Our group there is a variety of scooter types, styles and manufacturers. While most of our members ride modern scooters there are vintage scoots in our group.

Vintage & Vintage Style Scooters

While there is no single definition of what makes a scooter vintage for most people a vintage scooter means a Vespa or Lambretta but there are many more out there such as the Fuji Rabbit and Cushman scooters seen at the Sandblast Rally.

Many scooterists prefer the look of a vintage scoot even if they want the relaiblity of a modern (warranty and parts availability) scooter. For some that means a Genuine Scooter Company Stella or Bajaj Chetak made in the same factories that produced Vespas in earlier decades. Others have

Maxi-scooters are large frame scooters which typically look like a sport bike with a step through frame. Typcially a maxi-scooter will have a minimum of 250cc engine used in the Honda Helix, Yamaha Morpheus, Kymco XCITING 250 up to Gilera GP 800 though the largest cc scooter in our group is a Suzuki Bergman 650.

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