I was doing my daily reading of tech news and such when I came across this article that I just couldn’t pass up on posting here on the Scooter Quest travel log:

If you’re thinking about buying a Scooter, but still on the fence, check out some of the things you should consider on the plus side for buying a scooter.

1) They get amazing gas mileage. For example, Small scooters (50–150cc) naturally get better mileage than bigger ones (200–700cc). Even the largest scooters, like the Honda Silverwing, get 52 MPG.

And this is ever so true. My scooters can acheive 80-90 depending on how I drive. (Which is sometimes very agressive)

2) They’re cheap. You can pick up a Kymco Agility 50 for $1,599 new. If you buy used, you can save even more. Most used scooters have low mileage because they were just used casually.

With Scooters being produced like mad, alot of people are ditching their old, still working well, scooters and buying the latest models which makes me even save up to buy my old favorite models!

3) Sales are up. Scooter sales are up nearly 24 percent for the first quarter of 2008 (compared to 2007), so you won’t be alone when scooting.

And with that said, I’ve actually started Scooters of Utah for facebook fans!

4) They’re free to park (or nearly free). More cities are accommodating the increase in motorcycles and scooters on the road. In San Francisco, new motorcycle-only parking meters are sprouting up in downtown areas and they only cost around $3/day, compared to $30/day for a car. Many parking lots offer free parking for bikes and many meter maids turn a blind eye to illegally parked scooters. You can usually park very close to your destination. Scooters also fit nicely between cars—just leave the cars enough room to get out.

The problem with this is to make sure when you park, that its visible… I had a friends scooter that was run into when he parked it in a hidden spot.

The rest of the article is quite good and can be read here.

The one thing that they did say later on in the article was,

“… still perceived as “wimpy.” Unfortunately scooters still have the stigma of being “wimpy” compared to motorcycles and many men find them emasculating.”

Which is very true. For some reason, having a scooter comes with some form of wimpy badge. But in truth, I wear it with pride. I know I’m not wimpy, and I know I love the adventure of scooter riding. And that’s all I care about!