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Title: Motorized bicycles taking the place of scooters?
Post by: Kansas kymco on September 24, 2020, 01:16:34 PM
Around town I'm seeing several motorized bicycles running around. The Chinese kits are dirt cheap ( 80cc kit $118. on ebay)  and no licence or tag on them. They seem to go pretty good as well. See a guy going to work every morning on one doing about 30-35 mph.
Title: Re: Motorized bicycles taking the place of scooters?
Post by: Chris0381 on September 24, 2020, 03:07:47 PM
We had a motorized skate board at our park doing a bit over 20 MPH.
Title: Re: Motorized bicycles taking the place of scooters?
Post by: Neil955i on September 24, 2020, 03:26:35 PM
The battery powered e-cycles are becoming very popular over here too!


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Title: Re: Motorized bicycles taking the place of scooters?
Post by: Kansas kymco on September 24, 2020, 04:09:57 PM
Quote from: Chris0381 on September 24, 2020, 03:07:47 PM
We had a motorized skate board at our park doing a bit over 20 MPH.
Seen one of those on the county road up in Ely. I followed at a safe distance  and he was doing 30 mph according to the truck speedometer.  I thought a unexpected get off would hurt at that speed.
Title: Re: Motorized bicycles taking the place of scooters?
Post by: Kansas kymco on September 24, 2020, 04:13:48 PM
Quote from: Neil955i on September 24, 2020, 03:26:35 PM
The battery powered e-cycles are becoming very popular over here too!


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I've seen a couple of those as well running around town.  One day my scooter and motorcycle collection may become  obsolete. Heck I'm probably obsolete as well.
Title: Re: Motorized bicycles taking the place of scooters?
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on September 24, 2020, 09:46:59 PM
Folks driving F-150's would quickly exterimate powered bicycles in my county.
Over the past 8 yrs they've kept the numbers of scooter riders at just above extinction.
Stig
Title: Re: Motorized bicycles taking the place of scooters?
Post by: Snorvey on September 25, 2020, 02:07:38 PM
Folk don't want to take public transport anymore and parking the car in the middle of town can be extortionate. As Neil say, the battery assisted bicycle is become very popular for the short-ish commute.
Title: Re: Motorized bicycles taking the place of scooters?
Post by: Neil955i on September 25, 2020, 02:48:19 PM
Quote from: Snorvey on September 25, 2020, 02:07:38 PM
Folk don't want to take public transport anymore and parking the car in the middle of town can be extortionate. As Neil say, the battery assisted bicycle is become very popular for the short-ish commute.
Not just short ones, some of these e-cycles claim a flat road range of 20-ish miles!
Title: Re: Motorized bicycles taking the place of scooters?
Post by: Snorvey on September 25, 2020, 03:43:16 PM
That is a short (ish) bike ride..... 8)
Title: Re: Motorized bicycles taking the place of scooters?
Post by: Kansas kymco on September 25, 2020, 03:49:44 PM
I think that is where electric vehicles shine, a pre-determined route such as a commute.  For greater distance gas / petrol is hard to beat for a energy source.
Title: Re: Motorized bicycles taking the place of scooters?
Post by: Neil955i on September 25, 2020, 03:53:04 PM
Quote from: Snorvey on September 25, 2020, 03:43:16 PM
That is a short (ish) bike ride..... 8)
For you maybe you young whipper snapper!


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