Scootering

Why ‘big two’ overcame all

often wonder about the history of an individual scooter, but have you ever stopped to wonder about the people who created it? From the first sketches in a drawing office to it appearing in a showroom is a story of its own. Back in the golden days of scooter production, competition was fierce. Manufacturers, dealers and salesmen all united in one common goal: to sell as many units as they could. For the customer looking to buy a new scooter it was a different challenge

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