They've been a huge form of transportation internationally for decades. Now, gas prices have the sales of motor scooters riding high.

More than 130,000 motor scooters were sold in the first quarter of the year, up 24-percent from last year. But how much could scooter riders be saving?

Here at Lee Brick and Block, manager Digby Palmer says two wheels are smart.

"They've been teasing me about changing these to our delivery truck," laughs Digby. "We can haul brick on the back of these!"

Will he actually do it?

"No!" he promptly responds.

That's because his scooter doesn't quite have the speed for interstate travel, but for errands, he says there's a big advantage.

"The difference between 120 to the gallon and our mini van, which is 20 miles to the gallon on a good day is pretty substantial," Digby explains.

So, how much could you potentially save a month on a scooter?

"If you're getting 40 bucks to the gallon and it costs ya ten bucks to fill this up, probably will last you two weeks, and considering my truck would take a hundred bucks," says Big Country Power Sports manager Aaron Stark. "I'd say you could save anywhere between two hundred, three hundred bucks."

For Digby, there's another reason why he's chosen to save gas revving up a motor scooter rather than a motorcycle.

"It's very easy to use compared to the skill involved with a motorcycle," Digby says.

"Everybody wants one," Aaron adds. "That's why we can't keep them in stock."

Aaron says the 50 cc motor scooters do not have to be registered, and a motorcycle license is not required to operate them.

Big Country Power Sports employees say models of scooters usually range from two thousand to three thousand dollars.