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MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Stranglers Scooter Club
Founded: Summer 1992
Focus: Classic vintage scooters
Rallies sponsored: Cape Cod Rally, always the dominant New England rally each summer.
Meetings: Every Sunday they meet for dinner at the Common Ground, 83-87 Harvard Avenue in Lower Allston. They tend to show up in force around 7:30pm, just in time for the Simpsons.
Notes: Always the dominant classic scooter club of the Boston area. Woody is a legend in New England scootering circles.
Contact: Woody at woody900@attbi.com
Website: www.bostonstranglers.com
Last update: 7/03
Classic Scooter Club of Boston
Boston, MA
Founded in 1995, they are "dedicated to the preservation and riding of classic motor scooters." Contact Michael Charles for more information about them. [1/00]
Diner City Scooter Club
Founded: August 2004
Focus: All makes scooter club
Contact: Doug at doug@dsquared.org
Website: www.dsquared.org/dcsc.html
Last update: 8/04
Founded: February 2002
Focus: All makes scooter club
Notes: Was originally called the Western Mass SC.
Contact: Stevie at scooterboi66@earthlink.net
Website: http://home.earthlink.net/%7Esbartone/wmascooter.html
Last update: 8/04
Amherst/Northampton, MA
47a Olive St, Northampton, MA 01060
Founded in 1997, they only own Vespa and Lambretta scooters at this time. Contact Adam Myerson for more information about them.
MICHIGAN
The Rovers Scooter Club
Focus: Riding & promoting classic scooters.
Notes: Relatively new to the scene but already nearing 50 members, the Rovers scooter club has weekly club rides, attends national rallies on weekends, and requires a vintage scooter in consideration for membership.
Contact: Eric at magnetmaz@hotmail.com
Website: www.rovers-usa.com
Last update: 9/04
Detroit Scooter Club
Focus: Informal, all makes riding club.
Notes: Also known as D-TOUR Scooter Club, this group has no formal membership and welcomes all scooter makes & models, along with motorcycles as well.
Contact: detroitvespa@comcast.net
Website: www.dtour-sc.com
Last update: 6/04
Pharaohs Scooter Club - Detroit
Detroit MI
Classic scooter club. Contact Holden for more info on their activities.
Great Lakes Scooter Club
Detroit MI
For more info, contact Bill Reid, 2310 Woodlawn, Walled Lake MI 48390 or phone (248) 624-3635.
Jedi Knights Scooter Club - Ann Arbor
Founded: 1995
Focus: "World domination" while riding classic scooters.
Meetings: Bi-monthly meetings at a member's house on Packard Road. Contact them for specific details.
Notes: This is the original Alderaan Chapter of the now national club begun by a group of University of Michigan students. As club members move around the country, they start up new branch chapters.
Forum: www.jksc.org/forum/
Contact: Nate at destinationroom101@comcast.net
Website: http://stu.wccnet.org/~wba111/
Last update: 8/04
Grand Rapids MI
Members of this club range fairly evenly in age from 19-63, and under club rules, the oldest member is president. They have an annual Christmas party and various rides in the summer. Club members camp together at the scooter meet in Portland, IN every July, and the Bucyrus, OH meet every September, forming "Camp Piaggio," the Vespa/Lambretta enclave. Most recently, they co-sponsored a "Mystery Ride to Lunch" and poker run with the West Michigan Cushman Club of Holland. Sometimes they coordinate activities with the Great Lakes SC. Contact Richard Weiderman at (616) 364-5954 or Geoffrey Goodman at (616) 456-8734 for more info.
MINNESOTA
The Regulars Scooter Club
Founded: 1998
Focus: Riding vintage scooters.
Rallies sponsored: Scooter Du since 2000.
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month at the uptown Pizza Luce at 2pm for socializing and riding. Pizza Luce is located on the corner of Lyndale and 32nd in uptown Minneapolis.
Contact: Jeremy at meddlinkid@qwest.net.
Website: www.minnescoota.com
Last update: 8/04
Minnesota Maxi-Scooter Club
Founded: June 2001
Focus: All makes riding group that primarily owns maxi-scooters.
Meetings: From mid-April thru mid September, they are meeting on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month at varying locations. Please check the Yahoo forum below for the latest details.
