Scoottoronto Opinion – The case for Plastic
First of all, before the inevitable effigy burnings start – as they tend to really do a number on my lawn – I’d like to say I really *do* like classic scooters. I’ve owned more than one shifty Vespa. I’ve had a part of my brain wanting a Lambretta forContinue Reading
1 year, 1 candle, two wheels: Happy Birthday Scoottoronto!
It started, as many flame wars and religious debacles do, with an internet forum post. I was writing something – I don’t even remember what exactly I was writing about, as usual for me the process of writing was more important than the specific subject – and it suddenlyContinue Reading
State of the Scooter: Winter Discontent
Hello readers, internet bots, and people who somehow go to Scoottoronto while searching for obscure internet porn. (And no, I’m not going to describe what I am wearing.) It’s time once again for a “State of the Scooter” update. This winter has been an unusual one for me – theContinue Reading
The Last of the Bastards: Scooter Decoration and Costuming
I’ve been offered a banana by a man in an ape suit, stood guard at our nation’s capital while carrying a small rubber chicken, and I’ve seen motorized monstrosities covered with silver duct tape and LED lights. It’s a circus of (lack of) speed, a mad house of motors, aContinue Reading
The Last of the Bastards: The Mad Bastard Scooter Rally 2019
“Hey Jamie, can you give me a call?” That was the email I received early on the Monday morning after the 2015 Mad Bastard Scooter Rally from Rob Harris, the creator of the Mad Bastard Scooter rally and founder of CMG. He had just sold the rights to the eventContinue Reading