Are Mopeds a problem in other states? It seems that the intelligent leaders at SCDOT allow anyone to operate these if they have a tag with the word MOPED on it.By the looks of the Moped drivers,I'm sure they are not concerned with a drivers license and certainly not insurance.
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Not a problem in Ga.
They can be fun to watch sometimes....
quneur
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Also in Wa State, any engine that is 49cc or smaller does not need a motorcycle endorsement. Every one needs to wear a helment including bicycles.
Here in South Carolina we see them every day. The state DMV says that a licence is not required to operate these mopeds. So if a person looses his drivers licence because of a DUI then they ride the moped. For some people,it's the only way to get around. They are also called "liquorcycles" around here. David
DeathGrip
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Mopeds are like.......
Fun to ride but don't let your neighbors see you.
Fun to ride but don't let your neighbors see you.
I read years ago that somewhere in the USA, some state or county or town had a rule that before you could get a car license you had to spend 'x' time riding a moped.
As an (ex) motor cycle rider I thought it was a great idea.
Not sure that there is any truth to the story though...
As an (ex) motor cycle rider I thought it was a great idea.
Not sure that there is any truth to the story though...
ThirtyAcres
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If the economy continues to tank and fuel prices continue to rise.........we may all be riding them soon.
In these parts they aren't a real problem. Until last month a ten year old could ride them with an operators certificate. Now the minimum is 14. The operator has to have the certificate or a drivers license and insurance. No registration required. This only applies to 49cc or less with centrifugal clutch.
I have a terrible problem with mopeds they keep getting stuck in the grill of my car. I have an ever worse problem with moped riders; they keep scratching the paint on the hood of the car as they bounce off it
Oldman45
I had one of the Allstate Bikes in the early 1960's. They were really made by Cushman, mine was a 1956. I drove it all over during my high school years. No helmits were required in those days. As I recall the early Cushmans broke down a lot!
J. Murphy
I had one of the Allstate Bikes in the early 1960's. They were really made by Cushman, mine was a 1956. I drove it all over during my high school years. No helmits were required in those days. As I recall the early Cushmans broke down a lot!
J. Murphy
Oldman, you brought back some good memories to back around 1960 when I was about 15. Had a close friend who had an Allstate moped. Used to tease him about how he had to pedal like crazy to start the thing. I had a Cushman Eagle with the megaphone exhaust and used to leave him in the dust every time. Loved that Eagle. Nearly rode the wheels off of it. Rode all week on 50 cents of gas!
Best I recall, my Eagle was about 8 hp but they came in a 5 hp as well. Mine had the cushioned buddy seat and leather saddlebags and started really great if you jumped hard enough on the kick start. Longest one way trip I made with it was 40 miles Most trips were within 5 miles of home. I suppose I would still own it had it not been for a left turning Buick Electra 225. Have you ever seen the exhaust system on one of those Buicks while still half way on a hot Eagle?
firestrat
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That one made me laugh out loud. Thanks, I needed that.
Moonman
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How about WHIZZER motor bikes of old. They had pedals too and used to long ago take a bicycle plate here in Ohio. They had a centrifugal clutch. I had a neighbor who had two of them and we would go riding around the neighborhood.
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It still freaks me out to see people on them on the interstate. They ride just off the side of the road or in the breakdown lane. Just passing him suddenly made me jump a little. At 70 he wasn't there, I blinked, he was right there, I blinked, and he was gone. Hope no one is ever over just a little or he hits a rock or some trucker tire rubble.
Andy Griffith
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I'm all for modes of transportation that aren't taxed and don't need a drivers license to use .
Yes, I'm pro-horse.
I just don't want to own one.
I can see the need for mopeds inside urban areas, but for use on main highways at speed is a death sentence.
I almost bought a scooter years ago- one of those spaghetti burners, but it was no moped.
Yes, I'm pro-horse.
I just don't want to own one.
I can see the need for mopeds inside urban areas, but for use on main highways at speed is a death sentence.
I almost bought a scooter years ago- one of those spaghetti burners, but it was no moped.
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