Thursday is as good a day as any to get back to basics. We’ve just dug up this short video that answers the question, how do scooters work? courtesy of FlyScooters.com.

I hoped that after a “get-to-know-you” period, my rides would become more carefree. Time to think again.

Planning his first ride out of the city, Scott walks us through his list of …anxieties… I mean, tools. Find out if his vintage scooter made it in one piece inside.

I’m starting to get comfortable with riding a vintage scooter around New York City, but with the weather this past week, what else do I have to deal with?

It’s not enough that I’ve only just passed my test and I’m getting used to the idiosyncrasies of a vintage bike. Now I got to deal with riding in the rain too?

The Motorcycle Safety Foundation has put up two great online Rider Perception tests that challenge your ability to judge dangerous situations on the road, as well as recognize traffic signs.

In the span of one week (pun intended), I have crossed the East River into Babylon, twice. I had been avoiding the whole experience, telling myself that I needed to get more comfortable on the new scooter, get a little more riding under my belt, that I really didn’t need anything in the city.

Thinking of obtaining your license by taking the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Basic Rider Course? Click on inside to read Scott’s take on the experience.

Brakes, clutches, cables, oh my! Scott gets to learn some of his first scoot wrenching the only way you should – roll up your sleeves and get dirty (and sometimes frustrated.) Read on inside.

Scott decides to take a riding lesson, fix his bike, register it, get a permit, and transfer a license all in the space of twenty-four hours. Oh boy.