http://www.inpraiseofmotorscooters.com/journal Motorscooter enthusiasm, discussion, inspiration Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:47:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  The scooter plays different roles in different places.  In much of Asia, the scooter is simply -- transportation.  It is the family car.  The omnipresence of all manner of scooters does to a significant degree demonstrate that the scooter design is indeed more generally functional than the motorcycle, whose swing-the-leg-over ... http://www.inpraiseofmotorscooters.com/journal/general-scooterism/the-sophisticated-motorscooterist/ Even the larger scooters are not appropriate for freeway travel, and on a smaller scooter, even a freeway legal 150 cc model, it is very clearly hazardous.  With the smaller wheel size of the scooter, even minor road irregularities can lead at the very least to lurching about and may ... http://www.inpraiseofmotorscooters.com/journal/the-motorscooter-commute/the-off-freeway-motorscooter-route/ 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/