Notes: Better known as "Minn-Max", they don't consider themselves a club, so they have no formal membership or dues. Their primary interest is riding their maxi-scooters, which tend to be 200cc and above, but all scooters are welcome.
Contact: Adam at MinnMax@maxiscooters.org
Forum: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Minn-Max/
Website: www.maxiscooters.org
Last update: 4/05
MISSOURI
Hard Luck Scooter Club
Founded: 1992
Notes: This classic scooter club is best known for their very fast scooters and outragious performance modifications. Not as active as in past years, but still around.
Forum: autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/StLscooter
Website: www.geocities.com/vespass/hardluck2.html
Contact: Scott at gilera@swbell.net
Last update: 8/04
Crusaders Scooter Corp
Founded: August 2004
Focus: Classic style is a preference, but club is open to any scooter that possesses style and can maintain at least 50mph while cruising in standard conditions.
Notes: The Crusaders Scooter Corps is a traditional club, and the major focus is riding as a group, helping new members to acquire scooters, and having good looking bikes. All are close friends, and as such, membership is gained through personal acceptance by the club members as a group.
Contact: Brother Max at followersofurbanthe2@yahoo.com
Website: www.crusaderssc.net
Last update: 10/04
Upsetters Scooter Club
Founded: July 1998
Notes: The dominant scooter club in the area for years, its now disbanded, though there is talk of reviving it. The forum is still being used by area scooterists to organize rides and whatnot.
Forum: autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/upsetterssc.
Contact: info@upsetters.net
Last update: 8/04
NEBRASKA
King Beez Scooter Club
Lincoln-Omaha NE
Club founded in 1997 for classic scooters in the area. Contact them via email at ozone@neb.rr.com for more info. You can also check out their old website. [10/01]
NEVADA
Sin City Scooter Club
Forum: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VegasScooters/
Contact: VegasScooters-owner@yahoogroups.com
Last update: 8/04
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Scooter Club
Founded: 2002
Meetings: Every Tuesday night at K.C.'s Rib Shack in Manchester around 8pm.
Notes: They did Spring Fever Scooter Run last May and try to ride as often as they can. Their website is a big resource for scootering in general. Very informal group.
Contact: Brian Ducharme at bducharme@nh-scooters.com.
Website: www.nh-scooters.com
Last update: 7/03
NEW JERSEY
Sole Runners Scooter Club
Notes: "Pushing for the day, we can all ride together!" Founded by the infamous Quincy ... club is a bunch of individuals from the Tri-State area that ride alone on a daily basis (hence "sole").
Contact: Nuno Rodrigues, 40 Hempstead Dr, Somerset NJ 08873 or via email at Monoskat7@aol.com.
Website: http://solerunners.warmattic.com
Last update: 12/03
Northern New Jersey
For more info, contact Jason Holzman, 230 Eyland Ave, Succasunna NJ 07876.
Jersey Shore Scooter Club
Focus: Mostly Vespa, Lambretta and Bajaj, but all scooters welcome.
Meetings: Usually the 1st Sunday of each month at No Joe's Cafe, 51 Broad St, Redbank NJ. Meet at 10am and ride at 10:30am.
Contact: Ken at JerseyShoreVespa@aol.com.
Website: www.geocities.com/ken_agip/JSVC.html
Last update: 7/04
NEW MEXICO
Atomic Scooter Club
Founded: 2003
Rallies sponsored: Camp Scoot since 2003; Deadman's Run (Nomads SC)
Notes: They are sponsored by local scooter shop, New Urban Transport. This has replaced the former Nomads SC.
Contact: atomic_sc@newurbantransport.com
Website: www.atomicsc.com
Last update: 8/04
369 Montezuma - Suite 184, Santa Fe NM 87501
Founded April 2, 1998, they are composed of Vespa and Lambretta riders working on their scooters together and riding at rallies. Meetings every Thursday night at 6:30. Call for location since it changes weekly. Average age of club members is under 18. For more about their plans, contact Molly at the above address or call Super Sport Scooters at (505) 471-9169.
