haha, yeah, lots of people talking about scooters right now. My dad wants one! We have been trying to get him on 2 wheels forever.
If scooters truely become "cool", mainstream cool that is, I think it will be great for the powersports world in the US. Should increase motorcycle sales down the road as some people will want to go to motorcycles or add one to the garage. Hopefully more people will start on scooters and riders will be more experienced when they get on thier new R1.
Good times!