Scooter

A scooter includes a footboard (9), a steering column (4) having an upper end connected to a handlebar (2) and a lower end connected to a front fork (5), a head-tube frame assembly (6, 8, 16) having a head tube (16) coupled to the steering column (4) and a frame assembly (6, 8) coupled to a front end (91) of the footboard (9), a front ball bearing wheel (12) rotatably mounted to the front fork (5), and a rear ball bearing wheel (12') rotatably mounted to a rear fork (11) provided at a rear end (92) of the footboard (9). The scooter further includes a folding mechanism in the head-tube frame assembly for folding up the scooter.