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[[Image:Vespa Motorroller 01 KMJ.jpg|right|220px|thumb|A Vespa with the engine mounted on the right side]] | [[Image:Vespa Motorroller 01 KMJ.jpg|right|220px|thumb|A Vespa with the engine mounted on the right side]] | ||
A '''scooter''' is a style of two-wheeled motor vehicle with certain design characteristics such as a step-through frame, small wheels, automatic transmission and small engine. The definition is evolving as [[motorcycle]] designs change over time. | A '''scooter''' is a style of two-wheeled motor vehicle with certain design characteristics such as a [[step-through]] frame, small wheels, automatic transmission and small engine. The definition is evolving as [[motorcycle]] designs change over time. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Historically, a scooter was noted for a small engine, small wheels, a step-through design, a forward [[fairing]] with floor boards, and possibly under-seat storage. Modern scooters cover a broad spectrum of designs: step-through or step-over frames, small or large wheels, front fairings or floor boards, under-seat storage or not, and manual or automatic transmissions. Most scooters today feature automatic transmissions. | Historically, a scooter was noted for a small engine, small wheels, a step-through design, a forward [[fairing]] with floor boards, and possibly under-seat storage. Modern scooters cover a broad spectrum of designs: step-through or [[step-over]] frames, small or large wheels, front fairings or floor boards, under-seat storage or not, and manual or automatic transmissions. Most scooters today feature automatic transmissions. | ||
At one end of the current market, the [[Vespa]] LX series reflects the scooters' historical antecedents: small wheels, floor boards, front fairing, inner fairing storage. At the other end, the [[Honda Big Ruckus]] featured no bodywork, floorboards or step-through frame, but was still classified as a scooter. The [[Piaggio]] MP3, with two front wheels (three wheels total) reflects the fluid nature of the scooter classification. Modern scooters have a wide range of engine displacements, from under 50 cc to over 799cc, and some have engine locations in stark contrast to classic scooter design (e.g. [[Yamaha]] T-Max 500, [[Suzuki Burgman]] 650, [[Gilera]] GP800). | At one end of the current market, the [[Vespa]] LX series reflects the scooters' historical antecedents: small wheels, floor boards, front fairing, inner fairing storage. At the other end, the [[Honda Big Ruckus]] featured no bodywork, floorboards or step-through frame, but was still classified as a scooter. The [[Piaggio]] MP3, with two front wheels (three wheels total) reflects the fluid nature of the scooter classification. Modern scooters have a wide range of engine displacements, from under 50 cc to over 799cc, and some have engine locations in stark contrast to classic scooter design (e.g. [[Yamaha]] T-Max 500, [[Suzuki Burgman]] 650, [[Gilera]] GP800). | ||