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Fuck me, why ? Do an e scooter instead, the world is awash with shitty Honda 125cc petrol scoots. Honda dominates there but there is space on the electeic side of things though.
No one will biy this in any sort of numbers.
No one will buy it where, though? Probably not in the US, I'll grant you, where scooters have always been a tough sell.
I'll theorize that a big part of that is because our states are all stupid, and they insist on classifying anything with an engine greater than 49cc the same way as a full motorcycle and thus demand that anyone who wants to ride one must get a full M endorsement on their license with all the hassle that entails. Most people are not willing to do that, and those who are decide they may as well just get a "real" motorcycle while they're at it. 49cc is not practical for intercity travel around here, only intracity use, which means it's no surprise that in big cities (or sometimes beach towns) is basically the only place you ever see them.
Well, and at my house. We've got a Honda Metropolitan in the stable.
I think if this sort of thing is going to gain any kind of traction, our various governments both state and federal need to pull their heads out of their asses and raise the scooter/motorcycle division from 49cc to 126cc.
this post was submitted on 22 Nov 2025
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