DMV tips...

[homey]

Department of motor vehicles will have you slow your scooter to a crawl. Not easy for inexperienced user scooters have an on-off jerky throttle. With no manual clutch and the inability to stand up for balance... you need an edge. There is a way to crawl your way through the driving portion of the motorcycle course like a seasoned trials bike rider on your first attempt

Set your throttle and ride the brake, you will be amazed at how this eliminates the instability. Sure wish I didn't have to discover this on my own, how about a sticky for the new guys? Surely this has been mentioned before.

[iceman]

I'm in the UK and never sat on a motorbike, but I believe all training from beginner level to experienced teaches people to use the brake for some manoeuvre's to control speed - they even taught this on a CBT (learner level to get on the road) using a scooter and youtube training video's are full of such advice. U-Turns are best controlled setting the throttle and controlling with the brake.

I can move forward at a few miles an hour on my PCX in slow traffic just using a little throttle or no throttle and no brake, but not good for slow turns.