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10. General Business 10.1 Responses to General Business from a Previous Meeting Nil 10.2 New General Business Moved by Cr Green, seconded by Cr Harley ‘That the Chief Executive Officer presents a report to Council which explores the opportunities to increase the availability of motorcycle parking in the City of Perth including the possibility of parking on certain areas's of the City's footpaths, as exists in the City of Melbourne. That this report comes to Council within 60 days.’ The motion was put and carried The votes were recorded as follows: For: Crs Green and Harley Against: Cr Davidson

Improve Parking for Scooters & Motorcycles in Perth Support the Motion for better Perth CBD parking, ease congestion and improve our city. What is it about? The motion submitted by Councillors Green & Harley suggests a change in the parking regime that is long overdue and should finally be considered in the City of Perth. What is realised in many other cities in Australia and around the world, that motorcycles and scooters can easily park on some of the city footpaths without obstructing pedestrians loading bays or alfresco dining, should become the law in Perth. Over 80% of the cars visiting Perth CBD are occupied by one driver only. This causes congestion and restricts access to the city - while economically and ecologically better options are left out. The currently poor parking possibilities in the city of Perth for two wheeled vehicles like scooters, motorcycles but also bicycles must be improved to make it a more liveable city and cope with the increasing population growth. Plenty of (expensive) parking possibilities for cars leave many people no other choice to commute or visit the city than taking their car or use public transport that is not always as accessible and efficient. As one of Perth's longes [...]

Allowing motorcycles and scooters to park on some footpaths would overcome serious inner-city parking shortages, according to two City of Perth councillors. They say footpaths on many streets are wide enough to accommodate motorbikes, just as they do in parts of Melbourne and some overseas cities.

While the current parking options are limited to pretty much the single motorcycle & scooter parking on Mounts Bay Rd, the proposed change would allow parking of scooters & motorcycles on footpaths within the city as long as there is no obstruction to pedestrians, loading zones or alfesco dining areas.

Read the Article in The West here.

Read the article in the “The Perth Voice” here.

We are convinced in the interest of reducing congestion and increasing accessibility of the city centres, this is long overdue in Perth. It would be increasing quality of life for everyone to get to work or for a quick shopping trip to be able to [...]

Classic off-road marque SWM is back with a pair of café racers! Steve Martin and PMac take the Italian stallions out for a gallop

Italian motorcycles are things of beauty, not only in their design but in the way they handle, the way they deliver their power, their presence and that feel-good factor that just makes going for a ride worthwhile. When I got the call from Editor Dobie to test the latest retro classic incarnations from SWM, he was quite surprised to learn that I had one tucked away in the shed. Although the marque is not well known, I grew up riding trials bikes made by the brand and to this day I’m probably one of the few people to have followed SWM’s existence.

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Great news: The Piaggio Medley has officially been named Bikesales Scooter Of The Year for 2016! With a level of of specification unmatached in the 125 – 200 scooter segment including ABS and stop / start technology the award comes as no surprise. Below is a short summary about The Bike Of The Year program:

“In a comprehensive process, new vehicles are shortlisted based on key lifestyle and segment criteria, driven and rated and then defined as ‘Recommended’ choices for consumers. From here our team of experts overlay industry standard setting data from Redbook.com.au and the wider carsales network to determine winners that define excellence, innovation, class-leading safety, performance and value for money. 

Each of the winners of the 2016 bikesales Bike Of the Year Award categories deliver on these attributes — and [...]

Incoming Euro 4 emission laws and ABS requirements in the European market seem to have sadly driven the final nail into the coffin for the most iconic of all Vespa, the PX. After 40 years of history, the PX is being phased out by the end of the year and whatever stock is left in Australia will be the last ones available.

Vespa Australia has a few red models left at the moment, all other colours are sold out. Get in touch with us asap if you are thinking of buying a PX. We also have a black ex demonstrator available still and one 70th Anniversary model. This at the time of writing…

Most of us know the PX200 was already once proclaimed dead in 2007 but then after massive protests [...]

It is a long time ago since I didn’t want to get off a motorcycle because it was so much fun to ride! While we knew the Gran Milano looks the business as a cafe racer before it even arrived, I was really curious to experience how it feels and performs on the road. I was wondering how the apparent solid build quality and high grade suspension performs when on a twisty road, or on the open highway. Ace always had high standards in products we sell to our customers and while the SWM Classics look great on paper (or the screen for that), it is important for us to experience them ourselves. All of us are riders and when we are being asked for advice, we usually know what we are talking about.

So there was no other way than pestering our Mechanic Bill to set up our first demonstrator short after they arrived, and put some kilometers on the [...]

We are delighted to announce that Ace Scooters has been appointed a SWM Road Dealership by the importer of the Italian brand SWM, Mojo Motorcycles in Melbourne.

Ace Scooters will be focusing solely on the LAMS approved medium capacity road bikes the Italian brand SWM offers, as we think they are a perfect match next to our Italian scooter range: stylish, high build quality, modern but still classic design.
The Ace team is very excited to have the opportunity to extend our range of two wheeled vehicles to another traditional Italian quality brand.

Both SWM Classic models coming to Australia first will be available in our shop from 15th October.

Read more about SWM and register your interest here.