Scooter buying tips
July 24, 2008 by Frank Girard · Leave a Comment
Have you ever considered using a scooter sometimes to help reduce the amount of money you spend on gas?
According to dictionary.com, a scooter is “a child’s vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.Also called motor scooter. a similar but larger and heavier vehicle for adults, having a saddlelike seat mounted on the footboard and being propelled by a motor.
Here’s some tips for buying a motor scooter:
- Where will you drive it? Will you only be driving it locally or will you be driving on more high traffic roads? This will help you determine how fast you need the scooter to go.
- How much weight do you plan to carry? Will you be the only person on the scooter or do you plan to take a passenger? You need to consider weight in order to check the specifications of what wieghts your scooter can carry.
- Which scooter should I buy? Much of this is personal opinion. To help you check out some of the manufacturers, we’ve listed some of the manufaccturers with links to their sites.
- Drive safe! Before you start driving, take a motorcycle driver training course even if it isn’t required by law.
- Get insurance just like yu buy insurance for your car
- Consider getting an alarm for your scooter to protect it from being stolen.
As part of my continuing series of buying tips, we’ll share other scooter buying tips in the future. As promised, here’s a list of links to scooter manufacturers:
