BMW C1 Scooter

>I know this is an auto group, so I apologize in advance. I saw a BMW c1
> scooter in a catalog. Does anyone know anything about it ? Is it
> available in
> the US ? If not, would it be legal to import one ?
> Thanks in advance.
> Milo-

See them all over Europe, but don't think they are legal here. Vespa has
just re-entered the USA market within the last couple of years, but I assume
that there are gov't regulations covering scooters and bikes similar to
those that keep the best of the world's cars out of the USA. Then again,
the USA has never been a big market for scooters, so it may just not be cost
effective to import, stock spares, and market the little buggers here.

It would probably be the DOT and EPA that set standards. Might be worth a
look at what sort of rules govern the import of scooters. Maybe a self
import would be doo-able.

I think that the BMW scooter, at least the sort of covered (hardtop) model
that caught my attention was fairly pricey. With the US$ at an all time
low - now might not be the time to go shopping for one.

DS