TheScooterScoop

(I always wanted to paint up a scooter to look “military issue”. Looks like some people actually own military issue scooters!)

Here’s a small piece from a post by Bart over at CycleConnections. I suggest clicking on the title link to read the whole story on how Scooters were used in WWII.

Cycle Connections – Online Motorcycle Magazine: “A couple of military scooter models were quickly introduced – the United States Cushman with a channel iron frame and the United Kingdom Welbike. The Cushman civilian version pre-dated the war, and the Welbike was redesigned after the war and sold for civilian use as the popular Brockhouse Corgi. Even though they were cheap to buy, they were unpopular with the paratroopers, as the scooters were very unreliable, quite slow, and had a history of failing to start or breaking down within yards of the airborne unit’s drop zone. The paratroopers saw the motor scooters as a novelty gimmick and not worth the effort to unpack, once they hit the ground. However, if you have ever hit the ground using a parachute from WWII, I’m surprised they even started, let alone ran!”