Six years ago I bought my scooter, a 2003 Honda Jazz. The first ride was just plain funny, but immediately I knew that this was the way for me to travel. Soon it was a though the scooter was an extension of my body and it moves when I do, and I move when it does. Today, it is a part of who I am and I cannot imagine my life without it. Every ride for me is special and I delight in the time we spend together. Yes, it is my best friend and no I am not ashamed that I bought my best friend at a store for cash money. Because scooters are a girls’ best friend.
I bought my scooter for the best of reasons – true love.
Where’s the love now!? The people who buy their scooters because of the gas prices will soon find that they have put away their scooter or sold it because riding a scooter or any two wheeled vehicle is not for everybody and among the qualities required I do not believe you will find frugality. Nor do I think it is the ability to follow the trends.
Year after year I have seen new scooters appear and then they disappear the next year, never to return until I see them being sold online. So sad… I wish I could adopt them all.
So, before you buy one remember: Scooters are people too.
I absolutely love my scooter and once thought everyone should get one – but then I started picturing the roads crammed with scooters. No longer would I be turning heads. Oh well, I guess.
You can see my ride here…
http://ruckusriders.wordpress.com
merri ellen
I love that people are discovering how cool scooters are, I just wish it happened in a slow progression rather than as a fad. It’s terrible to see something you love being turned into a “product” by marketing companies. Suddenly I see myself as all these stereotypes that are portrayed in all the scooter marketing campaigns.