NEW YORK
Checkered Demons Scooter Club
Founded: 1987
Focus: Classic vintage scooters
Rallies sponsored: Checkered Demons Rally every year since 1988
Structure: Formal membership and initiation, dues, regular meetings, rules and officers.
Notes: This has been the dominant scooter club in NYC for as long as anyone can remember. They have always had a very formal membership roster.
Contact: checkereddemons@yahoo.com
Website: www.iscootny.com/cdsc
Last update: 7/03
I Scoot NY
Founded: 1997 as the "Sunday Riders"
Focus: Informal group of scooterists who just want to ride every week.
Rallies sponsored: Gotham Rally since 2003
Structure: Totally informal. No formal membership, business meetings, dues, rules or officers.
Meetings: Every Sunday they meet at Alice's Restaurant, 1st and A in the East Village at 1pm and then ride at 2pm, all year long.
Notes: They especially seek to emphasize that all scooterists are welcome to join them. They began as an informal group riding together on Sundays, which came to be called the "Sunday Riders". The group continues to grow. They do not consider themselves a club, although they have all the vestiges of better ones.
Contact: Stian at ghostrider@stian.com
Website: www.iscootny.com
Last update: 8/04
Jedi Knights Scooter Club - NYC
Focus: "World domination" while riding classic scooters.
Notes: This is the Death Star Chapter of the club started in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Forum: www.jksc.org/forum/
Contact: owner@jkscnyc.org
Website: www.jkscnyc.org
Last update: 8/04
Donne Veloci Scooter Club
Focus: All girl club
Rallies sponsored: Bunny Hop 2004
Notes: "Club was resurrected from a defunct all girl scooter gang by a group of women scooterists in and around New York City. With a passion for scooters and a desire to become more active in the NYC scooter scene, we moved towards organization and dedication."
Contact: merch@donneveloci.com
Website: www.donneveloci.com
Last update: 8/04
The Hornets Long Island Scooter Club
Rallies sponsored: Ride To The End
Meetings: Sundays at 9am at the Bellmore railway station on Sunrise Hwy.
Notes: Members ride a wide variety of both classic and modern scooters.
Forum: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/longislandscooterclub/
Contact: iscootli@yahoo.com
Website: www.thehornets.cc
Last update: 8/04
Founded: 2005?
Meetings: Group rides leave from Sassinoro Café, 50 Main Street at South Lexington Avenue, White Plains
Contact: Francesco at sassinoro @ palm.net
Last update: 6/05
Full Moon Scooter Club
Founded: July 7, 1996 at Mallorytown Rally in Canada
Focus: Riding scooters, while enjoying life and ska music.
Structure: Formal membership and initiation, but no dues, business meetings, rules or officers.
Rallies sponsored: Full Moon Madness 1997 at Chittenango Falls State Park, Cazenovia NY
Notes: Members welcome owners of both classic and modern scooters. Though relatively inactive the last few years, they'll be back on the road as a club in Summer 2005.
Contact: Danny at danny @ wxxe.org
Website: www.fullmoonsc.com
Last update: 3/05
Negative Image Scooter Club
Founded: August 1998
Focus: All makes, models and ages welcome.
Structure: Totally informal. No formal membership, rules, dues or officers.
Meetings: Weekly ride every Wednesday from Cafe CiBon, 688 Park Ave, Rochester departs at 6pm.
Notes: Originally founded as the Rochester Scooter Club.
Forum: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/NISC
Contact: Simon at simon@wxxi.org
Website: www.negativeimagesc.org
Last update: 10/04
Hell's Scooters
Founded: July 2001
Focus: Vintage scooters and drinking.
Meetings: Friday nights at the Nine-Eleven Tavern on the corner of Southpark and Bloomfield, north of the Botanical Gardens in Buffalo (except rally weekends).
Notes: While clearly a scooter club, for some reason, they don't use that phrase in their name.
Contact: Mark at fecalmarination@hotmail.com
Website: www.hellsscooters.com
Last update: 7/04
Founded: January 2003
Focus: Vintage scooters and drinking.
Notes: Former members of SWORM SC started this club.
Contact: Dee at vespapixie@netzero.net
Website: www.angelfire.com/retro2/buffaloscooters_ny
Last update: 7/04
NORTH CAROLINA
Incriminators Scooter Club
Focus: "Dedicated to the riding, repair, tuning and restorations of classic and vintage scooters".
