I have always loved scooters. Every time I ride one, I feel like a spy in Europe and I often wear cliche khakis, button up shirt, and sun glasses while I ride around with a messenger bag. I took a vacation to Florida a year or so ago and rented a moped and since then I knew that I needed to own one. If you’ve read the older posts of this blog, you know that in the summer of 2008, I bought two electric mopeds which I later had to sell. Well this summer, my girlfriend and I decided to go halves on a brand new 50cc moped. If I knew then, what I know now, I would never have purchased the scooter we did. Take my advise and read this article before you purchase a new scooter. Read the rest of this entry »