the USA now and are popular because of their 'retro |
| around 1900, right around the same time as cars were | | | | scooter' look. They can be a little more expensive than |
| first starting to hit the market. They were pretty crude | | | | others, but the quality warrants it. Here's a look at their |
| machines. They resemble what we think of today as | | | | line up: (the number is the cc of the engine)o LX 50 |
| a Moped because they were really just bikes with | | | | and S 50o LX 150, S 150, and LXV 150o GTS 250 and |
| small motors attached to them. For the time they were | | | | GVT 250o GTS 300 Super |
| awesome. | | | | #3 Suzuki Scooters |
| Boy, how they have changed today! Today's scooters | | | | Suzuki tends to build more traditional motorcycles |
| range from the smaller 50cc versions that will get you | | | | cruisers and off road bikes, but they do have 3 power |
| around town or around campus, all the way up to | | | | scooters available in the US.o The Burgman 400o |
| 600cc bad boys that can go on the freeway and find | | | | Burgman 650o Burgman 650 Exec |
| speeds of well over 100 mph. That, my friend, is a fast | | | | #4 Yamaha |
| gas scooter! | | | | Yamaha has long been in the motor sports game with |
| With the economy being not so hot and the price of | | | | a full line up of very popular motorcycles and ATVs. |
| gas hovering in the $3.00 range, these scooters are | | | | They are current offering a pretty good selection of |
| becoming a popular source of transportation in all | | | | scooters as well:o C3, Vino Classic, and the Zuma - |
| walks of life. It's easy to see why:o They are very | | | | 49cco Zuma 125 - 125cco Majesty - 395cco TMAX - |
| affordable compared to a caro The are incredibly fuel | | | | 499cc |
| efficiento They are not hard to repair and the parts | | | | #5 Kymco |
| are usually inexpensiveo It's easy to find parking when | | | | Kymco is the largest scooter manufacturer in Taiwan, |
| on campus or in a big city | | | | and currently exports to 86 countries worldwide. They |
| Here is a look at some of the scooters available to | | | | are very popular here in the USA and have over 15 |
| you right now. | | | | different models ranging from 6 50cc models all the |
| #1 Honda | | | | way up to the Xciting 500Ri. They are definitely a |
| Honda had produces more brands of scooters than | | | | player and worth taking a look at. |
| anyone of the years if we are looking worldwide. In | | | | Scooters have come a long way over the years. If |
| fact, the Honda Super Cub, which came out in the late | | | | there are 2 things that stick out to me about scooters |
| 1950's, is the best selling two wheeler of all time. They | | | | it is this: |
| currently are selling 5 trim levels in the USA:o | | | | 1. Fuel Efficiency: Most of the 50cc models get over |
| Metropolitan - 50cco Ruckus - 49cco Elite - 108cco | | | | 100mpg and the larger ones usually get over 50mpg. |
| SH150I - 150cco Silver Wing - 582cc | | | | 2. Affordable: The smaller models can start, BRAND |
| Did you see that last one? The Silver Wing is pretty | | | | NEW, for under $2000. The larger models can be a |
| flipping fast! | | | | little more expensive, hitting the $9000 range, but still an |
| #2 Vespa | | | | excellent value for what you are getting. |
| After WWII, the Vespas kind of became the gold | | | | Fun, affordable, and efficient. Oh, yeah, and pretty cool |
| standard for scooters in Europe. They sell a full line in | | | | too. |