50cc Scooters

By Owen Jones


50cc scooters have an engine capacity that classifies them as small motorcycles or mopeds at the limit between the vehicle category and moped classes. Regulations vary betweenmany countries of the world, when it comes to the right to drive 50cc scooters with or without a driving license and common terms are seldom achieved. For instance, 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 drive vehicles up to 125cc. There is quite a big level of legal ambiguity for the definition and classification of scooters.

Restrictions and licensing fees are a lot smaller for 50cc scooters and they are not legally defined as motorcycles. This definition is applied to vehicles above an engine capacity of 50cc. However, an in-between definition or class has been defined by some jurisdictions. Therefore, between 50 and 150cc, vehicles are defined 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. Therefore, when you shop for a scooter or you are searching for information, you have to take these facts into consideration as well in order to understand everything properly.

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

You can nip around with a scooter or moped, avoiding the traffic jams of heavy traffic. Even though they have a rather small cylinder capacity, 50cc scooters have four stroke engines with a high performance for various mobility and transportation uses.

However, 50cc scooters share similar 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 beneath the seat.

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




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