City Scooters

Preparing for the Illinois Class M motorcycle road test is a distinctive part of City Scooters in Chicago. The business rents scooters for the test, with a scooter and helmet delivered to the Chicago North DMV on Elston, and offers instruction in a practice area behind the shop.

The course resembles the DMV layout, giving riders a place to work on the cone weave using the shop's scooter instead of a heavier motorcycle. Customers name Marty and Carlos for patient encouragement with nervous beginners. One account comes from a 60-year-old first-time rider; others describe passing after practicing there.

City Scooters also carries out general scooter repairs. A Tao Tao owner recounts a repair and cleaning completed the same day. Another rider describes Honda Ruckus tires fitted within an hour, along with brake adjustments.

The mix of instruction, test-day rentals, and workshop work gives the shop two distinct roles: helping riders prepare for a license test and looking after scooters already in daily use.