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
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
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
Hi all, and sorry for our inactivity the last couple of months or so. In the time since you last got a Scoottoronto update, we have managed to sell a house, buy a new house – and go through the craziness of moving out and then in. Thankfully, most ofContinue Reading
(Editor’s note: We’re catching up after a moving and holiday related hiatus, so here is an belated article from the end of last riding season.) A faint touch of old dust and engine grease mixed with gourmet cuisine. Wine in plastic cups was sipped among peals of laughter and theContinue Reading