| Motor Scooter - Style of Scooters | | | | fenders that are rounded and a single cylinder engine. |
| A motor scooter can be divided into four types of | | | | The retro model of motor scooters can be found in |
| models: Sport, Classic, Maxi, or Vintage. Whatever | | | | nearly all modern scooters. |
| style and/or model you choose is dependent upon | | | | Maximum |
| your needs and lifestyle choice. | | | | The maximum or maxi scooter is a scooter in name |
| Sport | | | | only. These motor scooters are built for performance |
| The sport style of motor scooters began in the early | | | | and can reach speeds of over 100 mph. An example, |
| 1980 when Yamaha and Honda designed a motor | | | | of a classic model would be the Suzuki Bergman or |
| scooter with sharper lines and fiberglass moldings.in | | | | the Honda Silverwing. |
| early 1990 the scooter manufacturer's attempted to | | | | Vintage |
| emulate the "Crotch Rocket." Now nearly every motor | | | | As the name implies, the vintage style of motor |
| scooter manufacturer offers a "Sport" model of | | | | scooters are classic scooters. They are typically more |
| scooter. | | | | than 15 years old. Examples of this classic style would |
| Classic | | | | be the Cushman of the 1950s and Vespa of 1960. In |
| As the name implies, the classic motor scooter is what | | | | 1960, Harley Davidson even manufactured a motor |
| is traditionally thought of as being a motor scooter. | | | | scooter. A vintage scooter though is not for the novice |
| Think of the Vespa that Audrey Hepburn and Gregory | | | | as a vintage scooter may have it's share of |
| Peck rode in the 1950 movie classic Roman Holiday. | | | | maintenance problems. However, for absolute style |
| The classic scooter is characterized by having a | | | | points a vintage scooter can not be beat. |
| scooped front leg, shield with a round light on top, rear | | | | |