Author Archive: Fredy

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.

With spring coming up many of our customers are taking out their scooters again to enjoy the sunnier, warmer days. Logically, we always notice an increase in tyre punctures during this time of the year and our tyre fitting machine gets busy.

Most often punctures are caused by objects that fell off a truck over winter, ready to be “collected” by a scooter or motorcycle – especially the smaller 50cc ones riding more on the side of the road where all that stuff lands are great picking up things.

Any tyre with a puncture usually lets to more or less immediate deflation and with that your safety can be compromised immediately and you might not get home on your vehicle. Having a tyre repair kit with you can bring you out of trouble if you run tubeless tyres (as most scooters do). With a repair kit you can repair a puncture on the side of [...]

50cc Scooters are speed limited (by law). They are best suited for local suburban travel and busy inner city rides on low speed zones. But mind you, this is a crowded market where a lot of cheap imports are on offer where most are designed for speeds up to just 35km/h only. This while some of the 50cc scooters like the Kymco Super 8 also come in a 125ccm version exceeding top speeds of 100km/h. It means those 50cc scooters are equipped with a frame, wheels, braking system etc for higher speeds and they are logically much more sturdy, stable and much safer to ride.