| A scooter is a two-wheeled vehicle with a
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| | as a moped and are subject to reduced
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| step-through frame. Many modern scooters
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| | safety restrictions and licensing fees.
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| have their engines located forward of the
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| | Scooters above 50 cc are generally
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| seat and afixed to the frame (e.g.,
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| | legally considered motorcycles, though
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| Yamaha T-Max 500, Suzuki Burgman 650,
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| | some states have an in-between definition
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| Gilera GP800, etc.).
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| | for motorized bike for scooters and
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| Description
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| | motorcycles between 50 and 150 cc.There
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| The classic scooter design features a
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| | is E-service network available provided
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| step-through frame and a flat floorboard
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| | by the Keenmotorbikes [1] in Taiwan since
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| for the rider's feet. This design is
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| | the year of 2005. Until recently, most
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| possible because the scooter engine and
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| | modern motor scooters came with air
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| drive system, transferring power to the
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| | cooled two-stroke cycle engines with
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| rear wheel, is either attached to the
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| | automatic two-stroke oil injection
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| rear axle or under the seat. In contrast
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| | although some of the higher spec small
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| to a frame mounted motorcycle engine,
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| | ones and large ones are water cooled such
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| this front-hinged arrangement allows the
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| | as the Honda FC50 or the 2002 Yamaha
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| engine to swing vertically in conjunction
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| | YQ50s. Scooters increasingly have
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| with the motion of the rear wheel. Older
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| | four-stroke engines to meet stricter
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| Vespas, most vintage scooters, and some
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| | emissions controls. Trends world-wide
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| newer retro models have axle mounted
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| | have seen new variations on the classic
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| engines with a manual transmission with
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| | scooter. A common variation, the
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| the gear shift and clutch controls built
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| | 'big-wheel' or commuter-style scooter
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| into the left handlebar. Most newer
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| | features wheels as large as a motorcycle.
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| scooters use a Continuously Variable
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| | Popular models of the commuter-style bike
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| Transmission (CVT).
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| | include the Aprilia Scarabeo models, the
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| In contrast to most motorcycles, scooters
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| | Piaggio Liberty/LT models, and the
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| generally feature bodywork, including a
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| | Taiwanese Kymco People models.
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| front leg shield and body that conceals
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| | High-end scooter models now include
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| all or most of the mechanicals. There is
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| | comprehensive technological features
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| often some integral storage space, either
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| | including cast aluminum frames, engines
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| under the seat, built into the front leg
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| | with integral counter-balancing, and
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| shield, or both. Most modern motor
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| | cross-linked brake systems. Some of these
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| scooters have smaller wheels than
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| | modern high-end scooters also come with
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| motorcycles, between eight and 12 inches
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| | comfort features such as windshields,
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| (20-28 cm) in diameter (though maxi- and
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| | heated hand grips and full
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| big-wheel scooters may have larger
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| | instrumentation (including clock or
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| wheels). Most scooters have smaller
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| | outside temperature gauge.)
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| engines than motorcycles (between 30 cc
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| | High-powered electric road scooters are
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| and 250 cc with a single cylinder, though
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| | on the horizon now that small electric
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| larger models have twin cylinder 400 to
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| | motorcycles like the e-max and the eGO
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| 650 cc. motors). Most jurisdictions have
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| | have been released.
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| no legal definition for "scooter". In
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| | In an effort to reduce emissions, there
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| general, 50 cc and under scooters are
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| | are now LPG powered scooters that run on
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| classified in most states and countries
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| | LPG rather than petrol or diesel.
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