Are scooter clubs snobby?

[nwscooterboy]

Today I met up with the local scooter club. They have a yearly 3 day weekend scooter festival/run and I took part in the morning run...well part of it. I didn't feel like I had the experience to do the whole thing but I was able to get my feet wet.

It was a blast! There were 40+ scoots at the meet & greet at 9 am and I was shocked at how many people came up and asked me about my new Tao Tao. Of course they all thought it was a Vespa and they were impressed at the quality of the build. When we left on the ride they had a person in the very back that was the "sweeper" and she let me be behind her because I was new and all. It was awesome talking to other people about their scooters and getting to know new friends and I didn't sense any negative vibes at all because of my Chinese scooter.