Scooter Handling at trundle speeds

[Peterws7]

In the middle of very slow moving traffic. I don't remember a problem on my old m/bs, all 14 of 'em. Last ridden 40 years ago, I have returned, tentatively, to the fraternity.
Modern scooters are great but I've never had a scooter before, and low speed handling seems so sensitive and twitchy. I slow down to a stop, and it.s debatable which foot has to go out!
Yeah, it's that bad, and I'm beginning to feel like an idiot!
My old BSA 650 could be held stationary for seconds at a time with nary a thought to the consequences.
Anybody aware of this or is it me?
Dammit, I'm late 70s, what else can I expect? But I thought I'd ask the question
I was talking to two guys on 650 Enfields, from Yorkshire about this very subject, this afternoon, on Fell Top, Lancaster. So if you're looking in, I'm Pete . . . Great to have a chat.

[stinkwheel]

Small wheels and no footpegs is the problem.

For what it's worth, I've never liked the combination either so even when I was getting a step-through, I got a honda wave which has big(er) wheels, footpegs and the rear brake in the more conventional foot position. Which scoot do you have?

I'm sure it's do-able, you see plenty of videos of wee scrotes running rings round the police and practice is probably the answer. Maybe someone can offer some techniques that'll help. I'd suggest using both brakes to slow down but then using the rear only when you get down to walking pace will steady things up a lot.
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[panrider_uk]

Pretty much the lack of foot pegs.

I had a Honda Forza 750 which had more or less normal size wheels but you will still suffer from not being able to shift your weight around like you can on a normal bike.

The Forza was a good bike but never inspired confidence around corners.
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[WD Forte]

It were all fields round here when you were showing off doing yer balancing act sat on a BSA 650
A Scooter is still a bike in the sense of two wheels and an engine but smaller wheels, no foot pegs or brake, no clutch to slip means varying the technique for slow riding and practise.
Even then you may not get the same results.
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[Globule]

I found it difficult at slow speeds when I first got my scootie-puff, especially with the missus on the back.

No problem on the Blackbird at a slow walking pace or even stationary for a second or so.

I eventually started using the rear brake almost like a clutch, much better and more stable at slow speeds.

[Peterws7]