Scooters

Motor scooters are great vehicles for local travel and leisure. However, you should be aware of your municipality’s laws concerning small engine vehicles.

The Honda Metropolitan and the Genuine Buddy are gas-powered scooters. The Metropolitan is produced in Japan by Honda's Powersports division, while the Buddy is produced by the American firm...

While most modern motorcycles no longer use two-stroke engines, many scooters still do. A lot of outdoor power equipment (such as chainsaws and snow-blowers) also uses two-stroke engines as well....

The primary purpose of de-restricting a modern Vespa scooter is to increase its power output to go faster (vintage Vespas have no restrictions). Restriction of a scooter engine is usually designed...

If you don't want to spend the extra cash for a motorcycle but desire a vehicle that gets great gas mileage, a gas scooter is an alternative to consider. Scooters consume less gas than motorcycles...

In this article I will offer more in depth tips and tricks to heavily modifying your 50cc Chinese made 4-stroke scooter for OFF ROAD use. I say off road use because most state laws require a...

Your scooter needs to be well maintained, and to keep it well maintained you need to be able to provide it with the proper parts. Some parts are universal to all scooters, but some are not. Make...

If your motor scooter has been sputtering and dying while running at idle speed, or if it is roaring at too high of an engine speed while you're stopped, you may need to adjust the idle speed....

In a world of high fuel costs and expensive automobiles, fast gas scooters provide a stylish, economical way to get around quickly. They are also quite compact, and take up far less fuel and...

The Honda Metropolitan scooter engine (49 cubic cm in size) is turned on by an electric starter. A continuous variable transmission drives the rear wheel when the gas is applied by the operator. A...

Electric engine scooters can be as simple as the small, collapsible toy scooters, or they can be full street versions like electric cars. If you're looking for something that you can just ride...

A chainsaw engine can turn any kick-power scooter into a motorized vehicle. While you can simply make a stand-up motor scooter with the engine, adding a seat along with it can turn it into a...

For those looking to save some money on short-distance transportation, you may consider leaving the car in the garage and taking a motorized scooter instead. While the term "motorized scooter" can...

Mopeds are basically any two-wheeled vehicles. Sometimes mopeds are also referred to as scooters. Mopeds work via a small capacity engine that is either powered by gas or electric with...

A gas scooter is a great way to get about town. You will need balance, because there are only 2 wheels. The engine is small, but it does create some difficulty in balance. The gas scooter moves...