Rallies sponsored: "Freeze Your Balls Off" since 1999
Meetings: Carolina Coffee Shop on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill on the second Tuesday of each month.
Notes: All members own classic scooters (mostly Vespa), but they allow modern scooterists to join their activities.
Contact: incriminators@series1studio.com
Forum: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Incriminators/
Website: http://series1studio.com/incriminators/
Last update: 6/04
Buzzards Scooter Club
Founded: 2002
Meetings: First Sunday of each month at Dolce Gelato, 1710 Kenilworth Ave in the Dilworth section of Charlotte.
Contact: BuzzardsSC-owner@yahoogroups.com
Website: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/BuzzardsSC
Last update: 6/04
NORTH DAKOTA
Founded: 2003
Notes: They had 5 members as of July 2003 and are looking for more.
Contact: Cassandra and Pete at scooterdolls5@aol.com
Last update: 7/03
OHIO
Pride of Cleveland Scooter Club
Founded: 1994 as the North Coast SC
Focus: Attending rallies, riding and eating.
Meetings: None, as they don't believe in them.
Notes: Phil informally leads this club and is probably best known as the owner of Pride of Cleveland Scooters, which sells a wide variety of modern and classic scooters, both new and used. He's a well known fixture at scooter rallies.
Contact: Phil at pocphil@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.poc.itgo.com
Last update: 6/04
Mid-Ohio Classic Scooter Club
Founded: October 27, 1995
Focus: Older, family oriented, classic scooter enthusiasts.
Notes: They include not only classic Vespa and Lambretta scooters, but also makes like Mustang and Cushman. Since 1996, they have sponsored a popular annual swap meet.
Contact: Bob at mrscooter0@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.midohioclassicscooters.com
Last update: 6/04
Columbus Cutters Scooter Club
Focus: All makes & models welcome.
Rallies sponsored: Scoot-A-Que 2004
Meetings: Tuesday nights at Skully's, 1151 N. High St in Columbus around 8pm.
Notes: "We're a diverse group, including vintage Vespas & Lambrettas, new scooters, mopeds, motorcycles, racers, and riders of all ages and backgrounds. We are very friendly and love new members!"
Forum: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/scootcolumbus/
Contact: Jhosef at jhosef@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.scootcolumbus.com
Last update: 8/04
1386 Fields Ave, Columbus, OH 43211
Classic scooter club for the Columbus area. Contact Scott at (614) 299-8480 for details on their rides and other activities. [6/00]
Repeat Offender Scooter Club
Athens OH
This is an all makes scooter club organized in 1997, though they're just Vespa and Lambretta for now. They meet every Wednesday at the Union Bar and Grill at 9:30pm, where they wreak havoc on the pool table until 2am. Contact Jason or Matt for more information.
Gem City Rollers Scooter Club
Founded: April 2004?
Focus: "All makes and models are welcome".
Meetings: 15th of every month at Marion's Piazza, 711 Shroyer Rd (corner Patterson) in Oakwood section of Dayton, Ohio 45419.
Notes: Planning monthly club rides starting summer 2004.
Contact: gemcityrollers@yahoo.com
Website: www.gemcityrollers.com
Last update: 6/04
Ten Year Lates Scooter Club
Founded: Sometime in 2000
Meetings: Club meetings are held every Wednesday night at 7pm at The Comet, 4579 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Notes: Called the XYLs for short, this is a very active club for socializing, riding and going to rallies.
Contact: Casey at casey@sugarburninc.com
Website: www.tenyearlates.com
Last update: 7/03
OKLAHOMA
Sputnik Scooter Club
Rallies sponsored: "Test Flight" in June 2004
Contact: Dylan at dylan@okgazette.com
Website: www.sputnikokc.com
Last update: 6/04
Website: www.webspawner.com/users/okccuriositysc
Last update: 4/05
Tulsa OK
Organized July 1999, they ride Wednesday nights at 7pm and the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at noon. Includes scooterists from Oklahoma City. Contact Zachary Matthews at (918) 361-1059 for more information. [10/99]
