Friday, July 24, 2009

50cc Gas Scooters

By Owen Jones

50cc scooters have an engine size that classifies them as small motorcycles or mopeds at the limit between the vehicle category and moped classes. Regulations differ between many countries of the world, when it comes to the right to drive 50cc scooters with or without a driving license and common laws are seldom achieved. For example, in some EU countries you can ride such motorcycles without a driving license. The exceptions are France and Italy, where you must have a car driving license to operate vehicles up to 125cc. There is a fairly high level of legal ambiguity for the definition and classification of scooters and mopeds.

Restrictions and licensing fees are a lot smaller for 50cc scooters and they are not legally defined as motorcycles. This description is applied to vehicles above an engine capacity of 50cc. However, an in-between definition or class has been created by some states. Therefore, between 50 and 150cc, vehicles are referred to as motorized bikes. In other parts of the world, 50cc scooters and above, are defined as motorcycles.

Therefore, the terms of such a vehicle's classification vary from state to state and cannot be discussed as if they are interchangeable. Consequently, when you go to buy for a scooter or you are searching for information, you need to take these details into consideration as well in order to understand everything correctly.

Technically, 50cc scooters are among the smallest and best designed on the market. They are very popular because of their very low cost, their minimal fuel consumption and the possibility of them being used by teenagers and adults alike. They are both sleek and sporty at the same time, so such a vehicle is seen as a cool alternative to public transport or inner city driving.

You can zip around with a scooter or moped, avoiding the traffic jams of heavy traffic. Although they have a rather small engine capacity, 50cc scooters have four stroke engines with a high performance to outperform in various mobility and transportation purposes.

However, 50cc scooters share common features with the larger models, because the design lines are usually kept almost the same by manufacturers. Therefore, there is an electric start and a kick start mode, the brakes and exhaust come in competition variants and they all have some form of storage space under the seat.

Before buying such a small motorcycle, you ought to learn something about the certification for registration, the warranty, the fuel consumption and the technical limitations of the model. Nevertheless, the same tips hold valid for larger designs too.

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