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Kymco Scooters are not the only good option
December 20, 2009
Whay is it the shoes you purchased in the early 70’s always seems to be in again 20 years later? Scooters and mopeds are really no different. In fact, many of these companies are playing up the trend and coming out with scooters that look retro. The Metropolitan from Honda and the GVS from Vespa actually look like a form of older versions.
When Henry Ford was building Model T’s in Detroit, scooters were all the rage across the pond. These scooters looked a lot like what we think of as a moped today. They have definitely changed over the years, but people still long for the retro look. It seems like it happens in every market. Take a look a 4 great scooter brands:
Cushman –The Cushman Company produced motor scooters from 1936 to 1965 and they were most widely used during WWII. If you’ve ever seen some of those old WWII documentaries or films, these are most likely what the GI’s are cruising around on.
Mitsubishi — One of the first scooters made in Japan was the Mitsubishi Silver Pigeon. It was a scooter largely made of warplane wheels and discarded warplane parts, believe it or not.
Vespa — After WWII, Vespa became the European standard for scooters to this day.
Honda Scooters — They have many retro looking scooters, anchored by the Metropolitan. The granddaddy of the me all though, is the Super Cub, which was introduced in 1958. This little moped type scooter went on to sell over 60 million units all over the world.
Most people seem to love their Honda. They have sold more scooters than any other company. In fact, the Honda Motor Company makes more engines than any other company in the world if you count generators, cars, lawnmowers, snow blowers, etc…….
It’s cool that they are bringing back the retro scooter look. Most of them are just for looks and will come with 4 stroke engines that are water cooled instead of 2 stroke engines. Fuel injection is also a key feature that has been added to the newer versions.
What is old becomes new again.
There is more free stuff on things like a fast gas scooter and stret legal scooters at the scooterandmopedreview.com. Cool free info on things like the Honda Metropolitan scooter and other popular models.