New scooter shop just opened on prince st. in downtown BK

Wow, a scooter sounds perfect for a ride to Aunt Suzies!! An unbiased contributor recently said that "All of their sauces are homemade, the best being the vodka sauce, which is always the right blend of cream and tomato sauce. There is a reason why families and Broolynites from all over have been trekking to Aunt Suzies for 25 years! "

Limiting speed sounds like a great idea. They check that on inspection, I would assume... right?

Aunt Suzie's:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/aunt-suzies-restaurant-brooklyn

arches wrote: I hate it when a joke backfires.

You forgot to include sarcasm tags.

you joke sputtered. and delivered chinese food.

Hmmm. I am not a regular here but this thread was brought to my attention as being in need of some straightening out.

Here are the rules for what does and what does not require a motorcycle license in NY. I am a dealer and spend a LOT of time dealing with this sort of thing so would appreciate some understanding that this is information is factual and can be verified on the NYS DMV web site link I provided.

There are two classes of scooter or motorcycle that do NOT require a motorcycle license in NY. BUT, for each of these you still need a car license. The first is designated a 'class C morotcycle' and must not be capable of speeds in excess of 20 mph. Such a vehicle would be like a Velosolex or various electric scooters.

Next is a class B motorcycle, which must not be able to exceed 30 mph.

This can be verified by looking here: http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/dmvfaqs.htm#MOPEDS

When a manufacturer provides each State with information about the vehicles it sells, it also provides information about the speed of the vehicle and at that time NY DMV will register the class of the scooter for that make and model. It does not matter if you styate when registering it that it can only go 30 mph. If it is in the computer as anything other than class B or C, you will need a motorcycle license.

The speed a scooter can attain is often reduced by various means. This can include electronic rev limiters, restricters on the intake and/or exhaust systems plus a washer in the variator that limits speed too. A competant mechanic or enthusiastic amateur can remove such restrictions and get an easy 45 mph from a scooter that was limited to 30 mph. By doing so, you have modified the scooter that affects it's class and legally are required to register the vehicle as the modofied class. If you look at form MV-82 you will see there is a place where you record this information and provide details.

That said, there is no check at inspection time as to whether the vehicle is in class or not.

I hope this helps everyone understand when you do and when you do not need a motorcycle license in NY. Oh, and NJ is totally different so make sure anyone you talk to has intimate knowledge of NY.

www.metroscooter.us

I have a scooter and m/c lic as well.

I concur josephk, and point out that there are alot of scooter places in the hood. Prospect cycles on Coney Island Ave is an established dealer that feels no need to make shill posts.

http://www.prospectcycles.com/

P.S. Women visiting the above link may (or may not) want to ignore the bikini babe on the shop's home page.

http://www.prospectcycles.com/new_vehicle_list.asp?sid=01650507X6K22K2009J10I28I34JAMQ1221R0&Manufacturer=442&Category=12&CatDesc=Scooters

http://www.prospectcycles.com/new_vehicle_list.asp?sid=01650507X6K22K2009J10I28I34JAMQ1221R0&Manufacturer=2&Category=12&CatDesc=Scooters

It's owner operated. ...Good luck to your shop.

Mods, this likely should go to the classifieds.

P.S. Aunt suzies, sounds good!

you want to avoid places that do not have an established network of dealers.

...if you ever move out of NY, you might not be able to easily get parts and service on a SYM, Andretti or TNG.

Kymco and Yamaha have been around for a while.

http://www.prospectcycles.com/new_vehicle_list.asp?sid=01650507X6K22K2009J10I28I34JAMQ1221R0&Manufacturer=2&Category=12&CatDesc=Scooters

Subject: Re: New scooter shop just opened on prince st. in downtown B

josephk wrote: i just checked out this new scooter shop across metro tech on the way home from school yesterday (right off corner flatbush/willoughby) cool place not fully stocked yet but the prices are off the hook, - i think they start at $1600, like half the cost of a vespa if not more and are really neat bikes.

That's a big price difference. Just curious, what enables these companies to be so much cheaper?