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Today, Scooterworks USA continues to specialize in aftermarket parts and accessories for Genuine, Vespa, Honda, Yamaha, and other scooter brands, including Chinese scooters. [1] Genuine Scooters' first model was a 4-speed manual, two-stroke 150CC "Stella" model, manufactured by LML in India in 2002.
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 ...
The term windshield is used generally throughout the US and Canada. The term windscreen is the usual term in the British Isles and Australasia for all vehicles. In the US windscreen refers to the mesh or foam placed over a microphone to minimize wind noise, while a windshield refers to the front window of a car. In the UK, the terms are ...
The windshield phenomenon (or windscreen phenomenon) is the observation that fewer dead insects accumulate on the windshields and front bumpers of people's cars since the early 2000s. It has been attributed to a global decrease of insect populations caused by human activity, e.g. use of pesticides.
The Honda Gold Wing is a series of touring motorcycles manufactured by Honda.Gold Wings feature shaft drive and a flat engine.Characterized by press in September 1974 as "The world's biggest motor cycle manufacturer's first attack on the over-750cc capacity market...", [4] it was introduced at the Cologne Motorcycle Show in October 1974.
A 2008 systematic study showed that helmets reduce the risk of head injury by around 69% and the risk of death by around 42%. [10]Although it was once speculated that wearing a motorcycle helmet increased neck and spinal injuries in a crash, recent evidence has shown the opposite to be the case: helmets protect against cervical spine injury.
ZEV T series. ZEV has 19 electric scooter models [6] The scooters range from the ZEV 3600 with a top speed of 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph) and a range of 32 miles (51 km), to the 10 kW (13 hp) 10 LRC, with a range (at 65% power) of 140 miles (230 km), and a top speed of 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph).
NIU N1 (later renamed NQi) scooter in Vienna. Niu Technologies (Chinese: 牛电科技; stylized as NIU) is an electric scooter company headquartered in Beijing, China. [1] Yan Li has been its CEO and COO since December 2017. [2] [3] Niu's products include electric scooters, electric bicycles, e-scooters and electric motorcycles.