Looking for inspiration? Check out this article in the Surburban Journals about Barb Jones-Moore, a 35-year breast cancer survivor who has a mission to raise awareness with her pink scooter.

Linda C. in California sent me these photos of her limited edition Pink Hibiscus Honda Metropolitan, along with this note:

“Crystal,

“Here are some pictures of my 2007 Honda Metropolitan, pink hibiscus special edition.  I received the scooter as a birthday gift from my hubby.  I had a Honda motorcycle as a teenager and riding again gives me such joy.  I bought a few accessories to pimp my ride and it has been great fun decorating my beloved new toy!

“The decals were purchased from Hawaii at Decal Dragons and Stuck on Maui.  They are on my rear trunk and helmet.  The pink polka dot basket liner, monogrammed with ‘HONDA’ is from Pottery Barn Kids.  The wicker basket gives the scoot an island vibe that goes with the hibiscus flower panels.  I have a chrome license plate holder with bling, swarovski crystals, that I got on Ebay.  I have a pink Honda baseball hat with hibiscus flowers embroidered on it.  As you can see, I’m having too much fun shopping for my scoot!”

Here are a few more photos of Linda’s ride:

Maybe the Hope will inspire you to do your own ride – for example, one Hope rider I know of, Barbara, rode her 50cc Hope 1,100 miles to honor her friend who passed away from breast cancer, and to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

The Schwinn Hope 150 has a suggested retail price of $1,999, and gets an estimated 87 miles per gallon. A portion of every sale goes to breast cancer awareness and research causes. Read more about Schwinn’s participation in breast cancer research here: Schwinn Donates Hope Scooters to Komen Foundation. Find a dealer on the web site.

Mon B. sent me this letter, along with a link to Pink:

“This is a link to a pic of my MotoFino MF50QT-2 scooter at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery outside the city of Saint Louis.  His name is ‘Pink’, oddly enough.  While Pink is only 50cc’s, he’s still an enjoyable ride around the city, and I ride him 25-50 miles just about every day. The basket you see on the rear has now been replaced with a roomy pink trunk so I can carry LOTS of important ’stuff.’

“One thing I enjoy is my ride through a large wooded park on my way to the cemetary.  One doe in particular seems to be a touch confused when I ride past her (maybe 5 foot away) and turns her head back and forth with this, What is it?  Should I worry? Huh? Huh? look on her face…just LOVE that look!  She has never run away.  Yesterday I saw a young buck who DID take off quickly.

“I have found that the scent of skunk lingers……….on…and on….”

Jill from Southern California sent me this photo of her new baby, and promises more! She writes:

“Hi Crystal! I LOVE YOUR BLOG! I just got my Pink Motobravo Paparazzi scooter (50cc) two nights ago and it’s my favorite thing in the world! My cousin also got one and we will be cruising on the weekend so I will send pics of both us of cruising with our pink scooters! For the meantime, meet MADELEINE.

Thanks and keep posting! ”

Leanne sent me this photo of her with her new QLink. She writes:

“I am the very proud new owner of a Qlink Star 50. I won it at a raffle drawing at the local fairgrounds. It was a fund raiser for the Mifflinburg Fire Department. Now I’m looking for other scooters to ride with in my are (Central Pa.) Just thrilled to find your website.

“Here’s a photo from the first ride home from picking it up.

“Still in excited disbelief, Leanne”

Wow, Leanne, congratulations on your win! I know there are a couple of scooter clubs in the Wilkes Barre/Scranton area, but I’m not sure if that’s close to you. I hope other readers in your area might leave you a note here.

Flickr photographer Cunning Stunt gave me permission to use these photos of a pink limited edition Hello Kitty Honda Jazz (Metropolitan in the US). Take special care to note the design of the headlight bulb in the photo below.

Check out the photostream for another photo of the scooter from the front.

I found the pink Lance Charming 50 scooter because I had a customer write to me about making a scooter seat cover for another Lance scooter model. The Charming is a 50cc 4-stroke Yamaha Vino Classic clone from Lance Powersports with a claimed MPG of 95 and a $1,395 price tag. Between August 4 and August 25, the site states that if you buy a Charming, you get a free helmet with it while supplies last. There’s a dealer search function on the site if you’re interested in checking them out.

I’m also including a photo of the purple Lance Charming 50, below, because I’m thinking that it could get away with the ‘pink scooter’ label if you liked this shade better. The Charming also comes in a retro green, light blue, dark blue, black, silver, and red.

I just found this fuchsia Scarabeo 50 Street on the Aprilia site, but finding it for sale is a whole ‘nother matter. According to one dealer site, the 50 Street is a discontinued model. Maybe 2-strokes really are a thing of the past, at least here. If you can find one, either in fuchsia or the previous year’s Rosa (inset), they will run you just over $3,000.