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In response to rising fuel prices in the first decade of the 2000s, U.S. scooter and moped ridership saw a resurgence. [15] Sales of motorcycles and scooters declined 43.2% in 2009, and continued to decrease in the first quarter of 2010, with scooter sales doing worst, down 13.3% compared to a 4.6% drop for all two-wheelers. [47]
The QT50 motorcycle resembles contemporary Mopeds and shares some features with Scooters. The QT50 and the Honda Express are similar in appearance. Unlike a scooter, the QT50 has no fairing, sports footpegs rather than footboards, and its two-stroke reed valve engine is slung beneath the monotube frame motorcycle-style. The Yamahopper has an ...
Unlike most scooters, the FZ50 is a "noped", a moped lacking pedals. It instead uses a left-side-mounted engine kick-start, normally found on larger machines, with a lock-out operated by the handlebar-mounted rear brake lever. [2]
Note there is no single fixed definition of a scooter (also known by the full name motor-scooter), but generally a smaller motorcycle with a step-through frame is considered a scooter, especially if it has a floor for the rider's feet (as opposed to straddling the vehicle like a conventional motorcycle). Other common traits of scooters can ...
An underbone motorcycle may share its fuel tank position and tube framing, along with fitted bodywork and splash guards with a scooter while the wheel dimensions, engine layouts, and power transmission are similar with conventional motorcycles. Unlike conventional motorcycles, underbones are mostly popular in Asia and Greece.
A scooter (motor scooter) is a motorcycle with an underbone or step-through frame, a seat, a transmission that shifts without the operator having to operate a clutch lever, a platform for their feet, and with a method of operation that emphasizes comfort and fuel economy. Elements of scooter design were present in some of the earliest ...
2008-2013 Honda Big Red 700, Honda's first Side-by-Side; 2015–present Honda Pioneer 500; 2021–present Honda Pioneer 520; 2013–present Honda Pioneer 700; 2016–present Honda Pioneer 1000; 2019–present Honda Talon 1000R; 2019–present Honda Talon 1000X
For the U.S. market, Kymco offers 10 scooters, eight side by sides, 14 ATVs and two small displacement motorcycles in its line of products. Kymco was the official Scooter and ATV for the NHRA [7] and with Gray Motorsports primary sponsor of the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. [8]