Top 5 Maxi-Scooters

If you’re looking for an inexpensive, lightweight vehicle for riding around town or completing short errands, scooters are an excellent choice. If you want something with a bit more performance and versatility, you might want to consider a maxi-scooter instead. Maxi-scooters, or touring scooters, offer larger engines and typically better wind protection, making a good choice as an everyday commuter or for longer distance rides.

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2018 Suzuki Burgman 400 First Ride Review

Scooters are often thought of as second-class citizens in the world of motorcycles and take a backseat to their more common, two-wheeled brethren. But in fact, scooters offer certain advantages and conveniences that regular motorcycles for the most part can’t even begin to compete with. Admittedly, I’ve never really paid much attention to scooters, especially not maxi scooters, because I figured if you’re going to get a big-displacement scooter, why not just ride a regular motorcycle? Well, I now know why.

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2018 Kymco Xciting 400i Review - First Ride

We were snuggled into a conference room in the upscale Aloft hotel in Asheville, North Carolina, when PR man Peter Jones kicked off Kymco’s 2018 new-product launch by telling us that scooters in the U.S. market are “such a small thing, they’re not even really a thing… scooters and soccer, they’re just not a part of our culture.”

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Church Of MO – 2008 Honda Silver Wing ABS Review

The maxi-scooter world is relatively large these days, with BMW, Kymco, Suzuki, and Yamaha all fielding players. In 2008, however, the players in this field were rather scarce. One name that’s been on the list the entire time has been Honda. For this week’s Church feature, we go back to 2008 and the review of that year’s Silver Wing ABS. Penning the review is our friends at TheScooterReview.com. Oh, and by the way, the Silver Wing ABS is still around today, available at your Honda dealer for a starting price of $9,270. For more pictures of the Silver Wing ABS, hop on over to the photo gallery

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Church Of MO – 2001 Yamaha Tmax 500

One of the coolest scooters to ever grace the streets, Yamaha’s TMax 500 eventually came to the States, but didn’t find the level of popularity it has enjoyed in Europe. It’s too bad, as fans of the TMax 500 (the numeral was later dropped from the name) will tell you the big scoot is a nice blend of motorcycle and scooter. For this week’s Church of MO feature, we travel back to 2000 and recount Glenn Le Santo’s time aboard the then-new TMax 500. Note his cautious yet optimistic approach towards the scoot. With the luxury of hindsight in our favor, we now know Le Santo had nothing to be worried about. At least in Europe.

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2013 Uber Scooter Shootout – Video

Here at MO we like scooters, especially big ones. Laugh if you want, but when it comes to practical, versatile, comfortable, and fun two-wheeled transportation, scooters often get overlooked. Well, we’re here to give them their fair share. What other motorcycle will take you to the grocery store, have room for the box of cereal, gallon of milk and six-pack of beer you just bought, then welcome the chance to take the twisty road back home – all while having your left hand free to sip a latte?

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