Scooters and Mopeds in Ontario: Facts and Myths
Scooters and Mopeds in Ontario: Facts and Myths Some years ago I was in a motorcycle dealership in Toronto (no longer around), listening to a salesman telling a potential scooter buyer that the 50cc scooter they were looking was extremely fuel efficient (mostly true), that it was cheap on insuranceContinue Reading
The Big Thaw: Spring preparation tips for your scooter
So we’ve reached the time of year where things are thawing, the snow is largely gone, and, and you are probably getting an irresistible itch to ride your scooter. At least I hope that’s where your irresistible itch is coming from. You might ask – what should you be doingContinue Reading
The Junk Run – a Scoottoronto event
Sometimes, almost out of nowhere you get an idea. You might shrug, dismiss it as impractical but the idea stays around. It lurks behind your doorways, waiting to ambush you when are least expecting. For me the idea involved seeing just how far I could push a used and abusedContinue Reading
Past Due Review: 1985 Vespa P125X
(Editor’s note: Past Due Reviews are special articles giving reviews of machines that are not current, are occasionally well used, and well past the due date for a newly arrived machine. They’re intended to give a second chance to classic, unusual, or indeed any scooter has a story that needsContinue Reading
Welcome to Scoottoronto
With our very first post I’d like to welcome our readers to Scoottoronto. Or it might be reader singular, we’ll find out with time. Scoottoronto is a project I’ve had in mind to do for a while – a non commercial online magazine/blog specifically dedicated to the Toronto scooterist. (WithContinue Reading