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Canadian Scooterist Resources
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Scooter Manufacturers and Distributors Canadian Websites
600cc Silverwing, 50cc Jazz and 50cc Ruckus.
TMax-500cc, Majesty 400cc, BWS 125cc, Vino 125cc, Vino 50cc, BWS 50cc, C3 50cc
400 and 600cc Burgman
4-50cc models, 125, 150, 200, 250, and 500cc models
Piaggio is owned by a
conglomerate that also owns a number of companies like Aprilia and
Derbi. There are links to each of the subsidiaries at the Vespa and
Piaggio links.
Piaggio: Fly 50cc and 150cc. MP3 250,400 and 500cc Vespa: 50, 150 and 250cc engines One of several Distributors of world brand scooters Eton , TGB and Keeway.
CMI
This is , again, a reason to be active in a local
scooter club or forum to get an idea of what brands and retailers
are available and what you can expect in after-sales service.
There are some really good brands being sold
by somewhat questionable retailers and vice-versa. The same company that is importing Peugeot is also importing SYM scooters and CFmoto which offers a 150cc scooter and an automatic 250cc motorcycle. I had a number
of bookmarks for distributors of Chinese mainland scooters but they
seem to have disappeared along with any parts supply for all the
scooters they sold. All the above are recognized brands that have
been sold for years in Europe and Asia although some are just recent
arrivals in Canada. Mainland Chinese scooters seem to be sold mainly by
the container rather than having any formal ties to an organization in
Canada. Anybody can order a container whereas with Honda, Kymco,
Piaggio etc., the factory only deals with their Canadian subsidiary or
a factory authorized distributor that can supply parts and service.
Price isn't the only factor so look for a local dealer that can perform service and maintenance and supply parts on short notice. If you have to take your scooter in for normal maintenance or accident repair and wait for weeks to get a part, that takes a lot of fun out of owning a scooter. While the above are good sources for new scooters, some companies make a business of importing older used scooters from other countries. Imports from Japan are big from cars to industrial machinery to motorcycles and sometimes they'll "pad" a partially full container with scooters. Below are two firms with a good reputation that have imported scooters to the west coast of Canada. All models are 15 years or older in order to qualify for import to Canada. Windbell Motorcycle
Located in Richmond, BC they sell a number of aftermarket parts as well
as import containers of scooters on a regular basis. Located in North Vancouver, BC imports Japanese models of motorcycles and scooters never sold in Canada. They once had a couple of Honda Gyro Canopy three wheelers on their lot. If you're thinking of importing a scooter from the US, you should check first here to see if you can bring it across the border and what hoops you'll have to jump through to do it successfully. I've known a few people who have brought new or recent models of Honda scooters to Canada from the US. |
