Parts of a Scooter – Labeled Kick Scooter Diagram

All 13 parts on the diagram

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Side view 9

Deck The rider puts one foot on it. The other foot pushes off the ground.
Wheels Each has a hard tire round a core. Stunt scooters use metal cores.
Brake Stepping on it slows the scooter down.
Fork It passes up through the head tube. The handlebars fix to its top.
Grip tape Like on a skateboard, it keeps shoes from slipping on the deck.
Head tube On a stunt scooter it is welded to the deck.
Headset Its bearings let the fork turn smoothly inside the head tube.
Bearings A good bearing spins smoothly and has no side-to-side play.
Axle Each wheel turns on its axle, which must be kept tight.

Bars and clamp 3

Handlebars Turning them steers the scooter. On a stunt scooter they are one welded piece.
Grips They cover the bare ends of the handlebar tube.
Clamp It squeezes the bars onto the fork; its bolts are tightened evenly.

Folding scooter 1

Folding mechanism Pulling its lever unlocks the steering column; it locks again when upright.

How this list was compiled: Part names checked on 2026-09-30, a name kept only when at least two of these use it. (1) Madd Gear MGX Pro scooter owner's manual, components list (grips, bar, clamp, headset, fork, brake, deck, wheels and bearings), https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0410/5060/3672/files/MG_MGX_PRO_SCOOTER_-_OWNERS_MANUAL.pdf linked from https://maddgear.com/pages/user-manuals, with the maker's guides https://maddgear.com/blogs/news/how-to-dial-your-pro-scooter and https://maddgear.com/blogs/news/what-is-the-difference-between-a-pro-scooter-and-a-regular-scooter (clamp at the bottom of the bars, solid and folding headtube, one-piece bars). (2) Huffy Pro Aluminum Scooter owner's manual, parts list (frame deck, fork assembly, handlebar, handlebar clamp, wheel, fender/brake, handlebar grip), full text at https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-5970374. (3) Razor A5 Lux scooter owner's manual (handlebars, collar clamp, front fork, deck plate, rear fender/brake, wheels and bearings, axle, folding mechanism and joint lever), full text at https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-6988206. (4) Lucky Scooters, How to dial a pro scooter, https://www.luckyscooters.com/blogs/pro-scooter-blog/how-to-dial-pro-scooter (headset, headtube, fork, clamp, wheel bearings, brake, grip tape). (5) Wikipedia, text only: Kick scooter, Freestyle scootering (handlebar, deck, wheels, fork, headset, head tube, grip tape, grips, bearings, folding mechanism, one-piece bars) and Headset (bicycle part). Licence: own work

The drawing: Drawn for this site on 2026-09-30 from plain geometry, a composite of no one make; nothing traced. Licence: own work

How it works

A kick scooter is a deck on two wheels with a handlebar; the rider pushes off the ground with one foot. These drawings name 13 parts on a one-piece stunt scooter and on a folding scooter.

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Three drawings

The first is a stunt scooter from the side, front to the right: deck, wheels, brake and fork. The second is the same scooter from the front, to show the T-shaped handlebars, the grips and the clamp. The third is a folding scooter, with a dashed line where its steering column folds down.

What holds the front together

The fork holds the front wheel and goes up through the head tube. The headset, a ring of bearings at each end of the head tube, lets the fork turn. The handlebars slide onto the top of the fork and the clamp squeezes them tight, so turning the bars turns the front wheel.

A stunt scooter does not fold. Its head tube is welded to the deck, which removes the play of a folding joint.
To slow down, step on the brake over the back wheel.

Questions and answers

What are the parts of a scooter called?

From the top: handlebars with a grip on each end, the clamp, the headset and head tube, and the fork that holds the front wheel. Then the deck with its grip tape, the back wheel and the brake over it.

What is the part of a scooter you stand on called?

The deck. Its top is usually covered with grip tape, a rough sheet like the one on a skateboard, which keeps shoes from slipping.

Where is the brake on a scooter?

Over the back wheel. On most kick scooters the brake is the rear fender: stepping on it with the back foot slows the scooter.

What is the difference between a stunt scooter and a folding scooter?

A folding scooter has a hinged joint at the front of the deck, so the handlebars fold down for carrying. A stunt scooter, also called a pro scooter, is built in one piece with one-piece bars, to stand up to tricks.