Motorcycle And Scooter News

[kz1000st]

A Harley?

https://americanrider.com/american-m...446E8864612I9I

[sc00ter]

I used to be into old Chevy cars from the 60's. At almost every car show someone would have a Harley Topper. They are Italian made if I recall and really cool in person. Cushman scooters and Mustang "mini" motorcycles also made a showing. That Topper link/find was awesome! Thanks for linking.

[kz1000st]

Originally Posted by sc00ter

I used to be into old Chevy cars from the 60's. At almost every car show someone would have a Harley Topper. They are Italian made if I recall and really cool in person. Cushman scooters and Mustang "mini" motorcycles also made a showing. That Topper link/find was awesome! Thanks for linking.

Thank you.

It's why I'm doing it. I'd like to think these links have something for a lot of people.

[kz1000st]

I would love to see how they enforce this law.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/70904...islation-laws/

[kz1000st]

Do you want a 300cc scooter at 150cc prices? This from the owners of Benelli and QJ Motors.

https://powersportsbusiness.com/late...erican-market/

[sc00ter]

We had a Keeway dealer when scooters first made a comeback. Genuine was still PGO, that's how long ago it was! Keeway made some good stuff back then. Plastics that weren't brittle, metal didn't corrode after one riding season and the seats had nice thick vinyl. And they were reliable. But no one carries them anymore. Shame as I would like to see that new 300cc in person.

Right now Italica is the new brand being sold in my area. Bintelli as well (remember, I almost bought a Scorch 150cc for a commuter) and obviously Tao Tao and Ice Bear. I don't care for the last 2 brands but if you stay on top of one they are doable. So that's what is dominating my roads right now. It seems most scooter sales are based on lowest price possible around here. Not a bad thing if the quality is there.

[kz1000st]

Originally Posted by sc00ter

We had a Keeway dealer when scooters first made a comeback. Genuine was still PGO, that's how long ago it was! Keeway made some good stuff back then. Plastics that weren't brittle, metal didn't corrode after one riding season and the seats had nice thick vinyl. And they were reliable. But no one carries them anymore. Shame as I would like to see that new 300cc in person.

Right now Italica is the new brand being sold in my area. Bintelli as well (remember, I almost bought a Scorch 150cc for a commuter) and obviously Tao Tao and Ice Bear. I don't care for the last 2 brands but if you stay on top of one they are doable. So that's what is dominating my roads right now. It seems most scooter sales are based on lowest price possible around here. Not a bad thing if the quality is there.

I don't understand Keeway becoming the distributor of Benelli at all. Keeway is a subsidiary of Qianjiang, the maker of QJ Motors and Benelli who are distributed by SSR Motors.

And yes, I heard back in the dark ages around 2008 that Keeway builds good stuff. The parent company, Geely, is a huge company with vast resources so they should have a handle on quality.

Read on to see how big.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geely

[kz1000st]

Originally Posted by sc00ter

We had a Keeway dealer when scooters first made a comeback. Genuine was still PGO, that's how long ago it was! Keeway made some good stuff back then. Plastics that weren't brittle, metal didn't corrode after one riding season and the seats had nice thick vinyl. And they were reliable. But no one carries them anymore. Shame as I would like to see that new 300cc in person.

And on a personal note sc00ter.

I was told my "credibility fell off a cliff" on that certain Italian scooter forum because I dared to say a QJ Motor LTR 150 was a scooter worth owning. These QJ scooters, like the Hanway Royal Alloy 300, are a different breed than the Tao Tao, Shanghai Shenke's of the past.

Geely is a much bigger company than the dirt floor factory scooters imported before this.