Motorcycle enthusiast turns to scooter for thrill
Craig MacKay, 55, is the owner of a Kymco Bet and Wind, 150cc scooter.
Out on the open road, Craig MacKay said his scooter feels just like a flying carpet.
There’s no vibration, there’s barely any sound from the motor and the scooter just flies.
“It’s a carefree feeling.... You hop on and all you hear is the wind in your ears, wind on your face. It’s addictive and fun,” he said. “They weigh nothing, they hardly break down and they just go and go and go.”
MacKay really loves his scooter. He used the word fun more than six times to describe it yesterday.
“It’s for the fun of it. It’s the F-U-N word,” he said.
The 55-year-old only got interested in scooters when he won one in a draw at a motorcycle show in Toronto two years ago. Now he’s hooked and wants everyone to know about it.
“Most people that ride these things become enthusiasts right away,” MacKay said.
Wherever he goes on his scooter, people always approach him, he said.
“Some find it a little bit funny for a guy my size to be riding something like this,” MacKay said, his right leg stretched out, recovering from recent knee replacement surgery. “I’ve got my little helmet on and full set of leathers. I’ll look back and they’ll have their cellphone and they’ll be taking pictures of me.”
MacKay has been a motorcycle enthusiast since his teens — and he still drives a shinny golden orange Kawasaki Mean Streak every day. He also owns two cars and a truck.