Scoottoronto Updates: What’s planned for 2021
2020 was not a good year. This statement might be slightly more obvious than ones like “Fire is hot” and “Manure probably isn’t a good idea for cologne.” Motorcycle events – cancelled. Travel was curtailed. Places we’d normally ride to – closed. We had to cancel our Junk Run event.Continue Reading
An Interview with Walter Muma
(Pictures used with permission from Walter Muma, Question and Answer sections are from a phone interview with Walter Muma in November, 2020 and have been edited for length) Quite some years ago, I started out my two wheeled riding career on a 1970’s Puch Maxi moped. It was a brightContinue Reading
Remembering among the ghosts.
Today is a day we remember. We remember the men, the women, who marched and flew and drove and rode. We remember their sacrifice, their bravery. How they were often hard used, left damaged in spirit and body. And yet volunteered more. How some came back broken. How some neverContinue Reading
The Elephant in the Bike Lane: E-Bikes in Ontario
Now here’s a subject that tends to be more controversial than oil choices for a motorcycle or what type of tire to use – namely E-bikes. They’re not quite a bicycle, not quite a motorcycle, and not quite a moped. Some people see them as a cheap transportation method withinContinue Reading
Scoottoronto Scooter Stable: It’s time for a change
Now anyone who knows me, knows that I am a serial scooter and motorcycle owner. Since I first started with a 70’s Puch Bombardier moped as my first machine I’ve owned the following (not necessarily in chronological order): Tomos Targa LX moped Honda Jazz scooter Kymco Bet and Win 150Continue Reading