http://www.inpraiseofmotorscooters.com/journal Motorscooter enthusiasm, discussion, inspiration Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:23:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bus, subway, train, bicycle, skates, motorbikes, walking -- all forms of green alternative transport which have become much harder and more dangerous to use in modern society. There are many factors which affect transportation choices but one serious disadvantage of these choices has not received enough ... http://www.inpraiseofmotorscooters.com/journal/general-scooterism/the-motorscooter-is-the-one-good-solution-to-the-green-travel-problems-that-nobody-thinks-about/ Johnny Pag - http://www.johnnypag.com/Dealer_List.html Kymco - http://www.strmotorsports.com/dealers/dealerlocator.asp QLINK - http://www.qlinkmotor.com/dealer.php United Motors - http://www.umamerica.com/site/usa/find.html Vento - http://www.vento.com/ http://www.inpraiseofmotorscooters.com/journal/general-scooterism/scooter-dealer-locator/ The Ethical Pros and Cons of buying a Chinese Motorscooter Many express concern about buying products produced in the near slave-labor environments common in Chinese factories. There is certainly food for thought there. Psychometry aside, there is still an understandable stigma about owning and using an object produced within such unpleasant ... http://www.inpraiseofmotorscooters.com/journal/general-scooterism/buying-chinese-motorscooters/ One day a family Friend, Gerry Kuehner dropped by our house with his new acquisition -- a motorscooter. It was the first time I had ever seen such a thing and I was absolutely enchanted. I was probably about 12 years old at the time and ownership of a vehicle ... http://www.inpraiseofmotorscooters.com/journal/general-scooterism/motorscooter-memories/ Women Belong on Scooters   Unlike the motorcycle, a woman on a motorscooter is not at all out of place. Far more often than is the case with motorcycles, the woman takes her place at the helm (See Motorscooter Lib.). At the same time the most practical and the cheapest form of transportation, ... http://www.inpraiseofmotorscooters.com/journal/general-scooterism/women-on-scooters/ A tour of Online Motorscooter Enthusiasm Motorscooters mean many different things to different people, of different ages, in different places. To some, particularly in the states, the scooter is just a wimpy motorcycle. To others, it is a symbol of style, nonconformity, elegance, emancipation, perhaps even virility. To much of the ... http://www.inpraiseofmotorscooters.com/journal/general-scooterism/motorscooter-touring/ A Global Transportation Solution Thanks to Motorscooter Muse Cheap and fuel efficient transportation "available in all states but California" Around the country commuters are finding what Europe, Asia, much of the world has already discovered, that the cheapest form of private transportation to acquire and to drive is the motorscooter, moped, or small ... http://www.inpraiseofmotorscooters.com/journal/general-scooterism/legislation-happy-california-shoots-itself-in-the-ecological-foot/ Mobility Scooters Home Mobility Scooter FAQ Mobility Scooter Forum Types of Mobility Scooters Travel Mobility Scooters Three-wheel mobility scooters Four-wheel mobility scooters Heavy-duty mobility scooters The Mobility Scooter Lifestyle http://www.inpraiseofmotorscooters.com/journal/freedom-and-mobility-for-the-aging-and-disabled/mobility-scooter-resources/ A Left Handed Scooter? Left Brake When I first drove my TANK 150 Sporty, I noticed quickly that the brake handles were not the same; one had a spherical knob on the end and the other did not. My initial assumption that something had been broken off proved erroneous. The brake ... http://www.inpraiseofmotorscooters.com/journal/general-scooterism/the-left-handed-motorscooter/ A Success Story Motorscooterists in the Los Angeles area are blessed with access to excellent maintenance service. Rich (Scooterdoc) Proffitt runs a mobile scooter repair service out of Pasadena. Specializing in newer Vespa models, he will maintain your scooter at your location or will cart it off to his workshop. I ... http://www.inpraiseofmotorscooters.com/journal/general-scooterism/the-scooterdoc-a-success-story/