50cc Scooters Are Faster Than They Used To Be
Did you ever wonder why pants you bought in the early 70’s always seems to be in again 25 years later? Two wheelers are really the same way. The reality is, 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 producing Model T’s in Detroit, scooters were all the rage in Europe. 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 industry. 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.
The Queen of Old Style – Vespa — The Vespa is one of the coolest scooter companies today. They are considered the standard for scooters in Europe.
Honda — Honda launched the most popular scooter of all time, the Super Cub, in 1958. With more than 60 million sold worldwide, it is the best selling powered vehicle of all time. Pretty impressive. If you can get your hands on one of these, you will have a classic on your hands.
You can not go wrong with a 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 old becomes new. It happens all the time.
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