connerdsny
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I got to take the bike out this weekend to race it with some 50cc pocket bikes. it wont lean nearly as far as the minibikes but it was a blast to ride!
I have seen recently some Chinese-made bikes like you described. They were full sized, legal on the road, and were capable of 50-60 mph (the speedo went to 90). they're super affordable but not that common and parts are still few and far between. I don't remember what the brand was, so I'm not sure if they're still available new...There used to be factory made full size 50cc bikes, like the Honda MB5 and the Kawasaki AR70. These bikes had manual transmissions and could hit 50 mph without blowing up. I would love to have one of these now, but the few that are left cost an arm and a leg. And parts are impossible to find. The benefit to a motorized bicycle is that it can be ridden in bike lanes and to the far right same as a pedal bike in my state, which makes them usable in town. Mopeds and small motorcycles and scooters are not allowed to do that, and since they cannot keep up with traffic, you will not live long on one in city traffic.
Belgium birthplace of the beautiful STG-58I grew up in Belgium where you were limited to 50cc until you were 18.
Some of my friend's bikes had no trouble hitting 100kph (60mph) and keeping up with road traffic.
I was into bicycling and used to race the clunky mopeds that could only do 30kph on the flat.
While I lived there (1970s) there was a guy who set a world speed record of 130mph with a Kreidler 50cc motor in a streamliner chassis.
Steve Best