Minnesota Motorworks

Super helpful, very friendly staff. Full of great advice and knowledge of scooters. I hoghly recommend visiting this place if you are shopping for scooters or mopeds. They have new and used items.

I stumbled upon this place while shopping for my first scooter. Jake and his partner were super helpful! I was a newbie so Jake filled me in on all my options and what kinds of things I should look for when shopping. I went around to a few other shops and did a bunch more research online with my new found education. About 5 days later, I returned to view their current inventory and settled on the one he had picked out as my best option the first time around! Couldn’t be happier! And absolutely NO sales pressure! Jake was super patient answering my million questions and never once did I feel like I was not a valued customer.
In my wanderings trying to find the perfect ride, many people online were complaining about the «cheap chinese crap» out there now. Personally, this sounds like the same kind of thing people were saying when Japan started making electronics and look where they ended up. The bottom line to anything you buy is to buy smart. Pay what you can afford. Stick to your budget. Know the features you must have and those on your wish list. And don’t let salesman pressure detour you from getting what you need. From personal experience, if you are not a mechanic, when buying something mechanical, know where you can take it if something does go wrong. If you fail to have a plan, you are planning to fail.
I did buy an «off brand» scooter. I got a great price for the features and size I purchased. I would have paid 2 – 5 times the same price to get close to all the features I ended up with if I tried to get even a used Vespa or a Buddy. Those are great scooters but they are expensive! And really, how often can you use them here in MN? I am 100% confident that if something does go wrong, if I can’t fix it, Jake and his crew can. They have the parts and the know how to fix the problems many people encounter. And they are super friendly!
If you need new or used and can pay $ or $$$, Minnesota Motorworks is a great place to visit. Shop around before you go so you know what kind of deal you can get elsewhere. How else are you going to know how great their deals are! And the added benefit of having a repair shop can’t be beat!