TheScooterScoop

…Vespa rider Shawn Murphy said “one hallmark about scooter riders is that they’re pretty much accepting of anyone – punkers, heavy-metal types, skinheads, mods and even normal people.”
And veteran cyclist Michele Opiteck, sales manager at Cycle City – which happens to sell Vespas as well as Harleys – says she’s equally at ease with either biking extreme.
“I can ride anything on two wheels,” Opiteck said. “I think I’d actually be drawn to the Vespa right now.”
What scooterists and bikers have in common is a bit of renegade subculture, according to Pancho. They’re both have roots in the 1950s beat culture, but took totally different directions.
He doubted that he and his fellow scooter riders would actually encounter the big guys during their rally road trips. Then again, he said it could happen.
“If it does, we’ll probably just stop and wave at them,” Pancho said. “And most likely they’ll just laugh at us.”