A scooter is a motorcycle with step-through frame and a
platform for the operator's feet. Elements of scooter design have been present
in some of the earliest motorcycles, and motorcycles identifiable as scooters
have been made from 1914 or earlier. Scooter development continued in Europe
and the United States between the World Wars.
The global popularity of scooters dates from the post-World
War II introductions of the Vespa and the Lambretta. These scooters were
intended to provide low-power personal transportation (engines from 50 to 250
cc or 3.1 to 15 cu in). The original layout is still widely used in this
application. Maxi-scooters, with engines from 250 to 850 cc (15 to 52 cu in)
have been developed for Western markets.
Scooters are popular for personal transport, partly due to
being cheap to buy and operate and convenient to park and store. Licensing
requirements for scooters are easier and cheaper than for cars in most parts of
the world, and insurance is usually cheaper.
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